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Lighter falls 11% after Bitwise’s LIT ETP launch – But there’s a catch!

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Lighter’s LIT moved around the launch of Bitwise’s staking ETP, with one account saying the token fell 11% and another putting the drop at 11.2%. One piece also says LIT briefly traded near $5.50 before slipping below $5 to $4.86, and that the new product had not yet started staking LIT.

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Lighter’s LIT fell 11% around Bitwise’s LIT ETP launch.
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LIT briefly approached $5.50 before losing the $5 level and dropping to $4.86.
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The newly launched product had not started staking LIT.

What it means

In practice, the launch did not yet add staking through the new product, even though the product was described as a staking ETP. That means the launch changed the product lineup, but not the staking setup inside that product at the time described.

What remains open is how much of LIT is actually staked, since one piece says nearly half may be staked while the other says the product had not started staking LIT. A clearer answer would require confirmation of the supply that is staked and whether the ETP later begins staking.

Market reaction i

LighterLIT it is the asset of the company or protocol in the event
first headline
-0.8% 2 h before
-2.6% 4 h after
$4.95price at publication
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Coverage timeline

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