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Lighter

Recorded facts for this trading venue, drawn from public sources.

DEX presentation: Protocol, Interface, and Legal Entity are kept distinct. Unconfirmed fields stay unknown.

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Answer from public records

Is Lighter regulated?

Lighter does not have one universal regulatory status. VenueVeritas reviews regulatory records by legal entity, jurisdiction, and authorization scope.

VenueVeritas does not currently publish a verified regulatory record for this venue in the current evidence snapshot. Researched — no verified public record located.

Absence of a published record is not a finding of non-authorization. Unknown remains unknown.

Last checked: No dated public record

What this evidence does NOT mean

  • A regulatory record attached to a named legal entity is not a global licence for the brand.
  • Absence of a published record is not a finding that a venue is unregulated. Unknown remains unknown.
  • Proof of Reserves is not a full financial audit and is not proof of solvency.
  • Custody claims and evidence coverage are not a safety score or investment recommendation.
  • VenueVeritas publishes verified public records only. Missing fields stay missing.

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Simple summary

What does VenueVeritas currently publish about this venue?

  • VenueVeritas publishes a public evidence record for Lighter. Missing facts stay unknown; this page is not a ranking or recommendation.
  • Lighter is presented with Protocol / Interface / Legal Entity kept distinct where the public record supports that separation. Fields that are not confirmed remain unknown.
  • A verified legal relation is on file: Elliot Technologies, Inc. (Interface operator). Brand name and legal entity are not treated as interchangeable.
  • No published regulatory instrument is currently on file for a named legal entity mapped to Lighter. Absence of a published instrument is not itself a determination that the venue is “unregulated”.
  • 1 confirmed product offering record is on file.
  • Structured custody claims are on file (1). Claims are published as stated under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.

Key public record

Publication status
Ready with disclosure
Research cycle
Investigated — not a claim that every fact is on file
How much info is available
4 / 7 coveredi
Operating company
Elliot Technologies, Inc.
Registration / licence record
Checked — nothing confirmed
Products confirmed
1 on file
How assets are held
1 holding notes
Latest reserve information
Official source not available
Fee snapshot
Checked — nothing confirmed
Last checked
Sep 13, 2026

What registration or licence records are on file for Lighter?

Which regulatory instruments are on file for named legal entities — and at what scope?

Regulatory instruments attach to named legal entities and jurisdictions — not automatically to the global brand.

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Checked — nothing confirmed

Products

Which product offerings are confirmed in the public record?

How does Lighter say customer assets are held?

What does VenueVeritas confirm about custody? Claims are stated facts under documented scope — not a safety conclusion.

Notes on how assets are held are shown as stated by the source. Not a safety rating. Detail pages may also say Custody.

What does Lighter disclose about custody?

VenueVeritas has structured custody claims on file for Lighter. As stated in the reviewed sources:

Custody model: non_custodial_interface: user connects third-party non-custodial wallet; user keeps private keys

These claims are published under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.

Official source (Elliot Technologies, Inc.)

https://lighter.xyz/terms

Verified on public record: 2026-08-27

Who holds customer assets at Lighter?

A published custody claim on file states: Custody model — non_custodial_interface: user connects third-party non-custodial wallet; user keeps private keys.

This is a source-stated claim under documented scope, not a VenueVeritas safety conclusion.

Official source (Elliot Technologies, Inc.)

https://lighter.xyz/terms

Verified on public record: 2026-08-27

  • Custody model

    non_custodial_interface: user connects third-party non-custodial wallet; user keeps private keys

    Operating company
    Venue-level record
    Scope
    Lighter Terms of Service
    As of
    Aug 27, 2026
    Source
    Elliot Technologies, Inc.

    View official recordhttps://lighter.xyz/terms

Does Lighter publish reserve data? (Also called Proof of Reserves / PoR in detail.)

Does this venue have a proof-of-reserves snapshot on file?

Reserve information (Proof of Reserves / PoR) is not, by itself, a full financial audit or proof of solvency.

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Does Lighter publish Proof of Reserves?

VenueVeritas does not currently publish a Proof-of-Reserves snapshot for Lighter in this evidence record.

Absence of a snapshot is not a finding of insolvency. Proof of Reserves is not a financial audit.

Official source not available

Fee records

What dated fee snapshots are on file?

What are Lighter's trading fees?

VenueVeritas does not currently publish a dated fee snapshot for Lighter.

Missing fee evidence is not an inferred fee schedule. Unknown remains unknown.

Checked — nothing confirmed

Security & operational record

Which confirmed security or operational events are published?

No structured incident record is currently published for this venue. This does not mean no incident has occurred.

What geographic restrictions are documented for Lighter?

Which geographic restrictions are confirmed in the public record?

Missing restriction rows do not mean unrestricted availability. Regional terms must not be read as global venue restrictions.

Is Lighter available in the United States?

VenueVeritas has a geographic restriction record on file for the United States (US): Venue-wide / Prohibited.

This is a published restriction record — typically from operator terms or a primary disclosure — not a determination of legality for every product, entity, or user type.

Which countries restrict Lighter?

Published restriction jurisdiction codes on file: BY, CA, CN, CU, GB, IR, KP, MM, RU, SD, SY, UA, US, VE.

These rows are not a complete worldwide availability map. Regional terms must not be read as a global brand restriction, and missing codes do not mean the venue is available there.

14 confirmed restriction records on file.

JurisdictionTypeStatusProduct scope
BYVenue-wideProhibited—
CAVenue-wideProhibited—
CNVenue-wideProhibited—
CUVenue-wideProhibited—
GBVenue-wideProhibited—
IRVenue-wideProhibited—
KPVenue-wideProhibited—
MMVenue-wideProhibited—
RUVenue-wideProhibited—
SDVenue-wideProhibited—
SYVenue-wideProhibited—
UAVenue-wideProhibited—
USVenue-wideProhibited—
VEVenue-wideProhibited—

Open questions / unresolved records

Which material fields remain unresolved after research?

  • regulation — Researched — unresolved

    Elliot Technologies, Inc. disclosed as interface operator; no regulator authorization packaged. Re-audited 2026-09-13: keep THIN; do not invent fills.

  • por — Primary source unavailable

    Non-custodial interface; no PoR disclosure found

  • Fees — Researched — unresolved

    No official numeric fee schedule confirmed

  • Security operations — Researched — unresolved

    No confirmed primary incident packaged

Official sources

2 source references (publisher + URL).

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How we checked

Based on public information. Blank means not confirmed yet.

Last checked: Sep 13, 2026 · Last checked: Sep 13, 2026

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