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Litecoin (LTC)

Litecoin (LTC)

LTC

Litecoin (LTC) Price
$45.67

Litecoin (LTC) 24h Vol
$159,194,614

Litecoin (LTC) Market Cap
$3,537,851,112

Litecoin (LTC) Circulating
77,469,035

Full Name
Litecoin (LTC)
Symbol
LTC
Algorithm
Scrypt
BTC Price
0.00070689 BTC
BTC Market
54,762 BTC
BTC 24h Vol
2,464 BTC
Total Coins Mined
77,469,035 LTC
1h
0.38 %
24h
1.47 %
7d
1.29 %
Charts

Litecoin (LTC)
Litecoin (LTC)

Description

Litecoin LTC - provides faster transaction confirmations (2.5 minutes on average) and uses a memory-hard, scrypt-based mining proof-of-work algorithm to target the regular computers and GPUs most people already have - which are its main differentials to Bitcoin. The Litecoin network is scheduled to produce 84 million currency units with a halving in reward every four years just like bitcoin. The coin was created by a Google employee, Charles Lee. Litecoin is in second spot to Bitcoin and has spawned numerous clones - however it has a solid base of support and dedicated development team.

The Litecoin project is currently maintained by a core group of 6 software developers, led by Charles Lee, with a large community that is growing in support.

In May 2017, Litecoin became the first of the Top 5 (By Market Cap) cryptocurrencies to implement the SegWit scaling solution. Later in May of the same year, the first Lightning Network transaction was completed through litecoin, transferring 0.00000001 LTC from Zurich to San Francisco in under one second.

Full Name Litecoin (LTC)
Start Date N/A
Algorithm Scrypt
Proof Type PoW
Website litecoin.com
Twitter @litecoin
Facebook www.facebook.com/litecoincommunity/
Reddit www.reddit.com/r/litecoin/
Block Number 1682872
Block Time 150
Block Reward 12
Total Coins Mined 77,469,035 LTC
Previous Total Coins Mined 63,009,952
Net Hashes Per Second 387,243,283,036,302.81 H/s
Technology

- Faster transaction confirmations (2.5 minutes on average)

- Scrypt-based mining proof-of-work algorithm

- 84 million litecoins

- Higher transaction volume than Bitcoin

- MIT/X11 license

 

Features

Litecoin is an open source software project released under the MIT/X11 license which gives you the power to run, modify, and copy the software and to distribute, at your option, modified copies of the software. The software is released in a transparent process that allows for independent verification of binaries and their corresponding source code.

Miners are currently awarded with 25 new litecoins per block, an amount which gets halved roughly every 4 years (every 840,000 blocks). The Litecoin network is therefore scheduled to produce 84 million litecoins, which is 4 times as many currency units as Bitcoin.

The Litecoin blockchain is capable of handling higher transaction volume than its counterpart - Bitcoin. Due to more frequent block generation, the network supports more transactions without a need to modify the software in the future. As a result, merchants get faster confirmation times, while still having ability to wait for more confirmations when selling bigger ticket items.

Litecoin (LTC) News
Litecoin tests $47.60 resistance as analyst warns of breakout signal

Litecoin tests $47.60 resistance as analyst warns of breakout signal

🚨 Litecoin challenges $47.60 resistance as breakout setup gains attention. 📈 Buyers defend every pullback in $LTC, building bullish momentum above key trendline. 🔍 A close above $47.60 could quickly target $48.50 to $49.00 in the near term. 📊 Litecoin has rebounded since June, with $46.00 marked as key support in case of pullbacks. Continue Reading:Litecoin tests $47.60 resistance as analyst warns of breakout signal The post Litecoin tests $47.60 resistance as ana...

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Litecoin added to T. Rowe Price crypto ETF, bulls eye $100 to $500 targets

Litecoin added to T. Rowe Price crypto ETF, bulls eye $100 to $500 targets

🚀 T. Rowe Price has added $LTC to its actively managed crypto ETF portfolio. 📈 Litecoin trades above $47.50 amid a potential bullish breakout. 🔍 Accumulation phase triggers targets from $100 to a possible $500 for LTC. 📊 Institutional support highlights renewed optimism for the longtime altcoin. Continue Reading:Litecoin added to T. Rowe Price crypto ETF, bulls eye $100 to $500 targets The post Litecoin added to T. Rowe Price crypto ETF, bulls eye $100 to $500 tar...

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Dogecoin developers debate security reliance on Litecoin and merge mining

Dogecoin developers debate security reliance on Litecoin and merge mining

🐕 Dogecoin developers debate ending reliance on merge mining with Litecoin. 🟠 The question of whether $DOGE should secure itself alone fuels division among the community. 📈 Merge mining was adopted in 2014 to boost Dogecoin’s network security. 💥 Most Scrypt-based coins now depend on Dogecoin’s active issuance for miner viability. Continue Reading:Dogecoin developers debate security reliance on Litecoin and merge mining The post Dogecoin developers debate security...

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