| Litecoin | Litecoin website |
|---|---|
| Symbol | LTC |
| Nature | Coin |
| Brief | Litecoin is often referred to as 'Bitcoin-Lite', or 'silver' to Bitcoin's gold. It's indeed a Bitcoin fork, but though they share the same blockchain |
| Discussion | https://litecoin.org/ |
| Last updated: | Monday, January 27, 2020 10:58:05AM UTC |
| Current price, USD: | 56.318 |
| Current price, BTC: | 0.0065165 |
| Market capitalization, USD: | 3 601 420 766 |
| Available supply: | 63 948 086 LTC |
| Volume 24 hours, USD: | 3 393 908 312 |
| Mineable | Yes |
General LTC facts, technical details and general information about Litecoin crypto currency
Litecoin is often referred to as “Bitcoin-Lite”, or “silver” to Bitcoin’s gold. It’s indeed a Bitcoin fork, but though they share the same blockchain, the differences between the two cryptocurrencies are many. Firstly, they rely on different algorithms, and because of a less complex one Litecoin mining is perceived as more accessible for everyday user. Secondly, though the transactions in both chains occur simultaneously, their confirmation time is different: it takes around 9 minutes for Bitcoin’s long-term average transaction to be confirmed vs. 2,5 minutes for a Litecoin one, and such speed gives Litecoin a competitive advantage. After the SegWit protocol implementation in April 2017, the price of Litecoin has grown steadily from $10 to more than $300 in December, making it one the fastest growing cryptocurrencies this year. Litecoin was also a beneficiary of the bitcoin rally – on certain days it enjoyed 20% or event 30% price increases. Thanks to its transaction speed Litecoin is positioned by its founder, Charlee Lee, as a cryptocurrency for everyday payments vs. bitcoin which is better as a long-term store of value.
We list daily Litecoin historical data for the past 10 days
| Date | Open, $ | Min, $ | Max, $ | Market cap, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | 61.834 | 59.286 | 61.834 | 3 797 861 153 |
| Jan 19 | 59.878 | 56.402 | 61.1 | 3 688 812 467 |
| Jan 20 | 57.259 | 56.512 | 57.969 | 3 657 016 319 |
| Jan 21 | 57.254 | 56.387 | 57.826 | 3 687 237 798 |
| Jan 22 | 57.600 | 57.334 | 58.421 | 3 723 824 008 |
| Jan 23 | 58.024 | 53.571 | 58.024 | 3 492 096 602 |
| Jan 24 | 54.283 | 51.486 | 55.308 | 3 486 182 447 |
| Jan 25 | 53.086 | 52.98 | 54.262 | 3 437 254 145 |
| Jan 26 | 53.524 | 53.487 | 56.357 | 3 598 509 684 |
| Jan 27 | 56.662 | 56.283 | 56.833 | 3 601 420 766 |
| LTC price change 24 hours | 2.95% |
|---|---|
| LTC price change 7 days | -1.46% |
Stanley_C October 15, 2019 LTC
CryptoDude September 10, 2019 LTC
Phil0$of August 26, 2019 LTC
Kyle April 14, 2019 LTC
Lee March 25, 2019 LTC
| Price, USD | 24h | 7 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 8 636.141 | 2.3% | -0.23% |
| Ethereum | 167.308 | 2.49% | 1.19% |
| XRP | 0.228 | 2.18% | -1.39% |
| Bitcoin Cash | 358.960 | 11.2% | 7.78% |
| Bitcoin SV | 279.953 | 4.07% | 0.4% |
| Tether | 1.003 | 0.2% | 0.31% |
| Litecoin | 56.318 | 2.95% | -1.46% |
| EOS | 3.742 | 4.1% | 4.51% |
| Binance Coin | 17.325 | 0.74% | 0.98% |
| Stellar | 0.059 | 1.56% | -6.29% |
| Cardano | 0.044 | 1.29% | 3.26% |
| TRON | 0.017 | 2.9% | 2.36% |
| Ethereum Classic | 9.651 | 11.77% | 14.96% |
| Monero | 64.137 | 1.63% | -0.17% |
| Dash | 113.786 | 4.5% | 9.07% |
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