Core Insights - LIT, the token of decentralized perpetuals exchange Lighter, experienced a significant price drop of approximately 22.2% from its post-launch high of $4.04 to around $2.62, marking its lowest level since launch due to heavy selling from early recipients and leveraged traders [1] Trading Activity - Despite the price drop, LIT's trading volume surged to 13.43 million, nearly three times the previous day's volume, indicating increased market involvement driven by volatility and short-term speculation rather than long-term accumulation [2] - LIT is currently trading about 35% lower than its peak, entering a post-launch correctional phase with ongoing price discovery [3] Airdrop Analysis - Approximately 198.86 million LIT tokens were initially received by participants in the airdrop, with existing balances in wallets dropping to around 183.29 million, indicating a significant decrease in the airdropped supply [3] - Only 7.77% of wallets increased their holdings, while 45.88% reduced their balances and 46.35% made no changes, highlighting that selling activity has outpaced accumulation [4] - In total, about 150.34 million LIT, or roughly 75.6% of the airdropped tokens, remain held, while around 48.52 million tokens, or 24.4%, have been sold or transferred [4] Market Sentiment - The trading imbalance suggests that buy-side conviction has lagged behind sell-side activity during the early trading window [5] - Derivatives market data indicates consistent aggressive selling of LIT perpetual contracts across multiple time frames, reinforcing the current market sentiment [6]