Lighter vs Liminal

Lighter is a fully-verifiable decentralized exchange built as a zero-knowledge rollup on Ethereum, delivering high-frequency trading performance with onchain security and composability. Its custom ZK circuits prove every operation — including order matching and liquidations — with millisecond latency and the ability to process tens of thousands of orders per second. The optimized matching engine enables zero fees for retail traders and highly competitive pricing for high-frequency strategies, while deposits, withdrawals and proofs are verified publicly on Ethereum. Lighter's mainnet is live, offering low-cost, low-latency perpetual trading backed by transparent, cryptographically-secured settlement.

Liminal Basis is an automated strategy protocol designed to capture basis and funding-rate opportunities on Hyperliquid. It packages market-neutral positions that combine spot and perpetual exposure, seeking yield from price convergence and funding rather than directional market moves. Strategy execution, hedging and rebalancing are automated so depositors can access the trade through an on-chain vault.