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LIGHTER is the native token of Lighter, a decentralized perpetual futures DEX that lets users trade crypto with leverage on an application‑specific zk‑rollup secured by Ethereum.
Happening now
AI generated 7h ago
LIGHTER introduces mandatory token-locking for pool access
as the
CEO outlines competitive strategyamid a
↘31.83%
weekly price pullback.
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$435.74M
$1.74B
250M LIGHTER
1B LIGHTER
1B LIGHTER
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0.01%
$49.63M
12.78%
$349.58M
$1.41B
$4.04
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48.81%
LIGHTER vs markets
↘ 41.98%
LIGHTER vs BTC
↘ 43.76%
LIGHTER vs ETH
↘ 47.69%
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Network | Address | |
|---|---|---|
Ethereum | 0x232CE3bd40fCd6f80f3d55A522d03f25Df784Ee2 |
Time | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
Today | $1.73 | |
1 Day | $1.98 | |
1 Week | $2.39 | |
1 Month | $0.00 | |
1 Year | $0.00 |
AI generated 7h ago
LIGHTER introduces mandatory token-locking for pool access
as the
CEO outlines competitive strategyamid a
↘31.83%
weekly price pullback.
Protocol evolution underway
The platform is rolling out significant changes with new access requirements and expanding to additional exchanges, while leadership publicly discusses plans to compete with established players in the Layer 2 space.
New access requirements rolling out
Users must now lock up LIT tokens to access the platform's trading pools, marking a shift in how the protocol manages participation and aligns user incentives with platform growth.
Trading interest surging
Trading activity jumped roughly
↗303.61%
over the past week even as price declined
↘31.83%
over the same period, showing heightened engagement around the protocol's developments.
The latest LIGHTER price is $1.73. Compared to Lighter's value of $1.98 from 24 hours ago, there's been a -12% decrease, while the current price is -27% down from $2.39 which was recorded one week ago. Lighter's all time high is $4.04, which was reached on December 30, 2025. This is a -57% change from its price today.
The current circulating supply of Lighter is 250,000,000. This is 25% of its max supply of 1,000,000,000 LIGHTER and 25% of its total supply of 1,000,000,000. The market cap is currently $435.74M, which is a result of multiplying the current price of Lighter($1.73) by the total supply(1,000,000,000 LIGHTER). The fully diluted valuation of Lighter is $1.74B. The diluted valuation of Lighter is $1.74B.
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The current market cap of Lighter is $435.739M. A high market cap implies that the asset is highly valued by the market.
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