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ltc Litecoin
$ 117.61
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0.001869 BTC
186,999 satoshies0.00%
Market Cap
8,85 BN. $
24 Hour Trading Vol
1,57 BN. $
Circulating Supply
75,29 MLN.
Total Supply
84,00 MLN.
Max Supply
84,00 MLN.
Fully Diluted Valuation
9,88 BN. $
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About Coin
Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency created by Charlie Lee. It was created based on the Bitcoin protocol but differs in terms of the hashing algorithm used. Litecoin uses the memory intensive Scrypt proof of work mining algorithm. Scrypt allows consumer-grade hardware such as GPU to mine those coins.
Why Litecoin?
Litecoin is a cryptocurrency that has evolved from Bitcoin after its own popularity in the industry, this alternative, or ‘altcoin’ has emerged to allow investors to diversify their digital currency package, according to Investopedia. Litecoin is one of the most prominent altcoins and was created by former Google employee and Director of Engineering at Coinbase, Charlie Lee. Litecoin was the first to alter Bitcoin and the most significant difference is that it takes 2.5 minutes for Litecoin to generate a block, or transaction, in comparison to Bitcoin's 10 minutes.
‘While this matters little to traders, miners who use hardware to run Bitcoin's network cannot switch over to Litecoin. This keeps bigger mining conglomerates away from Litecoin because they cannot easily optimize their profits by swapping to another coin, contributing to a more decentralized experience. Litecoin also has bigger blocks, and more coins in circulation, making it more affordable and swift when transacting,’ Investopedia explained.
As explained above, Litecoin can transact a lot faster than Bitcoin, but there are also a number of other characteristics that investors need to know before trading. Litecoin can handle higher volumes of transactions because of the capability of transacting faster and if Bitcoin attempted to transact on the scale of its altcoin, a code update would be needed. However, Litecoin’s blocks would be larger, but with more ‘orphaned blocks'. The faster block time of litecoin reduces the risk of double spending attacks - this is theoretical in the case of both networks having the same hashing power.
Litecoin Technical Details:
The transaction confirmation time taken for Litecoin is about 2.5 minutes on average (as compared to Bitcoin's 10 minutes). The Litecoin network is scheduled to cap at 84 million currency units.
Litecoin has inspired many other popular alternative currencies (eg. Dogecoin) because of its Scrypt hashing algorithm in order to prevent ASIC miners from mining those coins. However it is said that by the end of this year, Scrypt ASIC will enter the mass market.
Where is Litecoin available for purchase?
You can exchange LTC tokens on both decentralized and centralized crypto platforms. The favored choice for purchasing and trading Litecoin is Coinbase Exchange, notably the LTC/USD pair, which saw a trading volume of $ 71,32 MLN. in the past day. Additionally, Gate.io and MEXC are popular alternatives for trading tokens.
What is the highest value Litecoin (LTC) has ever reached?
Litecoin (LTC) reached its peak price at 410.26 $ on 10 May 2021, approximately 4 years ago ago. Presently, the current price is -71.33% lower than this all-time high.
What is the historical minimum price for Litecoin (LTC)?
The minimum price reached for Litecoin (LTC) was 1.15 $, documented on 14 January 2015, more than 10 years ago. In comparison, the current price is 10,126.95%, it above this historical low.
What is the fully diluted valuation of Litecoin (LTC)?
The fully diluted valuation (FDV) of Litecoin (LTC) stands at $ 9,88 BN.. This figure reflects the maximum potential market capitalization, considering that the current circulating supply is at its maximum of 84,000,000 LTC tokens. The realization of this FDV might take several years depending on the emission schedule of LTC tokens.
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