Host John Gillen speaks with Lighter’s Trevor King about the exchange’s strategy for competing in an increasingly crowded perpetual futures market. King explains how Lighter uses zero-fee retail trading, market-maker economics, and white-glove integrations to expand distribution through partners such as Robinhood while pursuing additional relationships in the US and abroad.
The discussion covers Lighter’s regulatory work with the CFTC, its push into equities, commodities, foreign exchange, options, and binary markets, and why King sees these products as complementary rather than a retreat from perpetuals. He also details Lighter’s evolving monetization model, including premium trading features and higher-rate-limit accounts, alongside its commitment to using revenue for token buybacks and burns for the foreseeable future.
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