LTC · Layer 1

Litecoin

$55.82

+0.516491(+0.93%)

As of Apr 30, 2026

Price History▼ 33.16% over 1Y

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About

What is Litecoin?

Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that forked from the Bitcoin codebase to offer faster block confirmations and a larger maximum supply. It uses the memory-hard Scrypt hashing algorithm instead of SHA-256, designed to be more accessible to consumer hardware mining.

History

Origin & evolution

Litecoin was launched in October 2011 by former Google engineer Charlie Lee as one of the earliest Bitcoin alternatives. Often described as the "silver to Bitcoin's gold", it has historically served as a testbed for upgrades that were later adopted by Bitcoin itself, such as Segregated Witness (SegWit).

Coin details

Type: Layer 1
Consensus: Proof of Work (Scrypt)
Launched: October 2011
Platform: Native
Market Cap: $4.30B
24h Volume: $341.70M
Circulating Supply: 77.12M LTC
Max Supply: 84.00M LTC
All-Time High: $412.96 (-86.5% from ATH)
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