diff --git a/landing/src/components/LiveStats.vue b/landing/src/components/LiveStats.vue
index f72f949..2fc2173 100644
--- a/landing/src/components/LiveStats.vue
+++ b/landing/src/components/LiveStats.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="!error && stats" class="live-stats">
+    <div class="live-header">
+      <span class="live-dot" :class="{ 'live-dot-error': error }"></span>
+      <span class="live-text">Live</span>
+    </div>
     <div class="stats-grid" :class="{ 'has-floor': showFloorPrice }">
-      <div class="stat-item">
+      <div class="stat-item" :class="{ 'stat-changed': changedStats.has('ethReserve') }">
         <div class="stat-label">ETH Reserve</div>
         <div class="stat-value">{{ ethReserveDisplay }}</div>
         <div v-if="ethReserveSecondary" class="stat-secondary">{{ ethReserveSecondary }}</div>
@@ -10,18 +14,18 @@
           <polyline :points="toSvgPoints(ethReserveSpark)" fill="none" stroke="rgba(96,165,250,0.5)" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-linecap="round" />
         </svg>
       </div>
-      <div class="stat-item">
+      <div class="stat-item" :class="{ 'stat-changed': changedStats.has('ethPerToken') }">
         <div class="stat-label">ETH / Token</div>
         <div class="stat-value">{{ ethPerTokenDisplay }}</div>
         <div v-if="ethPerTokenSecondary" class="stat-secondary">{{ ethPerTokenSecondary }}</div>
       </div>
-      <div v-if="showFloorPrice" class="stat-item">
+      <div v-if="showFloorPrice" class="stat-item" :class="{ 'stat-changed': changedStats.has('floorPrice') }">
         <div class="stat-label">Floor Price</div>
         <div class="stat-value">{{ floorPriceDisplay }}</div>
         <div v-if="floorPriceSecondary" class="stat-secondary">{{ floorPriceSecondary }}</div>
         <div v-if="floorDistanceText" class="floor-distance">{{ floorDistanceText }}</div>
       </div>
-      <div class="stat-item">
+      <div class="stat-item" :class="{ 'stat-changed': changedStats.has('supply') }">
         <div class="stat-label">Supply (7d)</div>
         <div class="stat-value">{{ totalSupply }}</div>
         <div v-if="netSupplyIndicator !== null" class="growth-badge" :class="netSupplyClass">{{ netSupplyIndicator }}</div>
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@
           <polyline :points="toSvgPoints(supplySpark)" fill="none" stroke="rgba(74,222,128,0.5)" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-linecap="round" />
         </svg>
       </div>
-      <div class="stat-item">
+      <div class="stat-item" :class="{ 'stat-changed': changedStats.has('holders') }">
         <div class="stat-label">Holders</div>
         <div class="stat-value">{{ holders }}</div>
         <div v-if="holderGrowthIndicator !== null" class="growth-badge" :class="holderGrowthClass">{{ holderGrowthIndicator }}</div>
@@ -37,12 +41,13 @@
           <polyline :points="toSvgPoints(holdersSpark)" fill="none" stroke="rgba(251,191,36,0.5)" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-linecap="round" />
         </svg>
       </div>
-      <div class="stat-item" :class="{ 'pulse': isRecentRebalance }">
+      <div class="stat-item" :class="{ 'pulse': isRecentRebalance, 'stat-changed': changedStats.has('rebalances') }">
         <div class="stat-label">Rebalances</div>
         <div class="stat-value">{{ rebalanceCount }}</div>
         <div class="growth-badge growth-flat">{{ lastRebalance }}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div class="freshness">{{ error ? 'Connection lost' : `Updated ${secondsSinceUpdate}s ago` }}</div>
   </div>
   <div v-else-if="!error && !stats" class="live-stats">
     <div class="stats-grid">
@@ -86,6 +91,10 @@ let refreshInterval: number | null = null;
 let ethPriceInterval: number | null = null;
 let ethPriceCacheTime = 0;
 const ETH_PRICE_CACHE_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
+const changedStats = ref<Set<string>>(new Set());
+const secondsSinceUpdate = ref(0);
+let freshnessTicker: number | null = null;
+let changeTimeout: number | null = null;
 
 // Helper: safely convert a Wei BigInt string to ETH float
 function weiToEth(wei: string | null | undefined): number {
@@ -466,7 +475,29 @@ async function fetchStats() {
           }
         } catch { /* ignore RPC fallback errors */ }
       }
+      // Detect changed fields for flash animation
+      const prev = stats.value;
+      if (prev) {
+        const changed = new Set<string>();
+        if (s.lastEthReserve !== prev.lastEthReserve) {
+          changed.add('ethReserve');
+          changed.add('ethPerToken');
+        }
+        if (s.kraikenTotalSupply !== prev.kraikenTotalSupply) {
+          changed.add('supply');
+          changed.add('ethPerToken');
+        }
+        if (s.floorPriceWei !== prev.floorPriceWei) changed.add('floorPrice');
+        if (s.holderCount !== prev.holderCount) changed.add('holders');
+        if (s.recentersLastWeek !== prev.recentersLastWeek) changed.add('rebalances');
+        if (changed.size > 0) {
+          changedStats.value = changed;
+          if (changeTimeout) clearTimeout(changeTimeout);
+          changeTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => { changedStats.value = new Set(); }, 700);
+        }
+      }
       stats.value = s;
+      secondsSinceUpdate.value = 0;
       error.value = false;
     } else {
       throw new Error('No stats data');
@@ -478,16 +509,19 @@ async function fetchStats() {
   }
 }
 
-onMounted(() => {
-  fetchStats();
+onMounted(async () => {
+  await fetchStats();
   fetchEthPrice();
   refreshInterval = window.setInterval(fetchStats, 30000); // Refresh every 30 seconds
-  ethPriceInterval = window.setInterval(fetchEthPrice, ETH_PRICE_CACHE_MS); // Refresh ETH price every 5 min
+  ethPriceInterval = window.setInterval(fetchEthPrice, ETH_PRICE_CACHE_MS);
+  freshnessTicker = window.setInterval(() => { secondsSinceUpdate.value++; }, 1000);
 });
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   if (refreshInterval) clearInterval(refreshInterval);
   if (ethPriceInterval) clearInterval(ethPriceInterval);
+  if (freshnessTicker) clearInterval(freshnessTicker);
+  if (changeTimeout) clearTimeout(changeTimeout);
 });
 </script>
 
@@ -590,6 +624,57 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
     background: rgba(117, 80, 174, 0.2)
     border-color: rgba(117, 80, 174, 0.5)
 
+.live-header
+  display: flex
+  align-items: center
+  justify-content: center
+  gap: 6px
+  margin-bottom: 16px
+
+.live-dot
+  width: 8px
+  height: 8px
+  border-radius: 50%
+  background: #4ade80
+  animation: dot-pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite
+
+.live-dot-error
+  background: #ef4444
+  animation: none
+
+.live-text
+  font-size: 11px
+  color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.5)
+  text-transform: uppercase
+  letter-spacing: 1px
+  font-weight: 500
+
+@keyframes dot-pulse
+  0%, 100%
+    opacity: 1
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.4)
+  50%
+    opacity: 0.7
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(74, 222, 128, 0)
+
+.freshness
+  text-align: center
+  font-size: 11px
+  color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.35)
+  margin-top: 16px
+  letter-spacing: 0.3px
+
+.stat-changed
+  animation: stat-flash 0.7s ease-out
+
+@keyframes stat-flash
+  0%
+    background: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.15)
+    border-color: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.3)
+  100%
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03)
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08)
+
 .skeleton
   pointer-events: none