Last Week in DeFi:
- Euler CEO Steps Down
- Jumper Launched Earn For Up To 15% APY
- Lighter Launches LIT Staking
Last week's launches and updates - all in one place:
https://t.co/LfY6uKZW6d
Lighter (LIT) Price data is out of date
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Sentiment
Shows the token's social media mindshare and sentiment over time
Following the announcement of LIT staking required for LLP access, we got to interview @vnovakovski on Friday, full @edge_pod next week.
Lots to unpack, as @Lighter_xyz has big plans for 2026!
If you said LIT will be lower by Dec 2026, I'd take the...
1/17/2026 14:25
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🎥 New Video - Perp DEX airdrops are overfarmed.
The meta is changing from “spam volume” → “hold trades + farm points like a real user”.
We talk about:
Lighter case study
volume vs open interest
new perp farming meta
Solana YT airdrop hack
We cove...
1/15/2026 08:30
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Daily volume of Paradex is now trending toward $2B USD, leading Hyperliquid and Lighter.
Pretty consistent high volume on perps since September, chart clearly trending upwards as well.
Paradex has zero perps fees but still makes $50k USD a day in p...
1/15/2026 07:41
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This chart says it all.
Lighter was nothing more than an opportunistic farm, designed for short-term extraction, dumping $LIT, and moving on to the next opportunity.
I said it at TGE: anyone buying this at a $3B FDV was making a retarded mistake. A...
1/13/2026 12:17
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Despite $LIT continuing to drop, a whale has deposited $10M $USDC into #Lighter and is hedging on it.
The whale opened a $LIT short position with 5x leverage and spent $2.2M to buy 1.059M $LIT at $2.08 on spot and still holds $2.788M $USDC and is li...
1/13/2026 05:29
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here is what i am looking at for lighter
hl saw daily volume grow post tge from a base of ~1bn to 2-4bn, all organic
lighter has seen volumes come in from 10bn+ to finding its base ~2-4bn again, the same
this is the answer to "how much volume is o...
1/13/2026 05:22
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Both $HYPE and $LIT have retraced their 2026 pumps fully at this point. Some big airdrop farmer just nuked his bag for Lighter and there are also some big sellers with HyperLiquid as well.
I think both are obviously top projects in crypto and I thin...
1/12/2026 12:00
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not financial advice, i’m not a financial advisor, don’t sue me if this goes wrong
but i think if u lost everything u should go into debt and use the loan to farm all perp dexes for airdrops
hopefully u farm the next hyperliquid or lighter and mak...
1/9/2026 06:59
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Is the top in for perp DEXs?
Aggregate perp volume is down more than -66% within the last 2 months.
Hyperliquid: $70B → $30B
Aster: $72B → $25B
Lighter: $73B → $24B
TVL has also been trending lower, dropping from roughly $10B to around $7B.
Volum...
1/8/2026 20:22
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A 7-day-old wallet deposited $2M $USDC into #Lighter to increase its LIT size.
In the past 7 days, the whale deposited $4M $USDC and bought 1,285,010 $LIT for $3.8M at a price of $2.96 and still has $193,717 $USDC left to buy more.
https://t.co/xpT...
1/7/2026 06:30
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lighter equity perps trade 24/7 but nyse opens 32.5 hours per week. that's 80% of trading time with no real price discovery. wait for the first cascade liquidation when someone manipulates the oracle during market close. every equity perp solution cr...
1/7/2026 04:08
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perps will be one of the biggest rev / buy back metas in 2026, we saw lighter / hype being very good
now we're seeing @StandX_Official a spawn of binance taking over the BNB ecosystem, their yield bearing stablecoin which you can use for your perps
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1/6/2026 11:57
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UNDER EXPOSED is back tomorrow!
@PeterJennings88 and @0xGeebz join to chat:
- 2026 off to a bang for crypto
- Venezuela impacts & the Donroe Doctine era
- Lighter TGE reactions, upcoming ICOs and what we're trading
+ more
Join us live at 12 p...
1/6/2026 02:16
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Congratulations to Lighter bros on a higher valuation than most L1s!
Didn't open as high as many people wanted, dominated by airdrop sell pressure (as expected) & nuances that made it very different from HYPE's TGE
That being said, LIT has impr...
1/5/2026 17:38
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~ State Of The Perpdexes January 2026 ~
lighter season 3 - all depends on the token itself
nado - looks decent, will need time to actually get some traction, classic chicken or egg situation
pacifica - im fading this because one of their team memb...
1/4/2026 11:36
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🚨IS LIGHTER THE NEXT PERP DEX GIANT?
Lighter topped the perp DEX charts after its TGE.
Momentum is undeniable. Durability is the real test.
Will LIT outperform HYPE and ASTER?!
Read our ALPHA report here 👇
https://t.co/u8MQpSCylY https://t.co/w...
1/3/2026 17:47
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Since @lBattleRhino is publicly long $HYPE, I was interested in analyzing OI and revenue for @HyperliquidX vs @Lighter_xyz for 2 time periods:
1) 10/10 liquidation event to present
2) Lighter TGE on 12/30 to present
Data for analytics courtesy of ...
1/3/2026 17:27
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Hyperliquid is probably the most unique experiment since Bitcoin, but that doesn’t mean other projects aren’t allowed to raise money and pay themselves to cover building costs, and it doesn’t mean the others can’t be successful.
Lighter has undoubte...
1/3/2026 03:54
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Haseeb breaks down why perp DEXs will consolidate:
"Exchanges are not a dominance type business. Even Binance topped out at like 50% market share."
His 2026 call?
Three big venues split the market 40-30-20 with Hyperliquid, Aster, and Lighter c...
1/2/2026 16:59
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Lighter airdropped tons of Crypto Twitter users 6, and even 7 figure airdrops, is directing full value accrual to the token, and wants to reward users post-TGE.
Don't forget to zoom out and realize that 99% of crypto projects fail to even come close...
1/2/2026 06:35
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Lighter is one of the only things that feels even remotely worth taking a swing at right now, mostly because it’s actually new, it’s tied into something people already want, and it has a believable path to a move that can stick instead of instantly m...
1/1/2026 20:22
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ok real talk though
while it does seem like i am shitting on lighter and its practices nonstop
truth of the matter is i (as should anyone with any tangible exposure in RISK assets, i.e. not 95% stablecoin pseudofarms, and even then) want it to succ...
1/1/2026 13:29
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gm CT
no clear metas going into 2026 but feeling rested, in a good spot financially and spiritually. I think the play is to keep your eyes open and not blow up your port
perp platforms that haven't TGE'd yet seem to be talked about after lighter, (...
1/1/2026 09:18
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Hyperliquid maxis vs @Lighter_xyz
This note consolidates the main criticisms of Lighter voiced primarily by supporters of @HyperliquidX. Whether one agrees with these views is a matter of personal judgment; the purpose here is simply to present one...
1/1/2026 07:30
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Lighter is using treasury funds to top up arb addresses with usdc, many users are facing withdrawal limits just after a day of TGE
Onchain withdrawals also hit 250M+
Is this just the farmer's market & all the metrics are bloated by the farmers...
12/31/2025 13:45
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⚡️LATEST: COINBASE TO LIST LIT FOR SPOT TRADING
Coinbase says spot trading for Lighter’s LIT token will go live once liquidity conditions are met, marking a major visibility milestone just hours after the token’s public launch. https://t.co/TTyJL7Xo...
12/31/2025 12:49
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Three whales deposited 9.98M $USDC into Lighter to buy $LIT.
So far, they have spent 8.67M $USDC to buy 3.44M $LIT, leaving 1.35M $USDC remaining.
https://t.co/9Fktppz1It
https://t.co/g6fzny97Fp
https://t.co/OO8nS3FcKF https://t.co/IvAy9xxLQJ
12/31/2025 02:16
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I don’t have much of a dog in this, but it’s probably not great for Lighter that Vlad seems this thin skinned with random reply guys on X.
Way too much time spent in the replies. Let the product speak for itself, markets are truth telling machines a...
12/30/2025 21:18
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With Lighter out, the other platform I have been using recently is @OstiumLabs.
My experience so far has been solid. Originally I was trading Gold and stocks on regular perp dexs but realized the funding on Ostium was typically lower than the stand...
12/30/2025 20:32
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Lighter's TGE today highlights the biggest problem for new token launches in crypto rn
If everybody only trades perps for new tokens, then who will buy the actual spot tokens??
The game is horribly broken (thanks to pre-markets), and something need...
12/30/2025 19:42
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lighter points trading $88-100 otc but the math says each point gets 20.83 lit tokens. at 500-700m tge market cap that's $10-14 per point. otc buyers need lit at $4.80 to break even on a token that lists at $0.50-0.70. 85-90% repricing incoming and t...
12/30/2025 18:58
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Everyone is so focused on Hyperliquid vs Lighter vs Aster
Meanwhile I think the entire Perp Dex sector is going to increase by 1000x
So I just own a basket of $HYPE, $ASTER, and now $LIT
I don't get the "it must be only one winner and it needs to ...
12/30/2025 17:20
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We're live!
- There are a ton of airdrops to claim
- Lighter's LIT is live (priced properly?)
- Solstice ICO and TGE speculation
- Season 2 Airdrops all Claimable
- Hidden Gold YIelds?
- Silver the future of France?
- More yields and CLPs
Join us:
h...
12/30/2025 14:10
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Lighter is finally live!
Looks like its trading around 2.5B-3B.
Here is how I look into it:
- Hyperliquid almost 10x higher
- $LIT AirDrop was a bit underwhelming
- Huge portion to Team
Yet, seems like its kind of cheap here and I will continue...
12/30/2025 13:56
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LIGHTER'S $LIT trades at 2.9$ which implies a 2.9B FDV
While the major fud came from team & investor's allocation crashing pre market price of 3.5-3.6$ to under 2.2$
Are you still holding your airdrop or looking to sell here? https://t.co/zjB...
12/30/2025 12:15
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Trying to find the 'next hyperliquid' is futile and these future dexes are all going to trade to $0 in general. Hyperliquid and Lighter are top 2 and you'll decrease in fdv significantly with each step down. Dex #s 3-6 have little value imo and even...
12/30/2025 09:39
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I think Lighter $LIT goes higher in the coming days. I have a bag but my current plan is to probably hold at these prices and ladder in buys down to $2. Still have to wait for USA to wake up and dump. I'd be surprised if this just dies altogether and...
12/30/2025 07:50
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Last year I remember expecting Hyperliquid to open at $5-10 billion, which was still underestimating its value, and getting to buy it at $3
Lighter is already trading higher than that in the premarket, but perhaps airdrop recipients will sell the T...
12/29/2025 12:06
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lighter charges market makers $200m annually for sub-50ms execution access. standard accounts get 200-300ms latency, effectively 5-10x higher trading costs through slippage. zero fees for retail but institutions pay for speed. robinhood proved this m...
12/29/2025 02:05
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Crypto + Macro Stuff I'm Looking At Today
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- All eyes on Lighter airdrop $LIT with Polymarket odds suggesting it could happen as soon as tomorrow, but we will see (link below)
- Silver absolutely exploding, now at $79
- Controversy over Flow ...
12/28/2025 21:04
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i dont get it. isnt it also better for hl people wait for lighter to tge and take in some bid before fudding? if the fear is some diversification of bid it already happened you want the more hl friendly ppl (who'd have sold hype to buy lighter) to du...
12/28/2025 14:01
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Lighter founder (Vlad) is much better than Hyperliquid's founder (Jeff).
There's hard data confirming this.
At least 5 reasons in this post alone ⤵
Let me explain:
1. Tweets 20 times more often than Jeff = Has more things to say because his brain...
12/28/2025 08:45
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Recap of the past 2 weeks:
- $BTC pinned at $88k and barting repeatedly to get back at the same price
- Scam coins thriving: $PIPPIN squeezed to $750M MC, $BEAT pumped to $5bn FDV, $H 4x'd, $LIGHT 5x'd before collapsing in a few hours
- Precious m...
12/28/2025 01:23
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My son asked for $1k on Hyperliquid for Christmas
I said no
“Son, Hyperliquid doesn't do any marketing, & everyone pays the same fees for the same speed"
I got him another gift instead - $1k on a standard Lighter account
He opened it with vis...
12/27/2025 18:03
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the whole lighter vs hl thing is really super simple, and there's only one clear beneficiary
all roads read to one -@extendedapp
All the smart people I know, regardless of bullish/bearish bias can agree.
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consider the two...
12/27/2025 15:08
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lighter charges zero fees but standard accounts get 200-300ms execution delays. market makers pay $150m annually for faster access and capture the spread from your slippage. same playbook robinhood ran in 2015. vcs already 2.7x at $0.0238 from $0.008...
12/27/2025 11:23
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thoughts on lighter TGE:
- as crypto becomes real, funds want exposure to sectors that produce revenue
- lighter operates in one of the most lucrative crypto sectors: exchanges
- lighter makes a lot of $$!
- LIT will be cheap compared to HYPE (both ...
12/27/2025 07:07
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Ngl, a bit tempted to try a small bet on no Lighter airdrop in 2025 to almost 13x the money.
If you have over 1k points you've recieved the opportunity to book a call with the team. When you open the calendar that Lighter provided you can see that y...
12/26/2025 18:04
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If you’ve been here long enough, you eventually hit this point where you’re like… man, I just wish there were more genuinely good projects + teams to support and get hyped about
That’s why when I find teams like Monad and Lighter, I end up talking a...
12/26/2025 17:01
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lighter points trading at $600 otc implies $2.5-5b fdv for 9 months of zero fee farming. hyperliquid generates $650m annual revenue, processed $308b volume, has 500k users and trades at $5.9b. lighter's $200m revenue is 90% airdrop farmers who disapp...
12/25/2025 16:33
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It's obvious why nobody wants to trade alts right now.
Alts currently offer little upside and large downside risk compared to other markets that are on easy mode in comparison.
And you can basically trade equites and commodities on the same platfo...
12/25/2025 04:43
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Ok getting some pre Christmas PTSD so asking the dumb questions: is there anything we need to click/accept/sign for Lighter TGE boyz?
Also, saw the nice option to auto split and pick fresh wallets for it: can the airdrop from that be backtracked to ...
12/24/2025 22:59
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Lighter market cap (FDV) one day after launch above $3b: YES 51c
This is going to be a TGE that everyone "watches". Trading at $3,5b in pre-markets right now. Pretty easy to draw similarities to Hyperliquid, which is trading at $23b FDV. Lighter at ...
12/24/2025 13:35
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I think this Lighter TGE is going to be extremely interesting to watch. Not just because I farmed $LIT but because the masses want their second chance at 'HyperLiquid 2.0' (there is no such thing, ever). There are MANY different factors (MMs, VCs, ma...
12/23/2025 14:28
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'ill stop farming perp dexes after hyper liquid'
'ill stop farming perp dexes after lighter'
'ill stop farming perp dexes after xyz'
alright i prob wont stop farming them...though these are going to have weaker and weaker pumps across the board
12/23/2025 02:58
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Took a stab at HYPE 10x long at $25
Lighter TGE will bring attention to perp dexes once again, and if I'm going to play LIT i'd rather buy spot post TGE
HYPE lev rn is a chance for me to get exposure to the narrative before this takes over the time...
12/22/2025 23:28
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i think hl + lighter are the two winning clobs
hl is ultra efficient perp infra platform
-i think reading stratechery's platform piece is the best way to understand the strategy.
-https://t.co/OTCycrNw4q
-at many points (hip3, mobile, lending, spot...
12/22/2025 21:40
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Perp rotation is honestly so wild to me.
Aster somehow still at the top of the charts.
But people continue to rotate.
We probably see Lighter volume fall a lot after Dec 29th (their anticipated airdrop date)
Airdrops still yet to come, but been t...
12/22/2025 15:38
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Over the past 7 hours, 5 wallets deposited 8.84M $LIGHT($8.2M) into #Bitget.
$LIGHT surged from $1.35 to $4.75 over nearly 3 days, then crashed below $1 in less than 2 hours.
In the past 24 hours, $LIGHT liquidations reached $16.17M, second only to...
12/22/2025 05:14
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Lighter could be a juicy end-of-year airdrop.
Just got listed on Hyperliquid pre-market perps, currently pricing it at $3.42B USD FDV.
Polymarket odds of >3B USD are also up to 59% now (+13%).
The odds of a TGE and airdrop before December 31st ...
12/21/2025 18:30
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Lighter $LIT TGE is probably the last interesting big event this year (fingers crossed). It has big implications and should be very telling for all future perp dex valuations, new launches that actually have VC funding, and how much risk appetite the...
12/21/2025 13:38
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lighter burns $18 per $1m btc perp volume. hyperliquid burns $467. founders fund and robinhood vcs just backed lighter with $68m at $1.5b valuation. zero fees forever for order flow, not a promotion. hyperliquid bleeding $200m daily outflows. executi...
12/20/2025 15:50
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Description
#115
Lighter is a decentralized exchange that aims to offer an innovative trading experience within the cryptocurrency market. It is designed to provide users with a platform for trading various digital assets in a decentralized manner.
| Sector: | Perpetuals |
| Blockchain: | Arbitrum |
Social Statistics
Social media metrics tracking this token's online presence. Mindshare shows the percentage of crypto discussion focused on this token. Momentum indicates trend direction (rising or falling). Net Sentiment measures overall community sentiment (positive, negative, or neutral) based on the difference between positive and negative mentions.
Mindshare (24h)
0.81%
Mindshare Momentum
Down
Net Sentiment
Neutral
Sentiment Momentum
Down
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