Austin, Texas, April 8th, 2025, FinanceWire
Voltage, the premier Lightning Payments Platform, today announced that it has partnered with BitGo, a leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, to enable faster, cheaper, and more efficient Bitcoin transactions. This industry-first collaboration empowers exchanges, neobanks, payment providers, and fintech innovators to scale digital asset transfers with unmatched speed, cost efficiency, and institutional-grade security.
BitGo’s extensive client network will be able to seamlessly integrate the Lightning Network into its products, making instant, low-cost Bitcoin payments more accessible than ever. As a Bitcoin-native company that pioneered multi-signature security, this integration marks a return to BitGo’s roots—now bolstered by the most advanced scaling solution for Bitcoin transactions. By combining BitGo’s industry-leading wallet security with the fastest payment network in crypto, this partnership lays the groundwork for the widespread adoption of Lightning.
Why This Matters
The integration of Voltage’s Lightning Network infrastructure with BitGo’s secure custody solutions marks a major step forward for the digital asset ecosystem by:
- Bridging institutional-grade security with Bitcoin’s fastest and most cost-efficient Layer 2 solution.
- Enabling instant Bitcoin transactions that are more than 90% faster and 90% cheaper than traditional on-chain transfers.
- Allowing BitGo’s large customer base to leverage one of the fastest-growing networks in crypto.
- Paving the way for seamless stablecoin transactions via the Lightning Network.
- Accelerating mainstream adoption by equipping financial institutions with secure, high-performance payment rails for Bitcoin and stablecoins.
Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo, stated, “BitGo has always been at the forefront of innovation in digital asset security and infrastructure. Partnering with Voltage to integrate the Lightning Network into our product enhances our ability to provide clients with faster, more cost-effective Bitcoin and stablecoin transactions. This partnership is a game-changer in bridging institutional-grade security with scalable, low-cost global payments. “
Graham Krizek, CEO of Voltage, said, “We’re thrilled to partner with BitGo to bring the power of the Lightning Network to their best-in-class platform. Together, we’re enabling organizations worldwide to send Bitcoin faster and cheaper than ever before. BitGo has been an industry leader for over a decade, and we’re proud to collaborate in delivering cutting-edge solutions to their customers.”
The BitGo-Voltage partnership sets a new benchmark for instant, low-cost Bitcoin and stablecoin transactions with institutional-grade security. By integrating Lightning payments, it enhances Bitcoin’s enterprise utility and offers a scalable, efficient alternative for stablecoin settlement – providing fintech leaders with the next generation of digital asset payment infrastructure.
About BitGo
BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, offering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement out of regulated cold storage. Founded in 2013, BitGo is the first digital asset company to focus exclusively on serving institutional clients. BitGo is the world’s largest independent digital asset custodian with multiple regulated entities across the globe and over 2,000 clients across 90 countries. Users can find more information here: https://www.bitgo.com/lightning-network/.
About Voltage
Voltage is the leading payments provider enabling instant, low-cost global settlement on Bitcoin and stablecoins over the Lightning Network. As the longest-running infrastructure provider for the Lightning Network, Voltage serves exchanges, neobanks, wallets, and fintech innovators, empowering them to build and scale high-performance financial solutions with enterprise-grade security and privacy standards. With modular tools that make it easy to deploy and scale Lightning payment systems, Voltage reduces costs and delivers unmatched efficiency.
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