According to @litecoin, Litecoin is positioning LTC as real money rather than a single-narrative asset, signaling a payments-first focus for traders to track, source: Litecoin on X (Nov 15, 2025). Key protocol traits that support a payments use case include a 2.5-minute block time and an 84 million supply cap, with issuance further tightened after the Aug 2023 halving to 6.25 LTC per block, source: Litecoin.org; Litecoin Foundation. Litecoin activated MWEB in 2022 to enable opt-in confidential amounts and improved fungibility, a feature designed to make everyday transactions more practical, source: Litecoin Foundation. Merchant rails already carry LTC, with BitPay adding Litecoin payments in 2021 and PayPal enabling buy, sell, and checkout with Litecoin for U.S. users, expanding potential transaction demand, source: BitPay blog; PayPal Newsroom. For trading, this payments-oriented positioning makes processor integrations, on-chain usage tied to payments, and fee conditions tangible catalysts to monitor for LTC demand, grounded in the network’s low-fee design and established merchant support, source: Litecoin.org; Litecoin Foundation; BitPay blog; PayPal Newsroom.