Code: 718610TD · Link: app.lighter.xyz/?referral=718610TD
You get: Premium fees paid in your first week rebated in USDC (cap: $10M of maker + taker volume).
Standard account: 0% / 0% on perps and spot with or without a code.
Invite code required? No. Lighter has been open to everyone since its public mainnet on October 1, 2025.
Timing: the week starts at sign-up; the code cannot be added to an existing account.
Payout: Mondays, as an L2 transfer, $1 minimum.
1. What the Lighter referral code gives you
Lighter is a zk-rollup perpetuals and spot exchange with verifiable order matching. Its referral program page opens with an honest line: “Lighter remains free to trade for most users.” The program is built for traders who choose the faster Premium account, and it gives the person who signs up with a code exactly one thing: a free first week of Premium.
When you open our link, the app shows this invite (checked September 27, 2026, app v6.0.47):
“You’re invited! Invite code 718610TD. Create your Lighter account with this invite to get your first week of Premium free. All first-week trading fees are rebated in USDC. Choose your account type after creating and verifying your account.”
The official terms behind it:
- Free trial week. “The trading fees you pay during your trial week are rebated back to you every Monday. The trial week starts at sign-up, when the referral code is used.”
- Cap. Fees are rebated on the first $10M of trading volume in the trial. Maker and taker volume both count toward it.
- Payout. Weekly L2 transfers from
0x817645592D5f7BB7F4F1b027B7f5277f28d12805. Each Monday covers Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59 UTC of the previous week. $1 minimum. - Also counted. “Fees paid to access advanced order types via a Standard account are also counted.”
- Permanent. “Once a referral code is used at sign-up, it cannot be changed or added later.”
- Start date. The current program applies to referrals made on or after July 28, 2026.
With 718610TD vs no code
| With 718610TD | No code | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard account fees | 0% maker / 0% taker | 0% maker / 0% taker |
| Premium fees in your first week | Rebated in USDC every Monday, on up to $10M of volume | Paid in full |
| Premium fees after week one | Published schedule (lower only with LIT staking) | Published schedule |
| Points or sign-up bonus | None documented | None |
| Needed to open an account? | No | No |
| Can it be added later? | Attached at sign-up; permanent | No: “cannot be changed or added later” |
| Cost | Free; your fees do not go up | Free |
From Lighter’s referral-program and trading-fees docs, checked October 14, 2026. “None documented”: Lighter’s docs describe no points or cash bonus for referred users.
2. How to use 718610TD: 3 steps (desktop and phone)
- Open the link: app.lighter.xyz/?referral=718610TD. The invite dialog shows “Invite code 718610TD” and a toast confirms “Referral code will be used after login.” You do not type the code anywhere.
- Click Connect Wallet and create the account. The “Log in or sign up” window takes an email address or a wallet (Coinbase, OKX Wallet, MetaMask, Binance Wallet, Rabby, Phantom and more). Signing in creates your Lighter account; this is the moment the referral is attached and the trial week starts.
- Choose your account type. The invite says you choose it “after creating and verifying your account.” Pick Premium if you want the free week to matter; Standard if you want 0% fees and do not mind the latency. Do make a choice: the app warns “Closing this without choosing will discard your invite.” The trial notice adds: “Your first week of Premium is free. You can downgrade anytime from Portfolio.”
Then deposit USDC (routes and minimums: Lighter deposit and withdrawal guide; first-time screens: how to use Lighter DEX), trade during the week as usual, and look for the Monday USDC transfer from the payout address above. Amounts under $1 are not sent.
On a phone
The invite works the same on mobile web: on a phone-sized screen the link opens the trade page with the “You’re invited!” sheet at the bottom and the same toast (checked September 27, 2026). Two details matter on a phone:
- Open the link in the browser you will sign up in. The app remembers the code in that browser until you log in. If you sign up with a wallet app such as MetaMask or OKX Wallet, paste the link into the wallet’s built-in browser; if you use email, Safari or Chrome is fine.
- Create the account on the web first, then use the app. Lighter Mobile (iOS and Android) is a separate app; sign up through the link, then log in to the app with the same wallet or email, or use the web app’s “Link Mobile Device” button. More in the Lighter mobile app guide.
3. How to check the code is attached
- Before you connect: the dialog must read “Invite code 718610TD”, and the toast “Referral code will be used after login” appears. If you see no invite, open the link again before connecting. Closing the invite with “Maybe later” kept the code saved in the browser in our test, but the safest path is to connect straight from the invite.
- Right after sign-up: the app asks you to choose an account type, and the trial notice reads “Your first week of Premium is free. You can downgrade anytime from Portfolio.”
- The following Monday: if you paid Premium fees, a USDC L2 transfer arrives from
0x817645592D5f7BB7F4F1b027B7f5277f28d12805, covering Monday to Sunday UTC of the previous week (minimum $1).
Keep your trade history for that week: the fee column is what gets rebated, so you can check the transfer against it.
4. Lighter invite code: is one still required?
No. “Lighter invite code” is a leftover from the private beta, when access was limited. Lighter announced on October 1, 2025 that “the Lighter public mainnet is live after 8 months of private beta,” and anyone can now sign up. We checked on September 27, 2026: opening the app without any link and clicking Connect Wallet brings up “Log in or sign up” with only an email field and wallet buttons, and no invite-code field.
The word survived in the product, though: the referral dialog itself says “You’re invited! Invite code 718610TD.” Today an invite code and a referral code are the same thing. It is optional, and its only effect for you is the free Premium week above.
5. What the code does not give: myths and fake bonuses
Many pages ranking for “Lighter referral code” are spam or copied forum posts that promise bonuses Lighter never announced. Against Lighter’s own documentation:
- “EARN25: 25% bonus referral points” / “BONUS5: 5% extra points.” Not in Lighter’s docs, which describe no points boost for referees from any code on Lighter Core.
- “Sign-up bonus in USDT” or “free trading credit.” None exists. The only money that moves is the rebate of Premium fees you actually paid.
- “A code discounts your fees.” The code does not change the fee schedule. Standard is 0% for everyone; Premium is the published rate, lower only through LIT staking or LIT Fee Credits.
- “Use the link after you create your account.” Wrong order. The code is attached when the account is created, and it “cannot be changed or added later.”
- “The code gives you points.” Lighter documents no points for referees. Its points pages also disagree with each other: the market-maker page says “Points Season 2 ended on December 26th 2025,” while the retail page still describes 200,000 points a week. Background: Lighter airdrop and points guide.
- Lighter on Robinhood Chain is a separate Lighter instance with its own points program (terms effective August 10, 2026) that bans self-referrals and circular referral schemes. Its referral page reads “Invite traders to Lighter on Robinhood Chain with the referral code and get 10% of their trading points”: that is a points reward for the referrer, not a bonus for the person referred. This page covers Lighter Core at app.lighter.xyz, where referrals pay USDC fee kickbacks instead.
Every valid code gives a referee the same benefit, so there is no “better” Lighter code. Trust the invite text the app shows, not the headline of the page that sent you there.
6. Common mistakes that lose the invite
- Connecting a wallet before opening the link. If you connect first, the account exists and the code can no longer be attached.
- Opening the link in one browser and signing up in another. The code is remembered only in the browser where you opened the link (for example, the link in Safari but the sign-up inside MetaMask’s browser).
- Closing the account-type prompt without choosing. The app warns that this “will discard your invite.”
- Creating the account days before you fund it. The trial week runs from sign-up, not from your first trade.
- Expecting a rebate on Standard. Standard fees are already 0%; there is nothing to rebate unless you pay for advanced order types.
- Opening a second account to use a code. Self-referrals and other attempts to game the program lead to disqualification.
- Using a look-alike site. Lighter’s docs list its front ends as app.lighter.xyz and lighter.exchange. Never connect a wallet on another domain that promises a bigger code bonus.
Signing up for Lighter? Use the invite
Open the link first, then connect your wallet or email: 718610TD attaches automatically and your first Premium week is rebated.
7. Already have an account?
Then the code cannot be applied: Lighter’s referral rules say referral codes “cannot be changed after sign-up.” This is stricter than Hyperliquid, where the app still accepts a code until an account has traded $10,000. Two things are worth knowing before you consider a fresh account. First, Lighter’s referral rules disqualify “self-referrals, and any other attempts to abuse or game the program.” Second, the benefit is one week of Premium fees; for a Standard user it is worth nothing. For most existing users the right move is to keep trading as they are.
8. Standard, Premium and Plus: why most users pay nothing
Lighter charges by account type, not by volume tier. The default Standard account pays 0% maker and 0% taker on every perp and spot market; the trade-off is latency (300 ms on taker orders and cancels; maker orders are not delayed). Premium is opt-in: 0.0040% maker and 0.0280% taker with no LIT staked, 140 ms taker latency and no added latency on cancels or post-only orders. Plus is a third option for API users who need higher rate limits: 0.5 bps both sides.
| Account type | Maker | Taker | Latency | Sub-accounts | Referral trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (default) | 0% | 0% | 300 ms taker and cancel; maker not delayed | 4 | Nothing to rebate (except fees on advanced order types) |
| Premium, 0 LIT staked | 0.0040% | 0.0280% | 140 ms taker; no delay on cancels and post-only | 64 | Fully rebated in the trial week |
| Premium, 10,000 LIT | 0.0036% | 0.0252% | 140 ms | 64 | Rebate covers the discounted fee |
| Premium, 500,000 LIT | 0.0028% | 0.0196% | 140 ms | 64 | Rebate covers the discounted fee |
| Plus (opt-in) | 0.005% | 0.005% | 300 ms taker, 200 ms maker and cancel | 16 | Higher API rate limits; fees are counted |
Lighter trading-fees docs and API account-types docs, September 2026. Premium discounts for staked LIT run from 2.5% (1,000 LIT) to 30% (500,000 LIT); LIT Fee Credits let you rent a higher tier. The account type is tied to your L1 address; downgrading is limited to once per 24 hours, upgrading has no cooldown.
So a Lighter referral code does not unlock zero fees; zero fees are the default. It makes your first week of Premium free. Full fee detail: Lighter fees.
9. What the free Premium week is worth
At the base Premium rate (no LIT staked), your trial-week fees, and therefore your rebate, would be:
| Volume in the trial week | All taker (0.028%) | All maker (0.004%) | Half and half |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | $28.00 | $4.00 | $16.00 |
| $1,000,000 | $280.00 | $40.00 | $160.00 |
| $10,000,000 (cap) | $2,800.00 | $400.00 | $1,600.00 |
Our calculation from the published Premium rates. Volume above $10M in the trial week is charged normally.
The maximum rebate is therefore $2,800 for a pure taker who reaches the cap. A typical active retail trader doing $200,000 of taker volume that week gets $56 back. If you stay on Standard all week, you paid nothing and receive nothing, which is still the best deal of all for a trader who can live with 300 ms.
One practical point: the week runs from sign-up. If you create the account on a Friday and only fund it the following Tuesday, you have lost most of the trial. Create the account when you are ready to deposit and trade.
10. Your own Lighter referral code and referrer tiers
Where to find your code. Every account can refer. Open Referrals in the app’s top menu (app.lighter.xyz/referrals) and connect your wallet; logged out, the page says “Connect a wallet to see your referral code and earnings.” Your link has the form app.lighter.xyz/?referral=YOURCODE. Lighter’s API reference lists “Update referral code (allowed once per account)”, so renaming your code is limited to 1 change per account; choose carefully.
What a referrer earns. A share of the gross fees paid by referred users:
| Tier | Kickback | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 10% | Everyone |
| Silver | 20% | 15+ unique referrals, each active on 5+ separate trading days |
| Top rate (app only) | up to 30% | Not published: the docs no longer list a tier above Silver (the Gold row and its 50+ requirement were no longer listed when we checked on October 14, 2026) |
- Only users who signed up on or after July 28, 2026 count toward tiers.
- Upgrades are reviewed manually every Monday, apply from the upgrade date (not retroactively) and are “granted at our discretion.”
- Trades through the partner-attribution program with non-zero integrator fees earn no kickback. Since September 14, 2026, partner-attribution trades from Standard accounts are rejected altogether.
- The kickback is paid from Lighter’s fee revenue. It does not raise the referred trader’s fees.
Because Standard accounts pay no trading fees, a referrer earns only when referees use Premium or Plus or pay for advanced order types. At Bronze, a Premium referee paying $280 of fees on $1M of taker volume earns the referrer $28. We say this plainly because it explains why we recommend Lighter’s free Standard account to many readers even though it earns us nothing. How this compares with other exchanges’ programs is in how to earn from DEX referral programs.
11. Rules that cancel a rebate
Lighter’s program guidelines are short and strict: “All kickbacks and rebates, on both the referrer and referee side, are discretionary.” Wash trading, self-referrals and other attempts to game the program lead to disqualification and forfeiture of pending rebates, and Lighter “may modify, suspend, or terminate the program at any time.” Do not try to fill the $10M cap by trading against yourself; Lighter’s self-trade prevention and verifiable matching make it visible.
12. Is Lighter legit? KYC and safety
- Track record. Lighter has run as a public mainnet since October 1, 2025, after eight months of private beta. Its public API reported about $653M of volume in the 24 hours to 23:05 UTC on September 26, 2026 (a Saturday), across 210 active perp and 10 spot markets.
- Verifiable design. Orders are matched and liquidated inside zero-knowledge circuits on an Ethereum L2, and the docs publish 9 security audit reports for its smart contracts and circuits.
- No KYC at sign-up. You log in with a wallet or an email and keep custody of your funds; no identity documents are requested. That does not make activity anonymous (it is on-chain), and taxes still apply. Background: trading on DEXs without KYC.
- Who may not use it. Lighter’s Terms of Service exclude persons in the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine and several sanctioned countries. Do not try to work around that.
- Risks that remain. Smart-contract and bridge risk, liquidation risk on leveraged positions, and rebates that are discretionary. Our full assessment is in the Lighter review.
13. Who should use it, and Lighter vs Hyperliquid codes
- Scalpers and latency-sensitive traders who plan to run Premium from day one get the most: a free week to test 140 ms execution.
- API and bot traders on Premium or Plus get their first-week fees back; see the Lighter API guide.
- Everyone else gains little, but loses nothing, and the code can only be added at sign-up.
| Lighter 718610TD | Hyperliquid HOLYGRAIL | |
|---|---|---|
| Benefit | 100% of Premium fees rebated for one week | 4% off all fees |
| Cap | $10M of volume in the trial week | First $25M of volume |
| Base fee it applies to | Premium 0.028% taker (Standard is 0%) | 0.045% taker / 0.015% maker |
| Add later? | No, sign-up only | Yes, until $10,000 of volume |
| Paid as | Weekly USDC rebate (Mondays) | Lower fee on every fill |
For the first week, Lighter’s rebate is larger; over a year, Hyperliquid’s 4% keeps going. And Lighter’s Standard account at 0% beats both if 300 ms is acceptable. The venues themselves are compared in Hyperliquid vs Lighter and on our best DEX list.
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FAQ
What is the Lighter referral code?
Our Lighter referral code is 718610TD. Open app.lighter.xyz/?referral=718610TD before you create your account; the app shows “You’re invited! Invite code 718610TD” and uses the code after you log in. Lighter attaches a code only at sign-up.
Is a Lighter invite code required to sign up?
No. Lighter opened its public mainnet on October 1, 2025, after eight months of private beta, and anyone can now create an account. When you open the app without a referral link, the “Log in or sign up” window asks only for an email or a wallet; there is no invite-code field. A referral code is optional and only adds the free Premium week.
Where do I find a Lighter referral code?
Use a referral link from an existing user, such as ours: app.lighter.xyz/?referral=718610TD. Your own code is on the Referrals page of the app (app.lighter.xyz/referrals) once you connect your wallet: “Connect a wallet to see your referral code and earnings.”
Do I have to type the Lighter code anywhere?
No. The code travels in the link. The app shows the invite, a toast says “Referral code will be used after login”, and the code is applied when you create the account. The sign-up window has no box to type a code into, so open the link first, in the same browser you sign up with.
What does a Lighter referral code give me?
Your first week of Premium for free: the trading fees you pay in the week after sign-up are rebated in USDC every Monday, on up to $10M of trading volume (maker and taker both count). It does not change the fee schedule itself, and Standard accounts already trade at 0% maker and 0% taker.
Which Lighter referral code is real (EARN25, BONUS5 and others)?
Every valid code gives the referee the same thing, the first Premium week rebated. Lighter’s documentation describes no 25% or 5% bonus, no points boost for referees and no USDT sign-up bonus, so ignore codes advertised with those promises. Check the invite text the app itself shows before you connect a wallet.
Is a Lighter referral code worth it if I use a Standard account?
It changes little, because Standard accounts pay no trading fees on perps or spot. It costs nothing, though, and cannot be added later, so it keeps the option open: if you switch to Premium in your first week, or pay for advanced order types, those fees are covered by the trial.
Can I add a Lighter referral code after signing up?
No. Lighter’s referral page says attribution is permanent: once a code is used at sign-up it cannot be changed or added later. An existing account cannot be referred.
When does the free Premium week start?
At sign-up, when the referral code is used, not when you first switch to Premium. Create the account when you are ready to trade, and switch to Premium on day one if you want the full week.
Can I use the Lighter referral code on mobile?
Yes. Open the link in your phone’s browser, or in your wallet app’s built-in browser if you sign up with a wallet: the same invite appears on mobile web. Create the account there, then log in to the Lighter Mobile app with the same account. The code is remembered only in the browser where you opened the link.
Does Lighter require KYC?
Lighter asks for no identity verification at sign-up: you log in with a wallet or an email and keep custody of your funds. Its Terms still exclude persons in the US, Canada, the UK and several sanctioned countries, and on-chain activity is public. Taxes apply as usual.
How much does the Lighter referrer earn?
Referrers earn 10% (Bronze, everyone) or 20% (Silver, 15+ referrals each active on 5+ days) of the gross fees their referred users pay, which in practice means Premium and Plus fees plus fees for advanced order types (such as TWAP) on Standard; plain Standard market and limit orders are free. Upgrades are manual and weekly, kickbacks are paid every Monday as L2 transfers with a $1 minimum, and all rewards are discretionary. The app advertises “up to 30%”, but on October 14, 2026 the docs published no tier above Silver and no requirement for that rate.
Does the Lighter referral code give points?
Lighter documents no points bonus for referees on Lighter Core (app.lighter.xyz). Its points pages currently conflict (one says Season 2 ended on December 26, 2025, another still describes 200,000 points a week), so do not sign up expecting referral points. The separate Lighter on Robinhood Chain gives the referrer 10% of referees’ trading points.
Disclosure: 718610TD is our Lighter referral code; Lighter pays us a share of the fees paid by accounts referred through it (Premium and Plus fees, and advanced-order fees such as TWAP on Standard; plain Standard market and limit orders are free, so they earn us nothing). It does not change the fees you pay. Terms are quoted from docs.lighter.xyz and the Lighter app as of October 14, 2026 and may change. Not investment advice.