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(+2.13%)
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Market cap
$7.00B
Circulating supply
75,947,358 LTC
90.41% of
84,000,000 LTC
Market cap ranking
21
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Last audit: Dec 29, 2021, (UTC+8)
24h high
$93.6100
24h low
$89.5900
All-time high
$413.24
-77.73% (-$321.18)
Last updated: May 10, 2021, (UTC+8)
All-time low
$22.2300
+314.12% (+$69.8300)
Last updated: Dec 8, 2018, (UTC+8)

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Written by Nancy, PANews At a time when the Solana ecosystem is at a low mood, an ETF news has once again ignited the market's optimistic expectations. On June 11, the SEC asked potential Solana spot ETF issuers to update their S-1 filings. This move is seen by the market as a turning signal that Solana ETF has entered the substantive review stage, releasing a positive signal from the regulator. Driven by this, the market's expectation of an official approval in July has rapidly increased, and the Solana ecosystem has ushered in a general upward trend. Solana spot ETF approvals accelerated, and the SEC focused on physical redemption and staking mechanisms According to Blockworks, the SEC has notified a number of issuers intending to launch Solana spot ETFs to file updated S-1 registration statements in the coming week, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. This means that a number of issuers intending to launch Solana spot ETFs have been notified to file updated S-1 registration statements in the coming week. The SEC will provide review feedback within 30 days of the submission of the S-1 filing, and the document update focuses on changes to the language of physical redemptions and the handling of the staking mechanism, both of which are also becoming a core focus in the approval process for crypto spot ETFs, the sources noted. In the design of crypto asset ETFs, physical redemption means that investors can exchange ETF shares back to the corresponding underlying asset (such as SOL) instead of cash. When the SEC reviews the S-1 filing, it will focus on whether the issuer's description of how the redemption in kind is executed, how the value of the asset is calculated, and whether the redemption of some or all of the assets in cash is sufficiently clear, legal, compliant, and actionable. The setting of this mechanism is directly related to the market transparency, liquidity and arbitrage efficiency of ETFs, and its compliance statement has also become an important basis for the SEC to evaluate whether ETFs are suitable for retail and institutional investors. The staking mechanism is another focus of the market, and staking is a means of asset appreciation native to PoS public chains such as Solana, which can bring on-chain benefits to holders. Staking Rewards data shows that as of June 11, Solana's staking rate was 65.44% and the staking yield was 7.56%, more than double that of Ethereum (3.13%). In the past, the SEC has repeatedly avoided the staking clause in the approval of Ethereum ETFs, fearing that it may involve the attributes of securities income. But during negotiations with BlackRock for an Ethereum spot ETF in May, the SEC relented and began to accept the inclusion of staking functionality under certain conditions. According to a person familiar with the matter, the SEC is currently open to including a staking mechanism in Solana's spot ETF, so it requires issuers to have sufficient legal clarity and implementation rules. Since Grayscale first filed 19b-4 filings for the Solana spot ETF in 2024 and was officially accepted by the SEC in February this year, the Solana ETF has entered a substantial regulatory process. Although the SEC again announced at the end of May that it would delay the approval of some Solana ETFs, citing the need for "more time to evaluate legal and policy issues", the revised S-1 directive sends an important signal that regulators no longer reject the viability of Solana ETFs and have shifted from a veto stance to a rule-playing and detail-polishing stage. So far, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Bitwise, Canary Capital, 21Shares, and Grayscale have all applied for Solana spot ETFs. Affected by this news, CoinGecko data shows that the Solana ecological token has seen a general rise, and the SOL price once hit a new high this month. Previously, due to factors such as the blood-sucking effect of Pump.fun issuance and the diversion of other on-chain liquidity incentives, Solana's participation in the popularity has dropped significantly compared with the beginning of the year. It may be implemented as early as July, with a 90% probability of approval After the successful launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs, the market's focus is quickly shifting to the potential targets of the next round of crypto spot ETFs. Solana is the third crypto asset to make a spot ETF application after Bitcoin and Ethereum. According to Blockworks, citing people familiar with the matter, judging from the latest ETF application document update cadence, the Solana spot ETF is expected to be approved in the next 3 to 5 weeks, that is, it could be approved as soon as July, which is earlier than the end of the second half of the year that was widely expected by the market. James Seyffart, an analyst at Bloomberg ETF, said in his latest forecast that the product could be approved this year, or even as early as July. "We think the SEC may be processing the 19b-4 filings for Solana and staked ETFs earlier than originally planned," he said. Issuers and industry participants have likely been working with the SEC and its cryptoasset task force to develop the rules, but the deadline for the SEC to make a final decision on these applications is still in October this year." Solana was considered to have met the key prerequisites for approval. James Seyffart added that Solana's ETF application with XRP has now been approved for a derivatives ETF, which paves the way for the approval of spot ETFs. In fact, in March this year, Volatility Shares launched two Solana futures ETFs, which are the first L1 public chain projects to be licensed as a U.S. futures ETF after Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are regarded as important indicators to assess the maturity of the spot ETF market. This path highly echoes the pace of Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs, which first "explore" by futures ETFs and then promote the landing of spot products. Outside of the U.S., Canada's Toronto Stock Exchange launched four Solana spot ETFs in April with support for staking. This product innovation not only shows its attractiveness to institutional investors, but also creates indirect pressure on the SEC in an international regulatory dimension. In James Seyffart's latest prediction of the approval probability of crypto spot ETFs, Solana and Litecoin are in the first echelon in terms of approval probability. Among them, Litecoin and Solana have a 90% chance of being approved; XRP has an 85% chance of approval; Dogecoin, HBAR are expected to pass with an 80% probability; Cardano, Polkadot, Avalanche are expected to pass with a 75% chance of passing; SUI expects a 60% chance of passing. While Solana already meets most of the key requirements for approval as a U.S. spot ETF, the SEC has previously classified SOL as an "unregistered security" in its lawsuit against Coinbase and Binance. While some of these lawsuits have been suspended or withdrawn, the security labels have not been formally clarified or adjudicated, posing a potential obstacle.
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💥Bloomberg ETF analysts updated their latest odds of approval for crypto spot ETFs — with Baskets/Index funds, $LTC and $SOL leading the pack at 90%. $XRP follows closely at 85%, while $DOGE, $ADA, and $DOT trail behind. via @JSeyff
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ThuanCapital
Bloomberg's ETF expert updates the approval rates for crypto ETFs 🇺🇸: Baskets/Index (crypto index) – 90% Litecoin – 90% Solana – 90% XRP – 85% Dogecoin – 80% HBAR – 80% Cardano – 75% Polkadot – 75% Avalanche – 75% SUI – 60% Tron/TRX – Not yet due for review, expected in 2026 Most of these digital assets are considered commodities and have futures contracts regulated by the CFTC, which increases the likelihood of approval. SUI has a lower rate (60%) because it does not have a CFTC-regulated futures contract, similar to Tron.
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🆕 New Litecoin $LTC event! 31 Dec 2025 Litewallet Sunsets Source:
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DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth
DeFi Dad ⟠ defidad.eth
I cannot understand why Fidelity @DigitalAssets still offers trading only 3 tokens, one of which is $LTC. It is 2025, not 2017 🥸
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Litecoin price performance in USD

The current price of Litecoin is $92.0600. Over the last 24 hours, Litecoin has increased by +2.13%. It currently has a circulating supply of 75,947,358 LTC and a maximum supply of 84,000,000 LTC, giving it a fully diluted market cap of $7.00B. At present, Litecoin holds the 21 position in market cap rankings. The Litecoin/USD price is updated in real-time.
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3 months
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About Litecoin (LTC)

3.8/5
CyberScope
4.4
04/16/2025
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3.1
04/16/2025
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Developed in 2011 as a fork of the Bitcoin network, Litecoin aimed to improve upon Bitcoin's shortcomings. It was the first altcoin, and its goal was to offer a decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) currency with faster transaction processing times and lower fees than Bitcoin.

Built with payments in mind, Litecoin outperforms Bitcoin in terms of transaction speed and confirmation time. While Bitcoin can process approximately five transactions per second, Litecoin has a capacity of 56 transactions per second. The network's confirmation time is also significantly shorter, taking approximately two minutes and 20 seconds compared to Bitcoin's, of nearly 10 minutes per block.

Even after over a decade, Litecoin remains committed to providing users with low-cost, private, secure, and borderless payment solutions. Its vision is to enable individuals to send payments anywhere in the world at any time, making it a practical and accessible digital currency for everyday transactions. Litecoin's usage as a payment method has increased over the years, with merchants, including the American Red Cross, Newegg, and Twitch, accepting LTC as payment.

How does Litecoin work

Litecoin was created from the original Bitcoin source code. That said, it has several differences, which make it faster, cheaper, and more accessible. Here are the components that make Litecoin different:

Scrypt hashing

Litecoin was launched with a unique algorithmic architecture called Scrypt. Scrypt uses less processing power than Bitcoin’s SHA-256 algorithm, lowering the entry barriers for miners and promoting network decentralization. Scrypt also protects Litecoin from potential attacks by miners.

SegWit (Segregated Witness)

SegWit was initially proposed for Bitcoin but was first adopted by the Litecoin network. It separates the witness data (digital signature data) from the transaction data, allowing for more transactions to be included in each block and increasing the overall capacity and scalability of the network. The successful implementation of SegWit on Litecoin served as a testbed and paved the way for its subsequent adoption on the Bitcoin network.

MimbleWimble upgrade

Litecoin also launched its highly anticipated MimbleWimble upgrade, which allows for anonymous transactions on the network, similar to other private networks like Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR). MimbleWimble's integration with Litecoin via extension blocks (MWEB) allowed users to conceal transaction information, thereby increasing privacy. The upgrade was released in January 2022 and activated in May.

The MimbleWimble upgrade was first suggested in October 2019 in two Litecoin improvement proposals. Then, in October 2020, the network launched the first MimbleWimble testnet. According to the Litecoin Foundation, the upgrade enhances the network's scalability since the amount of data stored on-chain reduces fungibility.

LTC price and tokenomics

LTC has a capped supply model, with a maximum supply 84 million. This specific cap was chosen so that the last LTC would be mined in 2142. Like BTC, LTC operates on a Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, producing new tokens exclusively through mining. Every four years, LTC undergoes a halving to reduce the rewards earned by miners.

LTC has a wide range of use cases. As the native token of the network, LTC is used to pay transaction fees. LTC can also be used outside the network as a medium of exchange, purchasing goods and services or exchanging for other digital assets, such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

About the founders

Litecoin was founded in 2011 by Charlie Lee, an MIT graduate and former software engineer at Google. Lee played a key role in the development and launch of Litecoin. In 2013, he joined Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, where he served as the Director of Engineering. In 2017, Lee made the decision to leave Coinbase to focus on the full-time development and advancement of Litecoin.

Lee is also the director of the Litecoin Foundation, a Singapore-based non-profit organization that works towards the growth and adoption of LTC. In December 2017, Lee sold his entire stake in Litecoin, saying it was a conflict of interest for him to talk about the cryptocurrency while influencing it.

Since its inception, the Litecoin team has grown and expanded to include more core developers. This dedicated team works on improving and maintaining the Litecoin network, ensuring its security, scalability, and overall functionality.

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In the last 24 hours, there have been 6.5K new posts about Litecoin, driven by 2.1K contributors, and total online engagement reached 805K social interactions. The sentiment score for Litecoin currently stands at 85%. Compared to all cryptocurrencies, post volume for Litecoin currently ranks at 1461. Keep an eye on changes to social metrics as they can be key indicators of the influence and reach of Litecoin.
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Litecoin FAQ

What is Litecoin halving?

Litecoin uses the Proof of Work consensus mechanism, where miners solve a complex mathematical problem to win the chance to verify transactions and create a block. These miners receive mining rewards for their efforts. During each halving, the mining rewards are reduced by 50 percent to slow the creation of new tokens. For example, after the second halving in August 2019, the mining rewards were reduced to 12.5 LTC from 25 LTC.

Where can I buy Litecoin (LTC)?

Easily buy LTC tokens on the OKX cryptocurrency platform. Available trading pairs in the OKX spot trading terminal include LTC/USDT, LTC/USDC, LTC/ETH and LTC/BTC.

You can also buy LTC with over 99 fiat currencies by selecting the "Express buy" option. Other popular crypto tokens, such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), and USD Coin (USDC), are also available.

Additionally, you can swap your existing cryptocurrencies, including XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), and Chainlink (LINK), for LTC with zero fees and no price slippage by using OKX Convert.

To view the estimated real-time conversion prices between fiat currencies, such as the USD, EUR, GBP, and others, into LTC, visit the OKX Crypto Converter Calculator. OKX's high-liquidity crypto exchange ensures the best prices for your crypto purchases.

How is Litecoin different from Bitcoin?

Litecoin was developed from a fork in the Bitcoin network and, therefore, uses Bitcoin's source code. However, Litecoin differs from Bitcoin in several ways, including transaction processing speed, fees, and privacy. Litecoin can process 54 transactions per second compared to five transactions processed per second on the Bitcoin network. Because of the speed of transactions, each new block on the Litecoin network is generated in about 2 minutes and 20 seconds, compared to 10 minutes on Bitcoin. Transaction fees on Litecoin are also comparatively lower than Bitcoin. Additionally, after the MimbleWimble upgrade, Litecoin offers greater privacy and scalability than Bitcoin.

How much is 1 Litecoin worth today?
Currently, one Litecoin is worth $92.0600. For answers and insight into Litecoin's price action, you're in the right place. Explore the latest Litecoin charts and trade responsibly with OKX.
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Cryptocurrencies, such as Litecoin, are digital assets that operate on a public ledger called blockchains. Learn more about coins and tokens offered on OKX and their different attributes, which includes live prices and real-time charts.
When was cryptocurrency invented?
Thanks to the 2008 financial crisis, interest in decentralized finance boomed. Bitcoin offered a novel solution by being a secure digital asset on a decentralized network. Since then, many other tokens such as Litecoin have been created as well.
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