Ever since its highly anticipated halving event earlier this past summer, Litecoin has been facing a significant amount of downwards pressure that has led it to retrace over 50% from its 2019 highs. This lackluster price action has shown few signs of slowing down anytime soon, but one analyst is...
Komodo (KMD) platform will start using Litecoin for cross-chain notarizations The move is aimed at providing a cost-effective mechanism for 51% protection Komodo has been using Bitcoin but a need to reduce costs and scale has led to the switch to Litecoin The switch will happen in June of this...
In summary: The senior developer behind Litecoin’s MimbleWimble protocol has provided a monthly update. He anticipates a mid-September Testnet launch. The protocol is meant to introduce confidential transactions on the Litecoin network and could be the spark that reignites investor interest in LTC. Earlier today, Litecoin’s Senior MimbleWimble Developer, David...
While Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures are here, the crypto market has been struggling. Litecoin, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency market capitalization, fell off a proverbial cliff earlier this hour. As of the time of writing this article, Litecoin is trading at $66.75, having lost 8% in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin, for some...
Litecoin miners have started the process of signaling for the MimbleWimble upgrade AntPool was the first mining pool to signal for the upgrade 75% of the miners need to signal for MimbleWimble for it to be activated If the miner’s threshold has not been reached in 1 year, MWEB will...
Litecoin has activated the privacy protocol Mimblewimble. Mimblewimble allows the obfuscation of sender and recipient addresses, as well as transaction amounts. Privacy coins are frowned upon by the governments, so it remains to be seen how they will react. The Litecoin network has officially activated privacy protocol Mimblewimble, the Litecoin...
Litecoin whales holding 1k to 100k LTC have increased their holdings by 270k in the month of July Unique addresses on the Litecoin network have also grown by 47.5% in the last 10 days Litecoin’s on-chain metrics are bullish. However, LTC’s fate is tied to Bitcoin’s Litecoin has pushed above...
Quick take: Litecoin’s MimbleWimble privacy protocol has resulted in some South Korean exchanges issuing warnings about LTC. Upbit and Bithumb have advised crypto users of the risks associated with the privacy upgrade. Both exchanges cited South Korea’s Act on the Reporting and Use of Specific Financial Transaction Information. Bitcoin’s little...
Litecoin Subject to Hate Over the past few months, the Litecoin (LTC) community has been under a barrage of rumors that the project is dead. Indeed, Bitcoin millionaire Erik Finman called the altcoin nearly dead in December, claiming that it is currently relishing in its last minute of sunlight. These...
In brief: Litecoin’s founder, Charlie Lee, sold his LTC in late 2017 to concentrate on the project’s development Charlie Lee received a lot of criticism for his decision to sell his Litecoin bag According to David Schwartz, Mr. Lee sold his Litecoin at an average price of $205 Litecoin is...
LTC Price Halves After Litecoin Halving Just like the rest of the cryptocurrency market, the Litecoin price has been absolutely slammed over recent weeks. As of the time of writing this, LTC has collapsed to $55, trading 3% lower than what the cryptocurrency was at 24 hours ago. While a...
In summary: Bitcoin and Ethereum have regained losses witnessed during the Coronavirus crash of mid-March. Litecoin seems to be struggling to regain a footing after dropping below $50. LTC risks losing the $40 psychological support. However, the weekly chart prints a falling wedge offering some hope for investors. Savvy crypto...