Lighter is currently the most anticipated TGE.
With just 3 days left until TGE, Lighter recently opened reservations for phone conferences, allowing top-ranked users to have a 15-minute one-on-one session. Many large holders, community members, and Lighter team members have shared key information on Twitter, including TGE timing, token distribution, token buybacks, and more. Based on this publicly available information, BlockBeats has compiled the key points.
1. Is the TGE timing confirmed?
Answer: Yes, it is confirmed. The TGE will be completed by the end of this year.
BlockBeats note: Currently, the probability of Lighter TGE before December 31 on Polymarkets is 91%.
2. Could manual high-frequency trading accounts be flagged as Sybil? How many $LIT is 1 point worth?
Answer: Manual high-frequency trading is normal trading and will not be flagged as Sybil. The conversion rate of points to $LIT will be announced later.
3. What benefits will $LIT holders receive? Does Lighter have a buyback plan?
Answer: We are conducting these interviews to gather feedback on what benefits the community would like to see. We will fully empower the token. The buyback plan cannot be confirmed at this time; relevant announcements will follow.
4. What are the future plans after TGE?
Answer: We will launch Season 3 to continue user incentives, aim to introduce unified margin mechanisms in Q1, release a mobile app, and also launch a prediction market. However, due to the significant workload, the exact timeline is uncertain, but we aim to complete it within next year.
(Questions 1-4 source: h/t Linshan @0Xlynn03)
5. I know you plan not to list on CEX immediately. What if they list forcibly?
Answer: They won’t be able to withdraw.
BlockBeats note: This implies that even if a CEX lists forcibly, users cannot withdraw tokens to sell on the exchange, preventing sell-offs.
(Question 5 source: h/t Chabusi @mdzzi)
6. How does Lighter allocate fee revenue?
Answer: $LIT is not equity nor a dividend token. Therefore, protocol fees will not be used to distribute dividends or interest to investors. Instead, they will be reinvested into the protocol for ecosystem expansion, product growth, and most importantly, token buybacks.
7. What is the airdrop share and tokenomics distribution model?
Answer: Specific Tokenomics details have not been fully disclosed, but the broad allocation framework is set: the first airdrop will release 25% of the total supply, with another 25% reserved for future airdrops. All investors follow a three-year vesting schedule.
8. The community mentioned Justin Sun provided significant liquidity to Lighter. How many points does he have?
Answer: Justin Sun early on held over 10,000 points across multiple wallets. After that, he proactively contacted the team to add more liquidity to LLP, all following the on-chain point acquisition rules.
9. What preparations have been made regarding regulation?
Answer: Founder Vlad has visited Washington multiple times to communicate directly with regulatory agencies, including Senator Tim Scott and members of the Presidential Digital Asset Working Group. Before TGE, Lighter has been proactively advancing compliance and regulatory framework development.
Additionally, Vlad has discussed tokenized stocks with the Robinhood team.
10. What arrangements have been made with other CEXs or trading platforms?
Answer: Lighter has not paid any listing fees to trading platforms. Despite this, Lighter was included in Coinbase’s roadmap, which usually indicates some level of institutional due diligence.
11. Are there any unknown reward mechanisms?
Answer: There are no special incentives based on identity or role, no hidden reward programs, and no "backdoor" allocations.
(Questions 6-11 source: h/t @CarreNFT, Lighter Contributor Kevin Susanto Zihuang @KevinSusanto)
