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OKX to List LIGHTUSDT Perpetual Contract (no-expiry futures) on December 16, 2025

OKX to List LIGHTUSDT Perpetual Contract (no-expiry futures) on December 16, 2025

OKX expands its derivatives lineup, adding ZKPUSDT perpetual contracts in January 2026 alongside recent LIGHTUSDT and Lighter token listings.

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Summary

OKX has officially announced it will launch ZKPUSDT perpetual contracts on January 7, 2026 at 21:30 UTC+8, accessible via web, app, and API. This follows its December 16, 2025 listing of LIGHTUSDT perpetual contracts—issued by Bitlight Labs for Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure—and the December 24, 2025 pre-market listing of Lighter (LIT). The updates mark continued expansion in OKX’s tradable asset offerings.

Terms & Concepts
  • Perpetual contract: A crypto derivatives product with no expiry; positions are balanced by periodic funding between longs and shorts.
  • Lightning Network: A layer-2 system for Bitcoin that uses payment channels to enable faster, low-cost transactions.
  • RGB protocol: A client-side validated framework for issuing assets and smart contracts (self-executing blockchain code) on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network.