Lighter Says August OI Tops $1B as Trading Volume Reaches About $39.5B

Lighter Says August OI Tops $1B as Trading Volume Reaches About $39.5B

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2026-09-04 03:00:49
ChainCatcher reported that a Lighter team member published the project’s August data recap. In August, Lighter’s open interest topped $1 billion and trading volume reached about $39.5 billion. The team also said Lighter’s share of global perpetual contract volume continued to rise month over month. A separate trading platform built in partnership with Robinhood recorded about $5 billion in volume, more than 21,000 accounts, and roughly $500,000 in total trading fees. Lighter also repurchased 927,800 LIT during the month. OKX showed Lighter at 4.42 USDT, up more than 15.16% in 24 hours.

ChainCatcher said a Lighter team member released the project’s August data recap.

In August, Lighter’s open interest topped $1 billion, while trading volume came in at about $39.5 billion. The recap said Lighter’s share of global perpetual contract trading volume kept rising month over month.

The separate trading platform built by Robinhood and Lighter also posted a stronger month. Its total trading volume reached about $5 billion, the number of accounts passed 21,000, and total trading fees for the month came to roughly $500,000.

Lighter also repurchased 927,800 LIT in August.

OKX data showed Lighter last changing hands at 4.42 USDT, up more than 15.16% over the past 24 hours.

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