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Litecoin Sinks 2%, But Analysts are Still Bullish

Cole Petersen·
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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...

Litecoin to Soon Have Smart Contracts via Flare Network Integration

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
Litecoin
Quick take: Flare Networks will be integrating Litecoin ahead of their Q2 launch Litecoin users will be able to use Ethereum style smart contracts  Litecoin holders qualify for a 5 Billion Spark Token (FLR) airdrop Details of the airdrop will be provided later with the tokens being sourced from the...

Litecoin Whales Have Increased Their Holdings by 270k LTC in July

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
Litecoin Whales Have Increased Their Holdings by 270k LTC in July 16
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...

Litecoin’s (LTC) Daily Active Addresses On the Rise in 2020

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
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Quick take: Litecoin’s daily active addresses have been on a slow climb since the beginning of the year.  Daily active addresses is one indicator used to predict the price of a digital asset.  An increment in Litecoin’s daily active addresses could point to a resurgence of LTC in the crypto...

Litecoin’s (LTC) MimbleWimble Set for a Mid-September Testnet Launch

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
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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...

Litecoin’s Daily Active Addresses Have Increased by 6x in 1 Year

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
Litecoin's Daily Active Addresses Have Increased by 6x in 1 Year 21
In summary: Litecoin’s daily active addresses have increased by a factor of 6 in 12 months Litecoin new daily addresses have increased by a factor of 5x in the same time period On-chain metrics point towards increasing use of LTC  Litecoin’s MimbleWimble is now ‘code complete’ and implementation could increase...

Litecoin’s MimbleWimble Code To Be Ready by March 15th

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
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In brief: MimbleWimble core developer David Burkett has stated that code for the potential upgrade will be ready by March 15th On this date, the code will be ready for final review and formal auditing Miners will then agree on whether to implement the upgrade or not MimbleWimble has been...

Litecoin’s MimbleWimble Code Will Be Ready by Q1 of 2021

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
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Summary: Code to Litecoin’s MimbleWimble will be ready by Q1 of 2021 Activation will soon follow depending on the Litecoin community and miners Litecoin has soared by over 211% in Q4 of 2020 Litecoin could continue to gain in the markets as investors look for digital assets that do not...

Litecoin’s MimbleWimble is Live on Testnet, Full Activation in 2021

Avatar photoJohn P. Njui·
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In summary: On the 1st of this month, Litecoin’s MimbleWimble protocol was launched on the Testnet MimbleWimble developer, David Burkett, explained that the testnet version still has to undergo further testing before the Litecoin community can test it Full activation on the mainnet will be some time in 2021 On...