Lighter, a decentralized perpetual exchange built as a zero-knowledge rollup on Ethereum, has seen its native token LIT price jump nearly 13% today.
This sudden rally came right after the Lighter team announced that all fees generated by its core DEX product and future services would be used for LIT tokens.
The biggest trigger behind today’s LIT rally is Lighter’s protocol fee buyback program. On January 6, on-chain data showed Lighter’s treasury using protocol fees to buy back LIT tokens directly from the market. Community members tracked transactions where the treasury spent over $10,000 in USDC to purchase roughly 180,700 LIT tokens.
In addition, the Lighter Assistance Fund also bought 165,790 LIT tokens over a short period, at an average price close to $3.05.
These purchases are fully transparent and visible on-chain through a dedicated treasury account, confirming that buybacks are already active, not just a plan.
In addition to this, trading activity surged alongside the buybacks. LIT’s 24-hour trading volume jumped nearly 89%, reaching around $36 million. This spike suggests renewed interest from both retail and large traders.
Interestingly, on-chain data also shows whale involvement. One large transaction involved the sale of 52.1 wrapped Bitcoin worth around $4.86 million, followed by a $3.36 million USDC deposit into Lighter.
Those funds were later used to buy over 1.119 million LIT tokens, adding strong upward pressure to the price.
Looking at the 1-hour price chart, LIT has shifted into a strong short-term uptrend after breaking out from a consolidation phase near the $2.50–$2.60 zone. The price is currently trading around $3.09, holding above key short-term support.
LIT price has broken above a descending corrective trendline, confirming trend reversal.
So, as long as the price holds above $2.95, the bullish structure remains intact. A sustained move above would open the door for upside targets near $3.60.
Meanwhile, RSI remains healthy around 66 and below extreme overbought levels, leaving room for further upside.
LIT surged after Lighter confirmed it is actively using protocol fees to buy back LIT tokens, reducing supply and boosting market confidence.
Lighter uses fees from its DEX and future products to repurchase LIT tokens on the open market through a transparent on-chain treasury.
Yes, buybacks are live. On-chain data shows the treasury has already purchased hundreds of thousands of LIT tokens using protocol fees.
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