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Timeless is a yield tokenization protocol that offers Perpetual Yield Tokens (PYTs), giving their holders a perpetual right to claim the yield generated by the underlying principal. Additionally, Timeless offers Negative Yield Tokens (NYTs), providing a protocol-native way to short yield rates.
Bankless Founder: Lighter (LIT) Market Rally Is Back
Odaily reports: Bankless founder David Hoffman reposted Lighter's regulatory update on X and wrote: "Lighter season back on btw."During Lighter's Q3 investor call held last night via webcast, David Hoffman, speaking as an investor, asked: "Given that Lighter has already had extensive prior communication with the CFTC (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission), do you expect the approval of the DCM (Designated Contract Market) and DCO (Derivatives Clearing Organization) licenses to come earlier than the CFTC's stipulated 180-day review period?"Lighter founder and CEO Vladimir Novakovski responded: "We believe that the extensive prior communication will make the whole process much smoother... The CFTC currently has a lot on its plate, so we can't give an exact timeline yet... However, the CFTC is a fast-moving team internally, so we expect the overall approval process to go relatively smoothly."Previously, David Hoffman reportedly sold all his ETH and rotated into tokens such as LIT, ZEC, and NEAR, with the rotated tokens subsequently significantly outperforming ETH.
Lighter plans to apply for a CFTC derivatives broker license in November, LIT token surges over 15% in a single day.
According to Crypto Briefing, the native token LIT of perpetual futures decentralized exchange Lighter has risen by over 15%, trading at around $3.90. Previously, Lighter announced plans to submit a derivatives license application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in November 2026. Founder Vladimir Novakovski stated that the team has been communicating with regulators for about a year, with the goal of becoming the first on-chain perpetual futures DEX to secure CFTC regulatory approval. Upon approval, Lighter is poised to provide U.S. institutions with a compliant on-chain trading channel and lay the groundwork for establishing a U.S. operational entity.
Bankless founder: Regrets not buying more LIT
Bankless founder David Hoffman posted on X, expressing regret for not buying more Lighter (LIT).Hoffman explained that the logic behind investing in Lighter is simple:1. Exchanges have always been the best business model in the crypto industry;2. Perpetual contracts are still a brand-new track, far from reaching maturity;3. Building an exchange based on zkL2 is currently the structurally optimal solution, offering high security, low operating costs, and high profit margins;4. The product itself is also the strongest on the market, with the lowest latency, the lowest execution costs, and full transparency;5. The engineering team is highly capable, having solved all the technical challenges;6. The company is headquartered in the United States, operates in compliance, and this market remains a largely untapped blue ocean;7. It also serves as an option betting on the "Tokenization of compliant assets";8. Founder Vlad is in the right circles, knows the right people, and has the ambition to do great things.
Worth $7.22 Million: A Certain Whale Bought 9 Tokens in the Past 24 Hours
that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale bought tokens worth approximately $7.22 million in the past 24 hours, including 378,129 LIT worth $1.4 million; 6.61 million ENA worth $1.34 million; 3 million ONDO worth $1.34 million; 1.154 million AERO worth $948,000; 241.8 ETH worth $591,000; 2,944 QNT worth $589,000; 61,252 UNI worth $443,000; 1,387 TAO worth $368,000; and 43.3 billion PEPE worth $195,000.
Bankless Founder: Lighter (LIT) Market Rally Is Back
Odaily reports: Bankless founder David Hoffman reposted Lighter's regulatory update on X and wrote: "Lighter season back on btw."During Lighter's Q3 investor call held last night via webcast, David Hoffman, speaking as an investor, asked: "Given that Lighter has already had extensive prior communication with the CFTC (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission), do you expect the approval of the DCM (Designated Contract Market) and DCO (Derivatives Clearing Organization) licenses to come earlier than the CFTC's stipulated 180-day review period?"Lighter founder and CEO Vladimir Novakovski responded: "We believe that the extensive prior communication will make the whole process much smoother... The CFTC currently has a lot on its plate, so we can't give an exact timeline yet... However, the CFTC is a fast-moving team internally, so we expect the overall approval process to go relatively smoothly."Previously, David Hoffman reportedly sold all his ETH and rotated into tokens such as LIT, ZEC, and NEAR, with the rotated tokens subsequently significantly outperforming ETH.
Holds $41M in long positions with $9.25M in unrealized gains; a whale opened LIT positions 78 days ago and has held HYPE for over a year
: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale holds $41 million worth of LIT and HYPE long positions on Hyperliquid, with $9.25 million in unrealized gains. Among them, a long position of 4.9 million LIT tokens was opened 78 days ago, with $6.46 million in unrealized gains; a long position of 200,000 HYPE tokens was opened 418 days ago, with $2.73 million in unrealized gains. This address has accumulated a total profit of $8.68 million.
Bankless co-founders liquidated their ETH positions in May before allocating to assets such as NEAR and ZEC, all of which gained over 100%.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman cleared his ETH position in May and accumulated VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT in June. To date, the gains on all the aforementioned tokens he holds have outperformed ETH over the same period, with LIT rising approximately 293%, while NEAR, ZEC, and HYPE have gained roughly 223%, 173%, and 106%, respectively. Hoffman recently reiterated his bullish outlook on the future trajectory of ZEC and NEAR.
After Dumping ETH and Betting on Multiple Altcoins, Bankless Co-Founder Says Altcoin Season Has Arrived
Odaily News: Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted on X, stating, "We are now in altcoin season, and the real market moment is coming sooner than expected." It is reported that David Hoffman announced the liquidation of his ETH holdings on May 21, and subsequently bought VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT, all of which have significantly outperformed ETH.
204% Return in 3 Months: A Smart Money Deposits 475,000 LIT to Lighter, Would Profit $1.512 Million If Sold
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai's monitoring, a smart money address (0xa23...CF98) accumulated 475,000 LIT at a cost of $1.56 three months ago, and withdrew tokens worth $2.257 million from Bybit in June 2026. The address deposited all its LIT to Lighter at a price of $4.75 five hours ago, achieving a 204% return over 3 months of holding; if sold, it is expected to profit $1.512 million.
Grayscale Announces Crypto Asset Yield Rankings: HYPE Holders Lead in Yield, CAKE Ranks Highest in Adjusted Earnings Yield
According to BeInCrypto, Grayscale released a crypto asset valuation ranking evaluated based on two metrics: "Token Holder Yield" and "Adjusted Earnings Yield". HYPE topped holder yields at 8.0%, with Lighter (LIT) following closely at 7.9%, and PancakeSwap (CAKE) ranking third at 2.6%, followed sequentially by AERO, UNI, RAY, PENDLE, AAVE, JUP, and CRV. In terms of adjusted earnings yield, CAKE led at 14.4%, with LIT at 14.1% and HYPE at 9.8%, followed sequentially by RAY, AAVE, JUP, SKY, UNI, AERO, and PENDLE. The report showed that five assets on the list had negative holder yields, including AAVE, JUP, and CRV, with CRV at -5.5% and JUP at -2.6%. Grayscale calculates holder yield as staking rewards plus buybacks minus new token issuance, so holders face dilution when new issuance exceeds total yields. While JUP's adjusted earnings yield stands at 3.5%, its holder yield remains negative.
Delphi Digital: Lists HOOD, HYPE, and LIT as Speculative Trading Thematic Investment Targets
According to the latest research report published by Delphi Digital, Dealers Always Win: Why Speculation is the Theme of the Next Decade, Robinhood (HOOD), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and Lighter (LIT) are listed as core targets for positioning in this investment theme. In evaluating these assets, Robinhood demonstrates the advantage of an integrated broker bundling event contracts, options, and cryptocurrency distribution; Hyperliquid, leveraging permissionless on-chain perpetuals and expansion protocols such as HIP-3 and HIP-4, is evolving into an on-chain clearing layer supporting multi-asset round-the-clock trading, while continuously repurchasing HYPE through protocol fees; and Lighter, which constructs its order book using zero-knowledge proofs, has also built competitive moats through zero retail fees and cross-platform distribution partnerships. Collectively, they form an infrastructure exposure designed to capture global speculative demand.
Delphi Digital lists Robinhood, Hyperliquid, and Lighter as speculative theme investment targets
Odaily reports: Crypto research firm Delphi Digital has published a report titled "The House Always Wins: Why Speculation Is the Theme of the Next Decade," listing Robinhood (HOOD), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and Lighter (LIT) as targets for participating in this investment theme. The report argues that technological change along with economic and monetary system pressures are jointly driving speculative demand, and proposes allocating to platforms capable of sustainably generating revenue from trading activity, with a focus on profitability, fee-capture capability, and user acquisition advantages. The report's authors disclosed holdings in the aforementioned targets.
21shares Launches Physically Backed ETPs for Lighter (LIT) and Venice Token (VVV) in Europe
21Shares has announced the launch of two physically backed new products: the 21Shares Lighter ETP (LIHT), which tracks the native token LIT of the decentralized perpetual exchange Lighter, and the 21Shares Venice Token ETP (VENC), which tracks VVV, the core asset of privacy-focused AI infrastructure Venice.
Lighter repurchased nearly 600,000 LIT in September, with total buybacks now accounting for 7.26% of circulating supply
Odaily News: Lighter released its September operational data update on X. In September, Lighter's total trading volume reached $56.2 billion, open interest stood at $1.64 billion, and network revenue was $4.44 million. In September, Lighter repurchased a total of 597,200 LIT, bringing cumulative buybacks since TGE to 18.15 million LIT, representing 7.26% of circulating supply.
Bitwise launches first Lighter ETP on Deutsche Börse
Bitwise has launched its first ETP product tracking the Lighter (LIT) token on the Deutsche Börse, allowing European investors to participate via securities accounts, with staking functionality to be activated once the fund reaches a specified asset threshold.
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Grayscale Announces Crypto Asset Yield Rankings: HYPE Holders Lead in Yield, CAKE Ranks Highest in Adjusted Earnings Yield
According to BeInCrypto, Grayscale released a crypto asset valuation ranking evaluated based on two metrics: "Token Holder Yield" and "Adjusted Earnings Yield". HYPE topped holder yields at 8.0%, with Lighter (LIT) following closely at 7.9%, and PancakeSwap (CAKE) ranking third at 2.6%, followed sequentially by AERO, UNI, RAY, PENDLE, AAVE, JUP, and CRV. In terms of adjusted earnings yield, CAKE led at 14.4%, with LIT at 14.1% and HYPE at 9.8%, followed sequentially by RAY, AAVE, JUP, SKY, UNI, AERO, and PENDLE. The report showed that five assets on the list had negative holder yields, including AAVE, JUP, and CRV, with CRV at -5.5% and JUP at -2.6%. Grayscale calculates holder yield as staking rewards plus buybacks minus new token issuance, so holders face dilution when new issuance exceeds total yields. While JUP's adjusted earnings yield stands at 3.5%, its holder yield remains negative.
Grayscale Publishes Two Cryptocurrency Asset Return Metric Rankings; HYPE, LIT, and CAKE All Rank at the Top of Both Lists
Grayscale published a crypto asset valuation analysis listing the top 10 tokens by "Token Holder Yield" and "Adjusted Earnings Yield", respectively. The top 10 by Token Holder Yield are HYPE, LIT, CAKE, AERO, UNI, RAY, PENDLE, AAVE, JUP, CRV; the top 10 by Adjusted Earnings Yield are CAKE, LIT, HYPE, RAY, AAVE, JUP, SKY, UNI, AERO, PENDLE.
Worth $7.22 Million: A Certain Whale Bought 9 Tokens in the Past 24 Hours
that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale bought tokens worth approximately $7.22 million in the past 24 hours, including 378,129 LIT worth $1.4 million; 6.61 million ENA worth $1.34 million; 3 million ONDO worth $1.34 million; 1.154 million AERO worth $948,000; 241.8 ETH worth $591,000; 2,944 QNT worth $589,000; 61,252 UNI worth $443,000; 1,387 TAO worth $368,000; and 43.3 billion PEPE worth $195,000.
Bankless Founder: Lighter (LIT) Market Rally Is Back
Odaily reports: Bankless founder David Hoffman reposted Lighter's regulatory update on X and wrote: "Lighter season back on btw."During Lighter's Q3 investor call held last night via webcast, David Hoffman, speaking as an investor, asked: "Given that Lighter has already had extensive prior communication with the CFTC (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission), do you expect the approval of the DCM (Designated Contract Market) and DCO (Derivatives Clearing Organization) licenses to come earlier than the CFTC's stipulated 180-day review period?"Lighter founder and CEO Vladimir Novakovski responded: "We believe that the extensive prior communication will make the whole process much smoother... The CFTC currently has a lot on its plate, so we can't give an exact timeline yet... However, the CFTC is a fast-moving team internally, so we expect the overall approval process to go relatively smoothly."Previously, David Hoffman reportedly sold all his ETH and rotated into tokens such as LIT, ZEC, and NEAR, with the rotated tokens subsequently significantly outperforming ETH.
Lighter plans to apply for a CFTC derivatives broker license in November, LIT token surges over 15% in a single day.
According to Crypto Briefing, the native token LIT of perpetual futures decentralized exchange Lighter has risen by over 15%, trading at around $3.90. Previously, Lighter announced plans to submit a derivatives license application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in November 2026. Founder Vladimir Novakovski stated that the team has been communicating with regulators for about a year, with the goal of becoming the first on-chain perpetual futures DEX to secure CFTC regulatory approval. Upon approval, Lighter is poised to provide U.S. institutions with a compliant on-chain trading channel and lay the groundwork for establishing a U.S. operational entity.
Delphi Digital: Lists HOOD, HYPE, and LIT as Speculative Trading Thematic Investment Targets
According to the latest research report published by Delphi Digital, Dealers Always Win: Why Speculation is the Theme of the Next Decade, Robinhood (HOOD), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and Lighter (LIT) are listed as core targets for positioning in this investment theme. In evaluating these assets, Robinhood demonstrates the advantage of an integrated broker bundling event contracts, options, and cryptocurrency distribution; Hyperliquid, leveraging permissionless on-chain perpetuals and expansion protocols such as HIP-3 and HIP-4, is evolving into an on-chain clearing layer supporting multi-asset round-the-clock trading, while continuously repurchasing HYPE through protocol fees; and Lighter, which constructs its order book using zero-knowledge proofs, has also built competitive moats through zero retail fees and cross-platform distribution partnerships. Collectively, they form an infrastructure exposure designed to capture global speculative demand.