Litecoin
LTC$52.50
Market Cap
$4.04B
Volume 24h
$268.26M
Vol / Market Cap
6.64%
Rank
#17
LTC Price Chart
Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency designed for fast and low-cost digital payments.
Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency designed for fast and low-cost payments that serves as a lightweight alternative to Bitcoin for everyday transactions.
Often called the "silver to Bitcoin's gold," it is a fork of the Bitcoin code. It features a faster block generation rate (2.5 minutes) and uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm, making it more efficient for everyday payments and small transactions.
Global Peer-to-Peer Cash: Used for everyday retail payments and transfers, offering faster confirmation times and a more lightweight mining process compared to Bitcoin.
Scrypt-Based Payments: A fork of Bitcoin with 4x the supply (84M). It is used as a faster, cheaper alternative to Bitcoin for retail payments, benefiting from widespread adoption in ATMs and merchant payment processors worldwide.
Lacks the smart contract utility of newer chains; acts as a legacy payment play with limited growth catalysts in 2026.
