Lighter weekly update: Binary options launch and referral program changes

Weekly Update

Product Updates

• Binary options (Up/Down) are now live, featuring a new Buy/Sell toggle, improved price movement displays, historical windows, and settlement status.
• Simple mode users can now transfer USDC from perps to spot without leaving the page.
• Closing positions now also cancels open orders and stops active TWAPs associated with the position.
• A new Export page in Tools allows unlimited date-range exports of trade and funding history.
• RFQ is now available as a dedicated tab alongside Market and Limit on spot and perps.
• Revenue charts on the stats page now show a breakdown by chain, with fee details in the tooltip.
• Trader profiles now display live open positions in Trading Activity.
• Mobile improvements include close-position and SL/TP sheets, simplified login, RFQ access, expanded conditional order confirmations, automatic app-open biometrics, and refreshed notifications.
• All Lighter documentation is now available in one place, with an agent-friendly format: https://docs.lighter.xyz.

Referral Program Updates

• The updated Referral Program now counts earlier referrals. When a Standard user you referred before July 28 pays trading fees, you earn a share of them https://docs.lighter.xyz/programs/referral-program.

Integrators

• Sparkling has integrated Lighter perps and binary options, available on Telegram and web.

Post Highlights

• 1 Million Accounts — Lighter Core has surpassed 1 million accounts!
• Q3 Investor Update Recording — The recording is now available.
• Token Unlocks — Vlad addressed community questions about token unlocks.
• US Licensing — Vlad addressed community questions about US licensing.