Lighter’s LIT Drops ~15% After Staking Launch

Beincrypto reports Lighter’s LIT token fell nearly 15% after the platform rolled out a new staking program.

As of the report, LIT was trading at $1.85, down about 14.79% in the past 24 hours. A Lighter tweet on January 15, 2026 said 31 million tokens had already been staked. The staking initiative unlocks access to Lighter’s LLP (allowing a 10 USDC deposit per 1 LIT staked), offers fee discounts for premium market makers and HFTs while retail trading remains free, and provides zero-fee withdrawals and transfers for users staking 100 LIT; Lighter said yield will come from staking rights previously reserved for premium users and that APR and full premium fee tiers will be published in the coming days, with a two-week grace period for existing LLP holders ending January 28.

The price drop was attributed to post-launch selling, “sell-the-news” behavior, ongoing FUD around alleged secret token sales (which Lighter’s CEO addressed on Discord), airdrop and early investor sell-offs, cooled trading volume and breached technical support levels. The report noted buybacks that began on January 5 have not offset selling pressure, and that Lighter reported nearly $5 billion in perpetual swap volume over the last 24 hours and recently raised $68 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.

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Crypto, Lighter, Lit, Llp, Valdimir Novakovski, Founders Fund