Biography

Volodymyr Nosov, a Ukrainian-born businessman, investor, philanthropist

Founder and President of the WhiteBIT Group, investor and president of the Ukrainian football club Metalist 1925. Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Spain. Place of birth — Kharkiv (Ukraine).
From 2007 to 2011, Volodymyr Nosov worked in various commercial roles, concerned with distribution of goods. In 2011 he founded a distribution company, and after selling his stake in 2017, his focus switched to blockchain development.
In 2018, Nosov founded WhiteBIT as a cryptocurrency exchange.
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WhiteBIT Group

In 2018 Volodymyr Nosov founded a crypto startup, launching with a spot trading service that offered twenty popular trading pairs.
The name "WhiteBIT" reflects the goal of being the first “white” or transparent company in the cryptocurrency industry. White stands for honesty, for openness, for transparency, in contrast to the gray and black markets.
In its early years WhiteBIT focused primarily on developing technical solutions, with programmers forming the core of its operations. As the development team grew to 220 members, WhiteBIT began competing with powerful global companies. Today, WhiteBIT team encompasses over 1,200 professionals.
WhiteBIT Group’s global mission

To drive universal implementation of blockchain technology worldwide

WhiteBIT Motto

You Set the Level!

Values

Security, Professionalism, Innovation

2022 saw WhiteBIT embarking on a new stage in its development: international expansion. Three years on, WhiteBIT is an international group of eight companies, engaged in blockchain development. 

The company offers in-country physical presence in :

Ukraine

Lithuania

Georgia

Turkey

Spain

Portugal

United Kingdom

Australia

WhiteBIT crypto exchange is the central element of the company's ecosystem. It includes:

  • Whitepay crypto processing service
  • WhiteSwap, a decentralized exchange
  • WhiteEX, or physical cards for replenishing crypto balances 
  • The Coinomist, the world's first crypto entertainment & news show
  • ByHi, YouTube entertainment on all things crypto
  • WhiteMarket, an innovative peer-to-peer marketplace for trading CS:GO skins 
  • WhiteBIT Coin (WBT), the native coin of the Whitechain blockchain
  • WB Soul ecosystem
  • WhitePool, our mining pool
  • PayUnicard, a neobank institution in Georgia that offers a UniWallet e-wallet & Unicard Visa/Mastercard payment cards

The WhiteBIT crypto exchange is:

Top 5
ranked among the most secure exchanges in the world according to the certification platform CER.live
$2.7T
annual trading volume (average)
3x
the load of the largest global payment systems on Black Friday, thanks to a powerful trading core
8M
clients from around the world
24/7
support and a developed ecosystem of products
330+
assets
780+
trading pairs
9
national currencies
1,200+
team members
Commercial partners for WhiteBIT Group include Visa, Moneygram, Lifecell, FACEIT, FC Barcelona and Trabzonspor, Ukraine’s national football team, the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, plus Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Stance on Russia and Russian parties: WhiteBIT Group does not co-operate with Russia. Russia and the ruble were completely excluded from all company processes in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, beginning in February 2022.
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FC Metalist 1925

In 2023, Volodomyr Nosov became an investor in Ukrainian football club Metalist 1925. His intervention helped save the Kharkiv-based club from liquidation. It led to Nosov being elected as FC Metalist 1925’s president.
Leading the club, Volodymyr sees his role as implementing innovative solutions for Metalist 1925.  He oversees the deployment of leading-edge tech and techniques, to enhance fan interaction, optimize operations, and to bring skills and professionalism into running a heritage-rich Ukrainian football club as a successful business.

Defending his country against Russia’s aggression

From the outset in February 2022 of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Volodymyr Nosov has donated more than $11 million out of his own pocket, as well as funding tens of thousands of food parcels to sustain Ukraine’s displaced civilians. In addition, he supports and initiates projects to support Ukrainians around the world together with partners.
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Recognizing his contributions to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Nosov has received more than 50 letters of commendation from military units and commanders. He was awarded the honorary badge “For Assistance to the Army” by his nation’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Nosov is the recipient of a third-degree commendation made by the National Security & Defense Council of Ukraine, in addition to having his assistance and support for Ukraine’s army recognized by the nation’s Defence Intelligence apparatus, honoring his active engagement in the struggle for Ukraine's independence.
Aside from military citation, Volodymyr Nosov and the WhiteBIT crypto exchange have received a letter of appreciation from the UNITED24 fundraising platform.