Overview
- BitGo has embedded Lightning access into its qualified custody platform, extending instant bitcoin payments to institutional clients via a Voltage-powered integration.
- Clients can use simple APIs to create wallets, send payments, generate invoices, and track transactions while relying on BitGo’s existing policies and permissions.
- BitGo and Voltage operate the underlying infrastructure, including channel management, liquidity provisioning, and secure key storage, eliminating operational overhead for adopters.
- The rollout follows conditional OCC approvals that allow BitGo and several peers to pursue federally supervised trust services, a shift expected to bolster institutional confidence.
- Lightning capacity has set a new high of 5,637 BTC in recent weeks as major exchanges add liquidity, even as node and channel counts remain below past peaks, and ecosystem moves like Taproot Assets v0.7 and Tether’s funding of Speed signal expanding use cases.