• Lighter has launched its own cryptocurrency, the LIT token, to integrate traditional markets with decentralized finance (DeFi).
• The total supply of LIT tokens will be divided equally between the ecosystem and the team/investors, with a portion distributed to early participants.
• LIT tokens are used for trade execution, data verification and staking, with fees paid in LIT to ensure market data reliability.

Ethereum-based second-stage perpetual contract-focused decentralized exchange (DEX) Lighter has announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency, the Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT), to unite traders, developers and investors to connect traditional markets with DeFi.

The supply of LIT tokens is divided equally: 50% for the ecosystem, 50% for the team and investors. The instant airdrop rewards early participants with free money and immediately converts their 12.5 million points (earned in 2025) into LIT tokens. This represents 25% of the project's fully diluted total value - the maximum possible number of tokens at fullOutput.

The remaining funds will be used for future rewards, partnerships and expansion. The team (26%) and investors (24%) are subject to a one-year lock-up period, followed by a three-year straight lock-up period, Ligter said in posted in X.

The token is issued directly by the operating company Lighter, a C-Corporation registered in the United States.

"The future of finance lies at the intersection of traditional finance and DeFi, and infrastructure that is efficient, secure and verifiable will be important on both fronts - both for adding real-world assets to DeFi and for providing verifiability and composition to TradFi," Lighter said inX.

"So our vision for the utility of the LIT token is to examine how value is exchanged within the financial system and create an infrastructure for value to be accumulated through efficiency, transparency and innovation," the post added.

Lighter-based standing contracts generated an average trading volume of $2.7 billion over the past seven days, the third highest after Hyperliquid and Aster, according to data from the Dune-based tracker.

Hypeliquid's HYPE token is currently trading with a market cap of $6.26 billion, making it the 29th largest token. largest digital asset in the world.

More than just a control token

LIT not only serves the function of allowing holders to vote on decisions or receive rewards.It is the key token that powers Lighter trading systems.

Lighter offers order execution and data verification services at various levels, with higher levels requiring more LIT tokens to be staked. Staking means you lock your tokens to gain access to these features. These requirements increase as the network becomes more decentralized, i.e.h.it is controlled by many users and not by a single company.

Users and data providers also pay for services in LIT to obtain market information and confirm prices. Staking helps ensure the reliability of this data for safe trading and risk management.

Revenue Tracking and Redemption Policy

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The team can use the proceeds to support the growth of the ecosystem or buy back LIT tokens. A buyback is the purchase of tokens to reduce their supply, which can help increase their value.

These decisions do not follow a strict timetable and depend on overall market trends and the company's long-term plans.