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Lighter (LIT) arbitrage

LIT on 22 exchanges spot and 25 in futures: live routes, past spreads and how long they last.

Prices at · open routes a minute older; real time in the scanners on paid plans · How we count

Price
$3.2332
24h volume
$162.7M
Exchanges
34
22 spot · 25 futures
Routes now
5
0 take · 5 risky
Gaps in 7 days
19,646
7,801 over a minute

Lighter (LIT) right now

LIT is cheapest on BigONE ($3.231) and dearest on Bybit ($3.2347): 0.12% apart across 17 exchanges with a liquid spot market, before fees.

5 routes in profit after fees are worth a look ("take" or "risky"); the best: MEXC → Lighter, 0.08%.

Over 7 days a spread in profit opened 19,646 times, and 7,801 of them lasted a minute or longer; one usually closed within 40 s.

Funding per 8 hours runs from −0.0366% on Mode Trade to 0.0134% on BloFin, across 21 exchanges (outliers, markets under $50k a day and exchanges publishing no volume left out).

Lighter (LIT) arbitrage opportunities now

Spot and futures, no transfer

LongShortSpreadSize at best priceVerdict
MEXC perpLighter0.077%—Risky
MEXC perpPacifica0.060%—Risky
MEXC perpHyperliquid0.038%—Risky
Binance perpLighter0.017%$536Risky
Binance perpPacifica0.000%$250Risky

Lighter (LIT) arbitrage strategy

No LIT route worth taking with an open transfer right now. Gaps of a minute or longer open several times a week, though — here is how to catch the next one:

  1. Watch LBank → BTSE LIT/USD: the spread opened there 129 times in 7 days, 70 of them for a minute or longer; it usually lasts 1 min 26 s.
  2. The transfer is ready: LIT moves from LBank to BTSE on ETH, withdrawal fee 0.3175 LIT. Keep USDT on LBank and LIT on BTSE so you do not wait for it.
  3. Set an alert on the route: you hear when the spread pays after fees. Then buy on LBank and sell on BTSE.

The route and its alert →

Lighter (LIT) price on every exchange

Refreshed every 10 seconds. The best buy and sell prices are highlighted.

Spot · 22

ExchangeBidAskBook spread24h volume
OKXLIT/USDT3.23223.23330.03%$7.1M
BybitLIT/USDT3.23413.23530.04%$6.6M
GateLIT/USDT3.23303.23500.06%$6.6M
LBankLIT/USDT3.23003.23800.25%$6.3M
MEXCLIT/USDT3.23053.23320.08%$6.2M
DigiFinexLIT/USDT3.23003.23400.12%$5.9M
WEEXLIT/USDT3.22853.23760.28%$5M
XTLIT/USDT3.22753.24150.43%$787.3K
BitgetLIT/USDT3.23263.23480.07%$596.8K
KuCoinLIT/USDT3.23203.23500.09%$553.3K
BitrueLIT/USDT3.22303.24300.62%$539.5K
WhiteBITLIT/USDT3.22863.23430.18%$524K

Perpetual futures · 25

ExchangeBidAskBook spreadFunding24h volume
OKXLIT/USDT3.22963.22970.00%−0.0097%/4h$26.9M
BybitLIT/USDT3.23033.23040.00%0.0006%/4h$20.5M
HyperliquidLIT/USDC3.23023.23120.03%0.0013%/1h$16M
WhiteBITLIT/USDT3.21773.24050.71%0.0050%/4h$9.2M
LighterLIT/USDC3.23083.23140.02%0.0011%/1h$8.8M
MEXCLIT/USDT3.22743.22750.00%0.0016%/4h$5.1M
DeepcoinLIT/USDT3.22773.22780.00%0.0040%/4h$4.1M
PhemexLIT/USDT3.22703.23000.09%0.0050%/4h$3.4M
GateLIT/USDT3.23003.23100.03%0.0050%/4h$3.1M
XTLIT/USDT3.22693.22800.03%0.0017%/4h$2.7M
WEEXLIT/USDT3.22803.22840.01%0.0018%/4h$2.7M
ExtendedLIT/USDC3.22543.22570.01%−0.0033%/1h$2.4M

How often Lighter (LIT) spreads open

Exchange pairs between which the price drifted apart with a profit after fees over 7 days. “Over a minute” counts the gaps that held for a minute or longer: those can be caught. The rest are flashes of seconds that close before an order arrives.

MarketRouteOver a minuteGapsMedian lifetime
perp ↔ perpXT perp → Pacifica perp3623818 min 22 s
perp ↔ perpXT perp → Lighter perp3303527 min 59 s
perp ↔ perpMEXC perp → Gate perp1932463 min 47 s
perp ↔ perpMEXC perp → Backpack perp15115514 min 30 s
perp ↔ perpWOOFi Pro perp → Hyperliquid perp1452242 min 14 s
perp ↔ perpBloFin perp → Hyperliquid perp1431675 min 44 s
perp ↔ perpXT perp → Hyperliquid perp1381598 min 18 s
perp ↔ perpMode Trade perp → Hyperliquid perp1362291 min 48 s
perp ↔ perpXT perp → Backpack perp1351873 min 00 s
perp ↔ perpBinance perp → Hyperliquid perp13514411 min 27 s
perp ↔ perpMEXC perp → OKX perp1291842 min 54 s
perp ↔ perpAster perp → Hyperliquid perp1161543 min 47 s
perp ↔ perpGate perp → Lighter perp1091602 min 35 s
perp ↔ perpBybit perp → Hyperliquid perp1091512 min 23 s
perp ↔ perpXT perp → Aster perp1081632 min 35 s
perp ↔ perpMEXC perp → Aster perp1081314 min 23 s
perp ↔ perpBTSE perp → Hyperliquid perp971471 min 54 s
perp ↔ perpXT perp → HTX perp911173 min 42 s
perp ↔ perpBloFin perp → Pacifica perp911067 min 14 s
perp ↔ perpGate perp → Pacifica perp901491 min 44 s

Networks, deposits and withdrawals

Whether the coin can be moved between exchanges: withdrawals open where you buy and deposits open where you sell. Refreshed every 5 minutes.

NetworkExchangeDepositWithdrawWithdrawal fee
ETHBackpackEthereumclosedopen0.53 LIT
BigONEEthereumopenopen0.21 LIT
BitgetERC20openn/a0.621 LIT
Bitrueopenopen0.23 LIT
Bitstampethereumopenopen—
BTSEERC20openopen0.1915 LIT
Bybitopenopen0.7 LIT
CEX.IOethereumopenopen2 LIT
Coinbaseethereumclosedclosed—
Coinbase Exchangeethereumclosedclosed—
Gateopenopen—
HitBTCopenopen7.258 LIT
HTXlitopenopen0.5662 LIT
KuCoinethopenopen3 LIT
LATOKENERC20n/an/a—
LBankerc20n/aopen0.3175 LIT
MEXCopenopen0.5 LIT
OKXLIT-ERC20openopen0.037 LIT
Phemexn/an/a—
Poloniexopenopen0.5105 LIT
WEEXopenopen0.4 LIT
WhiteBITERC20openopen1.5 LIT
XTEthereumopenopen2 LIT
LITDigiFinexopenopen0.0006 LIT

Gaps of a minute or longer, last 7 days

When (UTC)MarketRouteSpreadLastedTransfer
Oct 24, 10:46 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Pacifica0.102%7 min 36 s—
Oct 24, 10:26 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.181%1 min 51 s—
Oct 24, 10:24 PMperp ↔ perpBloFin → Lighter0.162%2 min 12 s—
Oct 24, 10:22 PMperp ↔ perpKuCoin → Lighter0.174%8 min 39 s—
Oct 24, 10:06 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Hyperliquid0.107%8 min 27 s—
Oct 24, 10:06 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.118%9 min 24 s—
Oct 24, 10:01 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Hyperliquid0.295%2 min 12 s—
Oct 24, 10:01 PMperp ↔ perpMEXC → Aster0.123%13 min 57 s—
Oct 24, 10:00 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Pacifica0.224%3 min 15 s—
Oct 24, 10:00 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.138%3 min 21 s—
Oct 24, 09:53 PMperp ↔ perpBloFin → Lighter0.126%7 min 36 s—
Oct 24, 09:51 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.114%5 min 00 s—
Oct 24, 09:50 PMperp ↔ perpBinance → Lighter0.114%43 min 03 s—
Oct 24, 09:23 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Pacifica0.107%9 min 30 s—
Oct 24, 09:22 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.118%10 min 00 s—
Oct 24, 09:18 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Aster0.142%2 min 12 s—
Oct 24, 09:18 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Pacifica0.160%2 min 21 s—
Oct 24, 09:17 PMspot → spotLBank → BTSE0.131%1 min 33 sTransfer status unknown
Oct 24, 09:17 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.256%3 min 42 s—
Oct 24, 09:10 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Hyperliquid0.101%3 min 54 s—
Oct 24, 09:09 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.113%5 min 00 s—
Oct 24, 09:08 PMspot → spotBitget → HTX0.342%1 min 30 sTransfer status unknown
Oct 24, 09:08 PMspot → spotLBank → HTX0.206%1 min 45 serc20
Oct 24, 09:07 PMspot → spotWhiteBIT → HTX0.357%2 min 42 sERC20
Oct 24, 09:07 PMspot → spotBTSE → HTX0.475%2 min 42 sTransfer status unknown
Oct 24, 09:07 PMspot → spotOKX → HTX0.410%2 min 42 sLIT-ERC20
Oct 24, 09:07 PMspot → spotBTSE → HTX0.445%2 min 42 sTransfer status unknown
Oct 24, 09:07 PMperp ↔ perpBinance → Aster0.135%1 min 54 s—
Oct 24, 09:06 PMperp ↔ perpBinance → HTX0.174%5 min 12 s—
Oct 24, 09:05 PMperp ↔ perpWEEX → Hyperliquid0.151%5 min 24 s—
Oct 24, 09:02 PMperp ↔ perpBloFin → Hyperliquid0.182%22 min 00 s—
Oct 24, 08:59 PMperp ↔ perpMEXC → Aster0.150%42 min 48 s—
Oct 24, 08:58 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.152%7 min 48 s—
Oct 24, 08:43 PMperp ↔ perpMEXC → Backpack0.113%1 min 12 s—
Oct 24, 08:37 PMperp ↔ perpBloFin → Hyperliquid0.120%7 min 54 s—
Oct 24, 08:34 PMperp ↔ perpBinance → Hyperliquid0.230%1 h 06 min—
Oct 24, 08:32 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.154%10 min 51 s—
Oct 24, 08:24 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Lighter0.120%2 min 45 s—
Oct 24, 08:18 PMperp ↔ perpMEXC → Backpack0.131%2 min 42 s—
Oct 24, 08:14 PMperp ↔ perpWEEX → Hyperliquid0.161%2 min 51 s—
Oct 24, 08:14 PMperp ↔ perpWOOFi Pro → Hyperliquid0.143%2 min 48 s—
Oct 24, 08:13 PMperp ↔ perpBybit → Hyperliquid0.138%1 min 42 s—
Oct 24, 07:59 PMperp ↔ perpBybit → Hyperliquid0.122%9 min 57 s—
Oct 24, 07:59 PMperp ↔ perpMEXC → Gate0.133%8 min 18 s—
Oct 24, 07:59 PMperp ↔ perpBinance → Pacifica0.112%36 min 30 s—
Oct 24, 07:59 PMperp ↔ perpMEXC → OKX0.152%2 min 27 s—
Oct 24, 07:59 PMperp ↔ perpMEXC → Backpack0.109%3 min 03 s—
Oct 24, 07:59 PMperp ↔ perpBitget → Lighter0.103%5 min 51 s—
Oct 24, 07:48 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Pacifica0.128%18 min 00 s—
Oct 24, 07:48 PMperp ↔ perpXT → Hyperliquid0.142%18 min 09 s—

Spread at the peak after taker fees. Lifetime is measured to about 3 s.

More on Lighter (LIT)

LIT funding rates by exchange →

LIT trades on: OKX, Bybit, Hyperliquid, MEXC, WhiteBIT, Gate, Lighter, WEEX, LBank, DigiFinex, Deepcoin, Phemex and 22 more

FAQ

Why is the Lighter (LIT) spread so high on some exchanges?

5 routes in profit after fees are worth a look ("take" or "risky"); the engine's commonest warnings: the current rate is far above what the pair earned over the past days: likely a one-off spike; best-level size unknown. We have no network status from BtcTurk, Kraken and Upbit, so a transfer there cannot be checked.

Where is Lighter (LIT) cheapest to buy?

Cheapest now on BigONE: $3.231; dearest on Bybit: $3.2347, 0.12% apart. 17 exchanges with a liquid LIT market compared, at the mid between bid and ask.

Can I transfer Lighter (LIT) between BigONE and Bybit?

Yes: withdrawals from BigONE and deposits to Bybit are open now on ETH, a withdrawal fee of 0.21 LIT. The networks' status is checked every 5 minutes; every network is in the table below.

Is there an arbitrage opportunity in Lighter (LIT) right now?

Yes, in futures (no transfer: a long and a short): 4 routes are worth a look ("take" or "risky"), the first MEXC → Lighter, 0.08%, marked "risky".

Not on spot after fees: no spot route earns right now. The widest price gap is 0.12% (BigONE → Bybit), and trading fees and the withdrawal eat it. In 7 days, gaps of a minute or longer opened most often between LBank and BTSE: 70 times.

What is the Lighter (LIT) spread now?

0.12% between the cheapest (BigONE) and the dearest (Bybit) exchange, before fees. No route worth taking with an open transfer right now.