Lighter’s LIT Token Launch Sparks Debate Over 50-50 Split

• Lighter DEX launches LIT tokens with a 50-50 split between ecosystem and insiders.
• Team and investors face a one-year cliff followed by a three-year vesting schedule.
• Polymarket traders wagered over $70 million on LIT’s fully diluted valuation.

Lighter, a perpetual decentralized exchange, has drawn mixed reactions after unveiling tokenomics for its Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT). The protocol split allocation evenly, with 50% reserved for the ecosystem and 50% directed to the team and investors. This distribution structure caused debate across decentralized finance communities.

The protocol distributed 25% of LIT’s total supply through an airdrop linked to its first two points seasons throughout 2025. The program generated 12.5 million points, which converted into LIT tokens and were distributed to eligible users at launch. The remaining 25% of ecosystem alloca…

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