{"id":93188,"date":"2026-01-15T17:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93188"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:25:15","slug":"lighter-exchange-introduces-mandatory-staking-for-liquidity-pool-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/lighter-exchange-introduces-mandatory-staking-for-liquidity-pool-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighter Exchange Introduces Mandatory Staking for Liquidity Pool Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/perp-dex-old-tricks-new-tech\">Perp-DEX<\/a> Lighter has implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-staking-and-how-to-make-money-from-it\">staking<\/a> of its native token LIT. This feature has become a key requirement for accessing the platform&#8217;s products, including the Lighter Liquidity Pool (LLP).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are rolling out staking of LIT on Lighter! Here we will describe the initial utility from staking and how it will affect the Lighter ecosystem. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5NC8b4utuv\">pic.twitter.com\/5NC8b4utuv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lighter (@Lighter_xyz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lighter_xyz\/status\/2011580423604740117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Users must now lock coins at a 1:10 ratio to deposit into <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-liquidity-pools-and-how-do-they-work\">LLP<\/a>. Depositing 1 LIT allows up to 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-usdc-stablecoin\">USDC<\/a> to be added to the pool. This requirement is effective immediately for new participants.<\/p>\n<p>Existing stakers have been granted a grace period until January 28, during which they can maintain their positions without additional conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The project team stated that this innovation aligns the interests of token holders and liquidity providers, and will improve risk-adjusted returns. Similar mechanics will be introduced for other public pools in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Those who lock at least 100 LIT in staking are exempt from withdrawal and transfer fees. Interest accrual is also provided, though the exact annual yield has yet to be disclosed by developers. The feature will be available in the mobile app in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the exchange announced changes to fees for <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-market-maker\">market makers<\/a> and high-frequency traders. Base fees will increase, but staking LIT will offer a discount. Trading will remain free for retail users.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the price of LIT is $2.07, down 6% over the past day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-2013a8ebd170772d-3702239136539619-1024x625.png\" alt=\"LITUSDT_2026-01-15_16-51-47\" class=\"wp-image-273404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-2013a8ebd170772d-3702239136539619-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-2013a8ebd170772d-3702239136539619-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-2013a8ebd170772d-3702239136539619-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-2013a8ebd170772d-3702239136539619.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daily chart of LIT\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=MEXC%3ALITUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in December, Lighter <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/perp-dex-lighter-announces-airdrop-of-12-5-million-native-tokens\">conducted<\/a> a LIT giveaway totaling $675 million. The event ranked among the top ten largest <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-airdrop\">airdrops<\/a> in the history of the crypto industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lighter has implemented staking of its native token LIT, a key requirement for accessing platform products, including the Lighter Liquidity Pool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Lighter introduces mandatory staking for liquidity pool access.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1289,787],"class_list":["post-93188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cryptocurrency-staking","tag-dex"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"220","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Lighter introduces mandatory staking for liquidity pool access.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93190,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93188\/revisions\/93190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}