Gate announced the launch of Bitlight Labs (LIGHT) perpetual contract trading on September 27 at 19:30 (UTC+8), with support for 1–20x leverage. The exchange specified that LIGHT leveraged lending will begin at 21:10 (UTC+8). Within one hour of the perpetual market opening, Gate plans to enable trading bots and copy trading functionality, while flash swaps and dollar-cost averaging tools are scheduled to roll out shortly after spot trading commences. Market participants should consider these staged feature releases when evaluating execution, liquidity, and risk management for LIGHT positions.