Price of Bitcoin’s ‘Lite’ Brother is Soaring as SegWit Seems Imminent
Two cases for Segregated Witness (SegWit) activation via different channels are moving closer to reality this week for Bitcoin. Meanwhile,...
Litecoin
Litecoin was born as a spinoff from Bitcoin in 2011. At the time it was touted to be a lighter, faster version of its big brother. Today LTC is often referred to as the digital silver to Bitcoin’s gold. The peer to peer open source internet currency was spawned by Google employee and former engineering director at Coinbase, Charlie Lee. Technically Litecoin has a lower block generation time and different proof of work hashing algorithm using scrypt instead of SHA-256. Blocks are generated every 2.5 minutes on the Litecoin network compared to ten minutes for Bitcoin blocks. During the crypto peak of January 2018, LTC hit a high of $375 with a market capitalization of $17 billion. Litecoin adoption is constantly increasing and there are a lot of news, updates and developments from the Litecoin Foundation. Bitcoinist covers the latest Litecoin news including roadmap updates, new partnerships, crypto exchange listings and of course all LTC technical analysis and price predictions.
Top 3 Cryptocurrencies Easily Outperform S&P, Dow Jones in February
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Litecoin: SegWit ‘Testbed’ at Risk as Bitcoin Politics Spread
The Segregated Witness (SegWit) update has received lukewarm support thus far since it was announced on Litecoin on January 28th. Beyond Bitcoin:...
LoafWallet Is the First Server-Free Litecoin Wallet for iOS
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Industry Report: Is Litecoin Making a Comeback?
Cryptocurrency grows in Japan, and Litecoin is coming back with a vengeance. Want to catch up on the latest digital...
European Commission to Bring Bitcoin Exchanges Under AML Directive to Curb Terrorist Financing
Bitcoin exchanges in Europe are soon to be regulated under the scope of Europe's Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The European Commission...
Litecoin Halving: Impact on Exchange Rate, Mining Profitability
Just as Bitcoin's block reward halved in the past, Litecoin will undergo the same same process on Tuesday, August 25th....
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