Decentralized perpetuals trading platform Lighter said on its third-quarter investor call that it plans to file for a derivatives license with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in November 2026, according to Crypto Briefing. The company said its goal is to become the first on-chain perpetual futures DEX to win approval from the CFTC. Founder Vladimir Novakovski said the team has been in contact with regulators for about 11 months. Lighter also said it is already integrated with Robinhood Chain for perpetuals trading, while Lighter Core has surpassed 1 million accounts. Separately, OKX market data showed that LIT rose 22.26% over the past 24 hours to $3.89.
Decentralized perpetuals trading platform Lighter said on its third-quarter investor call that it plans to file for a derivatives license with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in November 2026, according to Crypto Briefing.
The company said it wants to become the first on-chain perpetual futures DEX to receive CFTC approval.
Founder Vladimir Novakovski said the team has been communicating with regulators for about 11 months.
Lighter is already integrated with Robinhood Chain to offer perpetuals trading, and Lighter Core has surpassed 1 million accounts.
Separately, OKX market data showed that LIT was up 22.26% over the past 24 hours at $3.89.
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