Payments

Litecoin

A faster-block, Scrypt-mined sibling of Bitcoin.

One of the oldest cryptocurrencies, launched in 2011 as a fork of Bitcoin's code. It uses Scrypt proof of work, 2.5-minute blocks and an 84 million coin supply, adopted SegWit and Lightning early, and adds opt-in privacy through MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB).

Type: Payments
Maintained by: Litecoin Foundation & Litecoin Core contributors
License: MIT
Articles: 1

LitecoinBeginner

Difference Between Litecoin and Bitcoin

The two first cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin and Litecoin; the former launched in 2009 and the latter not long after, in 2011. At its introduction, Charlie Lee, a former Google developer, referred to Litecoin as the “light version of Bitcoin.” Both coins have remained highly popular throughout the…

Deepak Tewatia · Dec 1, 20237 min

Payments

Litecoin

A faster-block, Scrypt-mined sibling of Bitcoin.

One of the oldest cryptocurrencies, launched in 2011 as a fork of Bitcoin's code. It uses Scrypt proof of work, 2.5-minute blocks and an 84 million coin supply, adopted SegWit and Lightning early, and adds opt-in privacy through MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB).

Type: Payments
Maintained by: Litecoin Foundation & Litecoin Core contributors
License: MIT
Articles: 1

LitecoinBeginner

Difference Between Litecoin and Bitcoin

The two first cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin and Litecoin; the former launched in 2009 and the latter not long after, in 2011. At its introduction, Charlie Lee, a former Google developer, referred to Litecoin as the “light version of Bitcoin.” Both coins have remained highly popular throughout the…

Deepak Tewatia · Dec 1, 20237 min