Two readings, side by side
Lighter vs Pacifica
Not a scoring table. Two dated readings of the venues' own restriction pages, the countries where their lists differ, and each programme's declared terms — quoted, never improved.
The readings behind this page
- Lighter — read on 2026-08-31 lighter.xyz #56f875b1 Full Lighter list
- Pacifica — read on 2026-08-31 app.pacifica.fi #006524da Full Pacifica list
What each one charges
- Lighter — taker 0.000%, maker 0.000%, read 2026-09-03 Standard account docs.lighter.xyz
- Pacifica — taker 0.040%, maker 0.015%, read 2026-09-03 Tier 1 docs.pacifica.fi
The gap between venues is usually larger than any referral discount: count that first.
Named by Lighter, not by Pacifica
- BY Belarus
- MM Myanmar
- SD Sudan
Named by Pacifica, not by Lighter
- PH Philippines
Named by both
- CA Canada
- CN China
- CU Cuba
- GB United Kingdom (UK)
- IR Iran
- KP North Korea
- RU Russia
- SY Syria
- UA Ukraine
- US United States
- VE Venezuela
If the edge can place your connection, your country's code is marked in the lists above.
What each programme declares
Lighter
N33BQEX6ZYVM Lighter's Standard account charges 0.000% maker and 0.000% taker, read on their own docs 3 Sep 2026 — there is no fee left for a discount to cut. What the link adds is your first week of Premium fees rebated, to your first $10M of volume. We receive 10% of referred users' fees (Bronze tier; higher tiers exist). The restricted-country list is still Lighter's; payment does not rewrite it.
Pacifica
kingi You get a 5% point bonus as a referee — points being the thing farmed here. Pacifica's entry tier charges 0.015% maker and 0.040% taker, read on their own docs 3 Sep 2026. We receive 10% of the points generated by referred users. The restricted-country list is still Pacifica's; payment does not rewrite it.
Questions
Which can I use from my country — Lighter or Pacifica?
The venues decide that, at KYC. What we publish is a different thing: whose list names which countries — yours marked when the connection can be placed — and the click is checked at the edge either way.
Do Lighter and Pacifica pay the same referral reward?
Each declares its own programme; both are quoted above verbatim and checked monthly. We add nothing to either.
Why do the two lists differ?
Different legal exposure, different regulators, different lawyers. We do not guess at reasons — we date what each page says and record every later change in the ledger.