Lighter Announcements

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The price cap for $STABLECOINX over the weekend has been updated to 40%.

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Weekly Update

Product Updates
• Arc deposits are now live on Lighter Core.
• Multiselect is now available for orders and positions.
• Transfers can now be sent to a specific account index.
• Markets with open orders are now prioritized in the market selector.
• Leaderboard eligibility thresholds have been lowered to $10K in value or $1M in volume.
• Leaderboard results can now be shared with new shareable cards.
• Quick Order now validates maximum quote size before submission.
• Mobile chart tooltips now include haptic feedback.

Integrators
• Project:VEX — Bringing agentic execution to perp trading on Lighter, from trading positions to autonomous execution.
• Fundex — Prop trading firm now integrated with Lighter.
• Saffron — Now officially integrated with Lighter.
• Wick — Upcoming EVM project bringing tokenized stocks, options, and index markets to Lighter.

Post Highlights
• The Rollup — Vlad joined The Rollup to discuss his role on the CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee and what’s next.
• FINTECH.TV — Vlad joined FINTECH.TV at the New York Stock Exchange.
• @StayRoamer — Highlighted Lighter's trading cost advantage compared to other major exchanges.
• @UngusTrade — Open-sourced an arbitrage bot built to capture opportunities between Lighter Core and Lighter on Robinhood Chain.
• Medici Level Up — Trevor discussed Lighter's market maker fee model, Robinhood partnership, RWAs, and distribution strategy.
• Galaxy Research — Trevor joined Galaxy Grid to discuss the US regulatory path for perps, Lighter on Robinhood Chain, RWAs, and the future of onchain perps.

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We will be performing a network upgrade on Sunday, September 20 at 11:00 AM UTC. Expected downtime is under 20 minutes.

Please manage your positions in advance, as order placement will be unavailable during the upgrade.

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Lighter on Robinhood Chain Points

A total of 85,000 points were distributed today to the Lighter Community.

2.5x reasons to hedge are back this week 👀

Artificial trading activities will not earn points.

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We will be delisting the following markets:

September 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTC:
$WHEAT

September 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTC:
$ADI
$BOTZ
$URA

These markets will be set to reduce-only 30 minutes prior to their respective delisting times. All open perp positions will be settled at the mark price at delisting.

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New Perp Listing!

You can now trade $STONK on Lighter Core at 5x leverage.

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Weekly Update

Product Updates
• Gasless deposits are now supported.
• Lighter's shared trading core is now available for developers to build their own interfaces, apps, and trading experiences for free.
• Since TGE, the Lighter protocol has programmatically bought back 17.5M $LIT, representing 7% of the circulating supply.
• Custom PnL date ranges are now available.
• Standard account transfer fees have been reduced to $1, with withdrawal rate limits increased.
• Mobile PnL now includes YTD performance.
• Market news is now available directly on mobile trade pages.
• Partner Attribution fees are now included in exchange stats.

Historical Data

Historical Lighter data is now available for both Lighter Core and Lighter on Robinhood Chain.

Access requires a one-time payment to the fee collector address:

0x4FD058F25bE85E459ec552cA8e4C696FD1D34125

• Lighter Core: 100 LIT fee
• Lighter on Robinhood Chain: 300 USDG fee

Historical data is available from January 17, 2025 for Lighter Core and June 26, 2026 for Lighter on Robinhood Chain.

Post Highlights
• Galaxy Research — Trevor will be joining Galaxy Grid to discuss Lighter's Robinhood integration, $LIT, and the latest developments across crypto markets.
• Openfort — Published a Lighter recipe helping developers bring trading and tokenized market experiences directly into their own products.

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New Perp Listing!

You can now trade $RAY on Lighter Core at 5x leverage.

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We will be performing a network upgrade on Sunday, September 13 at 11:00 AM UTC. Expected downtime is under 20 minutes.

Please manage your positions in advance, as order placement will be unavailable during the upgrade.

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Lighter on Robinhood Chain Points

A total of 80,000 points were distributed today to the Lighter Community.

There’s 2.5x more reasons to hedge your Lighter on Robinhood Chain longs on Lighter Core this week 👀

Artificial trading activities will not earn points.

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Leverage Updates – we've increased leverage on the following markets:

• $MON → 10x
• $UNI → 15x
• $DOGE → 15x
• $ZEC → 20x
• $NEAR → 15x

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Weekly Update

Product Updates
• New perp listings this week include $AI and $PONS at 3x leverage, and $TSM at up to 10x leverage.
• Iceberg orders are now live on Lighter Core.
• $ETH and $XAUT collateral LTV has been increased to 70%.
• New PnL cards have been added.
• Mobile now includes a market news widget.
• Market financials now include additional change and timeline data.
• Referral code updates are now supported during your first week after signup or while your total trading volume is below $10K.
• Trading and portfolio UX improvements across order placement, PnL views, and market details.

Integrators
• Lighter integrators have now surpassed $10B in cumulative perp volume through our Partner Attribution program! A major milestone for the growing ecosystem of teams building and trading on Lighter. 🕯️
• Pear Protocol — Now live on Lighter.
• Lighthouse — Added Lighter on Robinhood Chain as an Account Extension, automatically detecting spot and perp positions.
• Algola — Analyze markets, watch its AI trader trade live, and copy every trade through Lighter.
• Atoma — Now live on Lighter Partner Stats, bringing real-time performance metrics and greater transparency.

Post Highlights
• Trevor — Shared Lighter's August 2026 Monthly Update, covering $39.5B in trading volume, over $1B in open interest, and 927.8K LIT bought back.
• MÖB — Highlighted how Lighter's portfolio margin can improve capital efficiency for delta-neutral basis trading.
• Openfort — Published a new Lighter integration recipe for building mobile trading experiences with embedded wallets.
• Ray — Representing Lighter at FutureMode in Taipei on September 5, joining a panel on PerpDEXs and trading.

PnL Card Raffle
Share your new Lighter PnL card by quote tweeting Cam1’s post for a chance to win $LIT! 10 winners will be selected, with entries open through Sunday, September 6 at 11:59 PM ET.

New RWA Perp Listings!

You can now trade $ASTS, $CLSK, $IREN, $LUNR, $QBTS, $RGTI, $SMCI, $SOFI, and $WULF on Lighter on Robinhood Chain at 10x leverage.

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New Perp Listing!

You can now trade $AMC on Lighter on Robinhood Chain with up to 10x leverage.

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We will be performing a network upgrade on Sunday, September 6 at 11:00 AM UTC. Expected downtime is under 15 minutes.

Please manage your positions in advance, as order placement will be unavailable during the upgrade.

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Lighter on Robinhood Chain Points

A total of 75,000 points were distributed today to the Lighter Community.

Keep trading through Robinhood Wallet for 2x points.

Artificial trading activities will not earn points.

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We will be performing scheduled maintenance for Lighter on Robinhood Chain on Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 PM UTC (your local time. Expected downtime is under 5 minutes.

Please manage your positions in advance, as order placement will be unavailable during the maintenance.

You can also subscribe to https://robinhoodstatus.lighter.xyz to receive notifications and updates.

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New Perp Listing!

You can now trade $TSM on Lighter on Robinhood Chain with up to 10x leverage.

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New Perp Listings!

You can now trade:

• $AI on Lighter Core and Lighter on Robinhood Chain at 3x leverage
• $PONS on Lighter Core at 3x leverage

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New Listing!

You can now trade spot and perp $PONS on Lighter on Robinhood Chain.