Litecoin

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has made significant changes to its list of approved cryptocurrencies, removing Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), and Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC). What Happened On Monday, DFS said its updated digital currency supervision plan, which...

Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) supporter Shan Belew has drawn attention to an event in the history of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) that he says is often overlooked.  What Happened; According to Belew, on September 11, 2014, Litecoin played a pivotal role in saving Dogecoin from potential collapse. He said...

The price of Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC), the native token of the Litecoin blockchain, dropped to its lowest level in a month on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after undergoing its highly anticipated “halving” event. What Happened: LTC reached a low of $86, a price point not seen since June 30...

Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) payments reached an all-time high (ATH) on Wednesday, as the cryptocurrency recorded 167 million transactions.  What Happened: Litecoin on its Twitter handle said that it ranks fourth in liquidity among all cryptocurrencies. LITECOIN 🛒 Use for payments is at an...

As the Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) halving event approaches in August, anticipation around how it will impact the cryptocurrency’s price action continues to mount.  What Happened: Pseudonymous analyst BlockchainSanta on Tuesday said that LTC may experience a potential 200% upside in the days...

The number of daily transactions for Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), a popular meme-inspired cryptocurrency, spiked on Sunday evening. What Happened: Data from bitinfocharts.com reveals that the number of daily transactions for DOGE peaked at around 630,000 on May 14.  While this figure fell...

Litecoin (LTC) is a fork of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) that came into existence in 2011. The cryptocurrency was created by former Google engineer Charlie Lee as an adaption of the apex coin's source code. In 2014, Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), the bellwether meme coin, implemented Auxiliary proof-of-work...

Litecoin (LTC) creator Charlie Lee highlighted the advantages of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Twitter in relation to the problem posed by fake bullion bars. What Happened: Lee reacted to a post by a Twitter user who shared a photo of a "gold" bar filled with tungsten, saying this...

Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) emerged as one of the top choices for online shopping as digital assets gain wider acceptance in the e-commerce space.  What Happened: New research published by CoinGate on March 1 said Litecoin is the fourth-most popular cryptocurrency for online shopping in...

A developer brought Ordinals to the Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) network on Monday. Ordinals are essentially NFTs that have the ability to inscribe content other than transactions on the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) network.  What Happened: According to Dune analytics, over 154,000 inscriptions have...

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) surpassed Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) to become the thirteenth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization early on Wednesday. What Happened: At the time of writing, SHIB’s market cap stood at $6.9 billion, while Litecoin’s market cap was at $6.3 billion....

Major coins were trading lower on Tuesday evening as the global cryptocurrency market cap fell 0.8% to $807.1 billion at 7:15 p.m. EST. Price Performance Of Major Coins Coin 24-hour 7-day Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.5% -1.4% $16,708.61 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -1.4% -0.5% $1,212.28...

A popular crypto analyst said that the $78 mark will be a ‘bounce long area’ for Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC). What Happened: Michaël van de Poppe, told his 642,000 followers on Twitter that he is “patiently waiting for opportunities on Litecoin.” At the time of writing, LTC...

Since FTX filed for bankruptcy, Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) has outperformed all other cryptocurrencies, rising 57% compared to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), which rose 12%, and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), which gained just 3%. What Happened: The rally can be attributed to the upcoming LTC halving in mid-2023 when...

The cryptocurrency market remained subdued in the past week, despite the stock market notching gains. In addition to market-wide concerns about the economy and interest rates, the crypto space is stymied by the developments in the FTX saga. Notwithstanding credibility concerns and major...