Litecoin is one of the largest, oldest, and most used cryptocurrencies in the world. Similar to Bitcoin, Litecoin uses blockchain technology to process transactions. So what's the difference? To process a block, Litecoin takes 2.5 minutes rather than Bitcoins 10 minutes. This allows for faster processing times.

Litecoin's third mining reward halving due in six months, a programmed code that will reduce rewards or LTC paid to miners for recording transactions on Litecoin's blockchain. LTC’s price pulled a divergence and registered gains during one of the most significant market downturns experienced so far this year.

Litecoin has been running for 10 years, with zero downtime, is on PayPal, accepted everywhere bitcoin is accepted and has a solid userbase. Despite many many cryptocurrencies competing for your attention with all the bells whistles and what not, sometimes you just need a coin that does it's job, is reliable and can be used with minimal fees.

Litecoin also has a Lightning Network, though demand is admittedly quite low compared to BTC LN. Low transaction fees are one of Litecoin’s greatest strengths. Litecoin is the first cryptocurrency that could ever boast of 100% network uptime for 10+ years.

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Litecoin is for usage. Agree, investment is not its strongest value-add. But, you are all forgetting daily use. Bitcoiners are not using Bitcoin daily. Its not for that. Its a long-term asset class. But for folks in Ukraine, Russia, Venezuela, Turkey....they live on Litecoin.

Jan 1, 2023 · I haven't received any Litecoin from anyone yet. This thread has been very helpful, and I have been able to save up $25 worth of Litecoin using my own money. The person who offered to send me Litecoin never actually followed through. Thank you for your concern, but I don't appreciate being accused.

For discussion about Litecoin, the leading cryptocurrency derived from Bitcoin. Litecoin is developed with a focus on speed, efficiency, and wider initial coin distribution through the use of scrypt-based mining.

When running light weight(SPV) wallets, you're necessarily trusting that there's a Litecoin node willing to relay your transaction to the miners. There's also a risk of attack through your SPV provider, so, I think running a node is safer. Litecoin nodes are easy to set up because they don't consume too much space, they only need 10 GB.

Litecoin is like the generic version of a product but not a good generic like Kirkland, more of a white label, red letter generic at the dollar store or the rainbow grocery. I personally think that Litecoin reflects the "intrinsic" or "book" value of crypto that has a set distribution schedule of rewards like Bitcoin and Litecoin.