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Unlock Schedule
Lighter (LIT) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Lighter (LIT) token release schedule, showing when and how tokens enter circulation across investor, team, treasury, and community allocations. Understanding these tokenomics dynamics is critical for evaluating potential supply pressure, inflation impact, and market liquidity over time — key factors that can influence LIT price performance.
Each color segment in the chart corresponds to a specific allocation group described in the Allocations section below. Underlying assumptions and data models used to reconstruct this schedule are explained in detail under Assumptions, while broader utility insights and token use cases are covered in Tokenomics & Utility.
Tokenomics & Utility
Supply and contract
LIT is an ERC‑20 with a fixed maximum supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens (1 billion) on Ethereum, as shown in the verified contract. (etherscan.io)
Distribution and vesting
The project has described a split where 50% of tokens are allocated to the ecosystem and 50% to the team and investors. At launch, 25% of the total supply (drawn from the ecosystem portion) was set for a no‑claim airdrop linked to points earned during activity seasons in 2025. Team and investor allocations follow a one‑year lock (cliff) and then three years of linear vesting, with 26% for the team and 24% for investors. (crypto.news)
Role in the protocol and broader stack
Lighter introduced LIT as an “infrastructure token,” issued directly by the company’s U.S. C‑Corp. In public materials, the team states that value created by Lighter products and services accrues to LIT holders and that the company operates the protocol “at cost.” The token is positioned for multiple roles across execution, data, and access—such as paying for certain market data services, staking by validators or data providers, and enabling access tiers that improve execution quality and capital efficiency. Over time, the team portrays LIT as a coordination layer for building new products that plug into Lighter’s stack. (threadreaderapp.com)
Revenue policy and buybacks
Public write‑ups of the token announcement emphasize that on‑chain protocol revenues will be observable and that proceeds can be directed to ecosystem growth or token buybacks, depending on conditions. This approach is framed as aligning the protocol’s economics with the token’s long‑term utility. (cryptowisser.com)
Assumptions
- Total LIT supply is fixed at 1,000,000,000 tokens.
Multiple announcements and reports cite a fixed 1B supply tied to the official X thread; no standalone whitepaper page found at time of access.
- Future ecosystem emissions modeled as a 48‑month linear schedule (2026-01-01 to 2029-12-31).
Lighter states the remaining 25% is for future seasons/partnerships but has not published monthly cadence; proxy used to enable monthly charting and aligned with insider vesting horizon.
- No PoW/PoS issuance or inflationary rewards exist for LIT.
LIT described as a fixed-supply infrastructure/tokenomics model for an Ethereum L2 DEX; no chain-level issuance mechanisms disclosed.
- Airdrop executed as no-claim distribution at TGE.
Team communications and reporting indicate automatic distribution to eligible wallets; roll-out visibility may be phased within the platform UI.
- Team and investor vesting uses a 1-year lock followed by 3-year linear vesting.
Repeated consistently across official-thread summaries and industry outlets.
- 1. https://lighter.xyz/
- 2. https://threadreaderapp.com/user/Lighter_xyz
- 3. https://forklog.com/en/perp-dex-lighter-announces-airdrop-of-12-5-million-native-tokens/
- 4. https://crypto.news/lighter-dex-launches-lit-token-airdop-2025/
- 5. https://thenewscrypto.com/lighter-dex-introduces-native-lit-token-as-part-of-ecosystem-expansion/
- 6. https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605126356
- 7. https://blog.mexc.com/news/lit-token-launch-2025-revolutionizing-tradfi-defi-integration-with-lighters-infrastructure-breakthrough/
- 8. https://www.gate.com/news/detail/17284743
- 9. https://www.tradingview.com/news/coinmarketcal:8f6167ae0094b:0-lighter-lit-tge-date-30-december-2025/
Allocations
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 |