diff --git a/src/components/LPDashboard.tsx b/src/components/LPDashboard.tsx
index da5df7b..3bcf861 100644
--- a/src/components/LPDashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LPDashboard.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import DynamicYieldAnalyticsChart from "./DynamicYieldAnalyticsChart";
 import LPSettingsModal from "./LPSettingsModal";
 import { useLPSettings } from "@/hooks/useLPSettings";
 import type { DataTableColumn } from "./DataTable";
+import AuctionRateTicker from "./AuctionRateTicker";
 
 
 type Tab = "discovery" | "my-funded" | "watchlist" | "earnings-history";
@@ -326,9 +327,7 @@ export default function LPDashboard() {
       label: "Discount",
       sortable: true,
       renderCell: (inv) => (
-        <span className="bg-primary-container text-on-primary-container px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-bold">
-          {(inv.discount_rate / 100).toFixed(2)}%
-        </span>
+        <AuctionRateTicker invoice={inv} />
       ),
     },
     {
@@ -698,9 +697,7 @@ export default function LPDashboard() {
                       <TokenAwareAmount amount={invoice.amount} invoice={invoice} tokenMap={tokenMap} defaultToken={defaultToken} />
                     </td>
                     <td className="px-6 py-5">
-                      <span className="bg-primary-container text-on-primary-container px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-bold">
-                        {(invoice.discount_rate / 100).toFixed(2)}%
-                      </span>
+                      <AuctionRateTicker invoice={invoice} />
                     </td>
                     <td className="px-6 py-5 text-sm">{formatDate(invoice.due_date)}</td>
                     <td className="px-6 py-5 font-bold text-green-600">
diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/AuctionRateTicker.test.tsx b/src/components/__tests__/AuctionRateTicker.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3dd304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/AuctionRateTicker.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import AuctionRateTicker from "@/components/AuctionRateTicker";
+import type { Invoice } from "@/utils/soroban";
+
+const fixedInvoice: Invoice = {
+  id: 1n,
+  status: "Pending",
+  freelancer: "GFR",
+  payer: "GPY",
+  amount: 10_000_000n,
+  due_date: 1_900_000_000n,
+  discount_rate: 500,
+};
+
+describe("AuctionRateTicker", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date("2026-05-26T16:20:00Z"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the standard discount badge for fixed-rate invoices", () => {
+    render(<AuctionRateTicker invoice={fixedInvoice} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("5.00%")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the live Dutch auction rate display", () => {
+    const nowSeconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+
+    render(
+      <AuctionRateTicker
+        invoice={{
+          ...fixedInvoice,
+          auction_mode: true,
+          start_rate: 900,
+          min_rate: 300,
+          auction_started_at: BigInt(nowSeconds - 300),
+          auction_ends_at: BigInt(nowSeconds + 300),
+        }}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("Dutch auction rate")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Current Rate: 600 bps")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/decreasing to 300 bps by/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Act now - rate decreases in/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows the minimum-rate state after the auction completes", () => {
+    const nowSeconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+
+    render(
+      <AuctionRateTicker
+        invoice={{
+          ...fixedInvoice,
+          auction_mode: true,
+          start_rate: 900,
+          min_rate: 300,
+          auction_started_at: BigInt(nowSeconds - 600),
+          auction_ends_at: BigInt(nowSeconds - 1),
+        }}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Current Rate: 300 bps")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Minimum rate reached")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/dutchAuction.test.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/dutchAuction.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15bf105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/dutchAuction.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  calculateDutchAuctionState,
+  formatAuctionCountdown,
+  getDutchAuctionTerms,
+} from "@/utils/dutchAuction";
+import type { Invoice } from "@/utils/soroban";
+
+const baseInvoice: Invoice = {
+  id: 1n,
+  status: "Pending",
+  freelancer: "GFR",
+  payer: "GPY",
+  amount: 10_000_000n,
+  due_date: 1_900_000_000n,
+  discount_rate: 500,
+};
+
+describe("Dutch auction utilities", () => {
+  it("returns null for fixed-rate invoices", () => {
+    expect(getDutchAuctionTerms(baseInvoice)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("extracts valid auction terms from invoice metadata", () => {
+    expect(
+      getDutchAuctionTerms({
+        ...baseInvoice,
+        auction_mode: true,
+        start_rate: 800,
+        min_rate: 300,
+        auction_started_at: 1_000n,
+        auction_ends_at: 2_000n,
+      })
+    ).toEqual({
+      startRateBps: 800,
+      minRateBps: 300,
+      startedAt: 1_000,
+      endsAt: 2_000,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("calculates the current rate from elapsed ledger time", () => {
+    const state = calculateDutchAuctionState(
+      {
+        startRateBps: 900,
+        minRateBps: 300,
+        startedAt: 1_000,
+        endsAt: 1_600,
+      },
+      1_300
+    );
+
+    expect(state.currentRateBps).toBe(600);
+    expect(state.progressPercent).toBe(50);
+    expect(state.isComplete).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("clamps the rate at the minimum once the auction ends", () => {
+    const state = calculateDutchAuctionState(
+      {
+        startRateBps: 900,
+        minRateBps: 300,
+        startedAt: 1_000,
+        endsAt: 1_600,
+      },
+      1_700
+    );
+
+    expect(state.currentRateBps).toBe(300);
+    expect(state.progressPercent).toBe(100);
+    expect(state.isComplete).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("formats the next decrease countdown", () => {
+    expect(formatAuctionCountdown(125)).toBe("2m 5s");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/dutchAuction.ts b/src/utils/dutchAuction.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bac8429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/dutchAuction.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import type { Invoice } from "@/utils/soroban";
+
+export interface DutchAuctionTerms {
+  startRateBps: number;
+  minRateBps: number;
+  startedAt: number;
+  endsAt: number;
+}
+
+export interface DutchAuctionState extends DutchAuctionTerms {
+  currentRateBps: number;
+  progressPercent: number;
+  secondsUntilNextDecrease: number;
+  isComplete: boolean;
+}
+
+function toNumber(value: bigint | number | string | undefined): number | null {
+  if (value === undefined) return null;
+  const numberValue = typeof value === "bigint" ? Number(value) : Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(numberValue) ? numberValue : null;
+}
+
+export function getDutchAuctionTerms(invoice: Invoice): DutchAuctionTerms | null {
+  const isAuctionMode =
+    invoice.auction_mode === true ||
+    invoice.auctionMode === true ||
+    invoice.mode === "auction" ||
+    invoice.rate_mode === "auction";
+
+  if (!isAuctionMode) return null;
+
+  const startRateBps = toNumber(invoice.start_rate);
+  const minRateBps = toNumber(invoice.min_rate);
+  const startedAt = toNumber(invoice.auction_started_at);
+  const endsAt = toNumber(invoice.auction_ends_at);
+
+  if (
+    startRateBps === null ||
+    minRateBps === null ||
+    startedAt === null ||
+    endsAt === null ||
+    endsAt <= startedAt ||
+    startRateBps < minRateBps
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return { startRateBps, minRateBps, startedAt, endsAt };
+}
+
+export function calculateDutchAuctionState(
+  terms: DutchAuctionTerms,
+  nowSeconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
+): DutchAuctionState {
+  const totalDuration = terms.endsAt - terms.startedAt;
+  const elapsed = Math.min(Math.max(nowSeconds - terms.startedAt, 0), totalDuration);
+  const rateDelta = terms.startRateBps - terms.minRateBps;
+  const progress = totalDuration === 0 ? 1 : elapsed / totalDuration;
+  const currentRateBps = Math.max(
+    terms.minRateBps,
+    Math.round(terms.startRateBps - rateDelta * progress)
+  );
+  const secondsPerBps = rateDelta > 0 ? totalDuration / rateDelta : totalDuration;
+  const elapsedSinceLastDecrease = rateDelta > 0 ? elapsed % secondsPerBps : 0;
+  const secondsUntilNextDecrease =
+    currentRateBps <= terms.minRateBps
+      ? 0
+      : Math.max(1, Math.ceil(secondsPerBps - elapsedSinceLastDecrease));
+
+  return {
+    ...terms,
+    currentRateBps,
+    progressPercent: Math.min(100, Math.max(0, progress * 100)),
+    secondsUntilNextDecrease,
+    isComplete: nowSeconds >= terms.endsAt || currentRateBps <= terms.minRateBps,
+  };
+}
+
+export function formatAuctionCountdown(seconds: number): string {
+  const safeSeconds = Math.max(0, Math.floor(seconds));
+  const minutes = Math.floor(safeSeconds / 60);
+  const remainingSeconds = safeSeconds % 60;
+  return `${minutes}m ${remainingSeconds}s`;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/soroban.ts b/src/utils/soroban.ts
index 02aa7a8..bf90e5d 100644
--- a/src/utils/soroban.ts
+++ b/src/utils/soroban.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ export interface Invoice {
   funder?: string;
   funded_at?: bigint;
   token?: string;
+  auction_mode?: boolean;
+  auctionMode?: boolean;
+  rate_mode?: string;
+  mode?: string;
+  start_rate?: number;
+  min_rate?: number;
+  auction_started_at?: bigint;
+  auction_ends_at?: bigint;
 }
 
 export interface SubmittedInvoiceResult {
@@ -183,6 +191,14 @@ export async function getInvoice(id: bigint): Promise<Invoice> {
       funder: native.funder,
       funded_at: native.funded_at,
       token: native.token,
+      auction_mode: native.auction_mode,
+      auctionMode: native.auctionMode,
+      rate_mode: native.rate_mode,
+      mode: native.mode,
+      start_rate: native.start_rate,
+      min_rate: native.min_rate,
+      auction_started_at: native.auction_started_at,
+      auction_ends_at: native.auction_ends_at,
     };
   }
   throw new Error(`Failed to get invoice ${id}`);