What Litecoin is

Litecoin (LTC) is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency designed for fast and low-cost transactions, often referred to as the "silver to Bitcoin's gold." It was created in 2011 by Charlie Lee to improve upon Bitcoin's technology with faster block generation times. It is categorized as a cryptocurrency and uses Lightning Network, Segwit, and Proof Of Work.

Supply and market standing

Litecoin ranks 29th by market cap. Its market cap is $3.982 billion, and its 24-hour volume is $17.84 million. The circulating supply is 77.57 million LTC, which is 100.0% of total supply, and the total supply is also 77.57 million LTC. The maximum supply is 84 million LTC. The fully diluted valuation is $3.983 billion.

Price in the record

The current price is $51.35. The 24-hour high is $51.44, and the 24-hour low is $49.48. The price change over 24 hours is +3.2%, over 7 days is +3.9%, over 30 days is +13.9%, and over 1 year is -54.0%. The all-time high was $410.26 on 9 May 2021, which is 87.5% below the all-time high. The all-time low was $1.15 on 13 January 2015.

Where LTC trades

Litecoin trades on 25 centralized exchanges tracked by this site. The top venue by 24-hour volume is Binance, with LTCUSDT at $51.35 and volume of $17.84 million. Other top venues include Toobit LTCUSDT at $51.35 with volume $13.06 million, WhiteBIT LTC_USDT at $51.33 with volume $8.747 million, KuCoin LTC-USDT at $51.32 with volume $8.238 million, Gate.io LTC_USDT at $51.33 with volume $6.209 million, Coinbase LTC-USD at $51.35 with volume $6.2 million, OKX LTC-USDT at $51.36 with volume $6.038 million, and MEXC LTCUSDT at $51.37 with volume $5.508 million. The spread is 3.48% between the highest and lowest exchange price. There is 1 on-chain liquidity pool.

Derivatives

The perpetual venue is Binance, with symbol LTCUSDT. The mark price is $51.31, and the 24-hour change is +3.2%. The 24-hour volume is $68.41 million, and the funding rate is 0.0100% per funding interval.

LTC in Indian rupees

The price in Indian rupees is ₹4,852.06, based on an exchange rate of 1 USD = ₹94.49. The market cap in rupees is ₹37,620 crore, and the 24-hour volume is ₹168.6 crore.

Ranked nearby

Above Litecoin in rank are USD1 (rank 27) and USDT0 (rank 28). Below are Uniswap (rank 30) and Gram (prev. Toncoin) (rank 31).

Frequently asked

What is Litecoin? Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency designed for fast and low-cost transactions, often referred to as the "silver to Bitcoin's gold."

What is the current price of Litecoin? The current price is $51.35, and in Indian rupees it is ₹4,852.06.

What is the market cap of Litecoin? The market cap is $3.982 billion, which is ₹37,620 crore.

What is the all-time high of Litecoin? The all-time high was $410.26 on 9 May 2021.