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Litecoin is a type of digital crypto currency, utilizing peer-to-peer transactions, mining and other technological feats into a modern day asset. Use this page to follow news and updates regarding Litecoin, create alerts, follow analysis and opinion and get real time market data.

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1 LTC =

$ 54.038

+2.199 +4.07%

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Market Cap: $3.14B

Circulating Supply: LTC58.35M

Max Supply: LTC84.00M

Vol (24H): $300.84M

Day's Range: 50.625 - 55.417

Chg (7D): +3.88%

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Litecoin News

Cryptos Fall, Mastercard Explores B2B Blockchain Investing.comCryptocurrency News

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Bittrex instigates both Litecoin (LTC) and Tron (TRX) in the USD markets

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Bitcoin Falls, Ethereum Down 11%; Ripple Crypto Product to Go Live Next Month

Cryptocurrency News Bitcoin Falls, Ethereum Down 11%; Ripple Crypto Product to Go...

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Cryptocurrency News Litecoin Falls 10.02% In Bearish Trade

Litecoin Analysis & Opinion

Forex, Cryptocurrency Forecast September 17 - 21 By NordFX - Sep 16, 2018

First, a review of last week’s events: EUR/USD. The dollar...

Forex, Cryptocurrency Forecast September 10 - 14 By NordFX - Sep 09, 2018

First, a review of last week’s events: EUR/USD. As for the...

August Cryptocurrency Wrap: Another Rough Month For Bitcoin And Peers By Jesse Cohen/Investing.com - Sep 04, 2018

The cryptocurrency market bloodbath continued during August as...

Forex, Cryptocurrency Forecast September 3 - 7 By NordFX - Sep 02, 2018

First, a review of last week’s events: EUR/USD. As expected,...

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FAQ

What Is Litecoin?
Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open source software project. Creation and transfer of coins is based on an open source cryptographic protocol and is not managed by any central authority. Litecoin was created during October 2011 by Charles Lee, formerly a Google engineer.
What is Blockchain?
Blockchain is a digital ledger on which transactions made in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies are recorded chronologically and available to be viewed publicly.
What Is the Difference Between Litecoin and Bitcoin?
While inspired by, and in most ways technically nearly identical to Bitcoin, Litecoin has some code improvements over Bitcoin such as the adoption of Segregated Witness (SegWit), which increases block size limits on a blockchain, and the Lightning Network which enables bi-directional payment channels. Together, these effectively allow a greater amount of transactions to be processed by the network in a given time, reducing potential bottlenecks, which have been seen with Bitcoin. Litecoin also has almost zero payment cost and facilitates payments approximately four times faster than Bitcoin.
How Can I Buy Litecoin?
The most common way to buy Litecoin is through cryptocurrency exchanges, such as GDAX, Poloniex or Bitfinex, or directly from other people via marketplaces and auction site. Purchases can be made in a variety of ways, ranging from hard cash to credit and debit cards to wire transfers, or even using other cryptocurrencies.
How to Choose a Litecoin Exchange?
There are a number of factors to take into consideration when choosing which cryptocurrency exchange to start investing and trading with. Factors to consider include: transaction fees, accessibility, liquidity conditions, reputation, transparency and even in which country the exchange is located. At the end of the day, there is no right or wrong exchange with which to start trading, but doing your homework first is highly encouraged.