LITECOIN
A peer-to-peer cryptocurrency based on the Scrypt proof-of-work network. Sometimes referred to as the silver of bitcoin’s gold. Litecoin was an early bitcoin spinoff or altcoin, founded by Charlie Lee in October 2011. Litecoin was a fork of the Bitcoin Core client, differing primarily by having a decreased block generation time (2.5 minutes) and the increased maximum number of coins alongside different hashing algorithm (Scrypt, instead of SHA-256).
Litecoin Outperformed Bitcoin in the Recent Crypto Rally: What’s Behind the LTC Price Surge?
Litecoin, currently ranked the fifth by market capitalization, has recently reached three figures for the first time last week in 16 months.
Volatility Rocks The Market as Altcoins Ignite Following Bitcoin’s New All-Time High Price Rally
As Bitcoin surges above $22,000 to an all-time high record, the altcoins also saw gains but the market is currently characterized by extreme volatility.
China-Based Crypto Ponzi Scheme Generates $1 Billion Before Being Flagged
A cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme was reported by Chinese law officials, but not before fraudsters reaped more than $1 billion profit from it.
Ethereum’s Price to Move Higher to Follow Bitcoin’s Bullish Uptrend as Support Levels Secured
Ethereum’s price has not been performing as well as Bitcoin’s price recently, as BTC has seen strong rallies in the past 48 hours.
DOJ's Crypto Regulation Report Overview: Bitcoin, Tether, Ether, Litecoin, and Ripple
US authorities are tightening regulations on cryptocurrencies. Here is an overview of what their recently released report suggests.
What is Dogecoin?
Dogecoin is an altcoin cryptocurrency founded in 2013 based on the popular Doge meme, and is one of the more colorful coins on the cryptocurrency spectrum.
Tone Vays and Blockstream CEO's "Shitcoin List" Includes Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, and EOS
Tone Vays believes that Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin, BCH, Tether, EOS, Dash, Cardano, BSV, IOTA, Chainlink, and Monero are all "shitcoins." Blockstream CEO agrees.
Chainlink (LINK) Price on Recovery, Litecoin (LTC) Trading 131% Above Expected Level Could Mean Bullish Bitcoin
Chainlink’s (LINK) price has managed to see a slight rise, bouncing back from under $10 to temporarily over $13.
Blockstream CEO Criticizes Sushiswap as a "Ponzi" Scheme, Ripple as a "Scam," Litecoin for "Sell the Top"
Blockstream CEO, as the firm supporter of Bitcoin, just issued a series of tweets, criticizing Sushiswap, Ripple and Litecoin.
Litecoin Trading Volume Spikes 55% After Pornhub Adds LTC As New Payment Method
The transaction volume of Litecoin spiked by 55% two days after Pornhub added LTC as a new mode of payment.
Darknet Empire Offline for Days Has Users Fearing DDoS Attack and Looming Scam
A popular darknet marketplace, Empire Market, has been reported to be offline for over 48 hours, making website users fretful as to the cause behind it.
Grayscale Investments Opens Trading for Grayscale Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin Trusts
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager has opened public trading for two prominent altcoins, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
Litecoin Surpasses Bitcoin SV by Market Cap and Outperforms Other Major Cryptos
Litecoin has been catching up with some of the action seen with the cryptocurrency market rally, surging almost 11 percent in the past 24 hours.
Litecoin Confirms MimbleWimble Test Network Set Later This Year, LTC Price Predictions are High
Litecoin’s core developer, David Burkett confirmed that the test network for MimbleWimble’s implementation is set for September this year. Litecoin features faster transaction verification times and improved storage efficiency compared to Bitcoin.
Grayscale Investment Company Receives FINRA Approval to Trade Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin Publicly
US regulators have approved shares of Grayscale Investment’s Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Trusts for public trading.