The Lighter fee wallet currently holds 1,216 LIT (~$3K) and is increasing every second, suggesting buybacks may have started; it also holds ~$550K in perps USDC and ~$110K in spot USDC.

https://app.lighter.xyz/explorer/accounts/0

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Author: @intern_cc, Crypto KOL
Compiled by: Felix, PANews
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