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# Perp-DEX Lighter announced a 12.5 million native token airdrop

On December 30, the perp-DEX Lighter team introduced the native token LIT. Developers revealed the token distribution structure and details of the upcoming airdrop.

We are announcing the Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT)! Lighter is building infrastructure for the future of finance, and the native token is key to aligning incentives. In this thread, we will describe the structure of the token, broader vision, and roadmap of use cases.

— Lighter (@Lighter_xyz) December 30, 2025

A total of 12.5 million LIT has been allocated for distribution, representing 25% of the total supply. Assets will be received by participants of the first and second seasons of the loyalty program held in 2025.

The emission distribution looks like this:

• 50% to the community;
• 26% to the team;
• 24% to investors.

Remaining funds in the ecosystem fund will be used for future rewards and partnerships. Tokens allocated to the team and investors are locked for one year with subsequent linear unlocking over three years.

Lighter is registered in the USA as a C-Corp. The company plans to direct revenue from the DEX and future services to LIT holders. Depending on market conditions, funds will be allocated between protocol development and token buybacks. Revenue data will be available on-chain in real-time.

LIT is required for staking, access to financial products, paying fees, and validating market data. The project is built on the Ethereum blockchain.

Strategic partners include Robinhood and Coinbase.

Token trading started at $2.73. The LIT price reached $7.86 but has corrected to $2.95 (at the time of writing).

Source: CoinGecko. As a reminder, in October, Lighter launched a second-layer mainnet based on EVM. In December, the platform added spot trading capabilities.