Why Perps Are Finally Going Institutional and How @lighter_xyz's @RobinhoodCrypto Deal Turns Into Buybacks (Full Breakdown) with @trevor_flipper
00:00 Intro
02:09 How Trevor Explains Lighter To Investors
04:14 Perps Are The Fastest Growing Vertical...
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Sentiment
Shows the token's social media mindshare and sentiment over time
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Fun fact:
Lighter's 5 Sharpe LLP strategy (famously compared to Renaissance's Medallion fund) appears to make 99% of its PNL from liquidation fees
Liquidations last 7D: $106M
PNL of LLP last 7D: ~$1.1M
Liquidation fees are 1% so you do the math
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8/24/2026 05:52
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interesting observation: slippage on $10m SOL trade has increased on most platforms but especially Coinbase
lighter seems to be generally on the higher end on average, while Binance, Hype and Bybit are comparable
this is interesting since the avera...
8/24/2026 05:30
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INSTITUTION MOVES $7.8M LIT FROM CEX TO LIGHTER
An institution deposited 3.35M $LIT (~$7.83M) into Lighter.
The tokens were withdrawn from exchanges over the past week:
· 2.92M $LIT from OKX
· 468.62K $LIT from Bitstamp
Address: 0x24B12457d3a68EC...
8/18/2026 10:36
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by giving Wallet traders 2x points that convert from a fixed 11m LIT pool, Robinhood pushes LIT lower near term. the pool equals 4.4% of tracked float and 70% of Lighter's July 10 burn. those traders can lift protocol revenue without funding a matchi...
8/15/2026 11:55
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The Morning Minute (8.14)
⏰Top News:
-Crypto majors continue slide, BTC at $62.6k
-Tether completes 1st ever financial audit
-SEC delays meeting to discuss crypto regulation
-Trezor data breach exposes customer addresses
-Kalshi raising $750M at $40...
8/14/2026 12:30
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Lighter buys back $1.8M a month at a $2.4b fdv and VCs still need to unlock
VVV buys back $0.5M a month at a $1.4b fdv and still has emissions
Etherfi buys back $1.3M a month at a $0.4b fdv and there's no vesting overhang
One needs to re rate
not...
8/13/2026 16:20
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I was looking at @Lighter_xyz' book right now…
It's residual OI now ~19% of the book and LIT is the 3rd largest position on the entire venue at $104.6M (~11.5% of total OI) where only BTC and ETH sit above it.
Fees buy the token → price rises → mor...
8/12/2026 11:55
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Full conversation with @JonahBlake
Discuss Robinhood, memecoins, the launchpad wars, Lighter trade, social trading wars, @lute, what tokens Im looking at and so much more.
Lot of conversation around Lute. Discovery of new assets and making trading...
8/11/2026 03:58
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$LIT is up 19.5% from its Aug 4 low ($2.00 to $2.50)
Volume hit $38.6M today, 1.5x the prior week's average
Here's why it's gone higher:
- Robinhood Chain went live July 20, with Lighter as the exclusive perps venue inside Robinhood Wallet
- Light...
8/7/2026 21:00
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Inside @Lighter_xyz's Rise As A Top Perps Exchange with COO Maggie Parsons
00:00 Intro
00:39 Seven Years Building With Vlad
01:10 Employee Number 7 At Lunch Club
04:07 Pandemic Forced The Pivot
07:00 Lighter's Core Team Philosophy
09:44 Building T...
8/2/2026 20:45
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Maggie Parsons on @Lighter_xyz's regulatory posture:
"Contingency planning right now: what Lighter looks like if Clarity passes versus if it doesn't."
"Vlad and I have spent months in conversations with the CFTC, pro-innovation administration, for...
7/30/2026 11:37
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Maggie Parsons on @Lighter_xyz's value-accrual thesis and cap table alignment:
"All value Lighter generates accrues to the token."
"Investors who didn't want that had a chance to exit at a great price. Our entire cap table is aligned." https://t.c...
7/30/2026 04:24
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DeFi Dad went looking for proof Lighter is undervalued vs Hyperliquid.
The fee data didn't cooperate, but he explains why he's bullish anyway:
"I'm a positive-sum bull, bullish on both. But the best part about Lighter is the escape hatch to Ethereu...
7/28/2026 23:00
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Description
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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)
1.01%
Mindshare Momentum
Down
Net Sentiment
Neutral
Sentiment Momentum
Up
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