Litecoin price
LTC Rank #26
Litecoin price chart
Price history is unavailable right now.
Litecoin market stats
- Market cap $3.82B Rank #26
- 24h volume $277M Traded in the last 24 hours
- Circulating supply 77.6M LTC Of 84M max
- Max supply 84M LTC Fixed by protocol
- All-time high $410.26 9 May 2021 · -88.0% from ATH
- 24h range $48.50 – $50.03 Low to high, last 24 hours
- 7d change -2.6% vs USD
- 1y change -54.9% vs USD
What is Litecoin?
Litecoin launched in 2011 as a lighter version of Bitcoin. It copied Bitcoin's code and changed a few settings: blocks every two and a half minutes instead of ten, a cap of 84 million coins instead of 21 million, and a different mining algorithm. The pitch was silver to Bitcoin's gold, and it stuck. Litecoin is one of the oldest coins still in daily use. People buy it for cheaper, quicker on-chain payments and to hold it.
The price above is set by supply and demand across exchanges worldwide, trading 24 hours a day. No central bank, no closing bell. That's why it keeps moving.
Three things drive most of the movement. Bitcoin's direction: Litecoin has followed Bitcoin closely for most of its life, up and down. When you look at the chart above, you're mostly looking at a version of Bitcoin's chart. Halvings: like Bitcoin, Litecoin cuts its mining reward in half roughly every four years. The price has often run up ahead of a halving and cooled after it. Payments and listings: Litecoin's fees are low and confirmations are quick, so payment processors add it and people use it for transfers. That keeps it in use between market cycles.
Litecoin has fallen by more than half from a peak several times and kept running through all of them. Where it goes next is nobody's call to make for you. What this page can tell you is the price now, how it has moved, and how to buy it properly if you decide to.
Litecoin price history
| Period | Change | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -2.6% | $48.32 | $50.25 |
| 30 days | +11.6% | — | — |
| 1 year | -54.9% | — | — |
| All time | -88.0% | $1.15 | $410.26 |
Past performance doesn't predict future prices. Crypto is volatile, and the value of what you hold can go down as well as up.
How to buy Litecoin on Xcoins
-
Step 1
Create your account
Sign up with your email and verify your identity. Verification is required by regulation and usually takes a few minutes.
-
Step 2
Choose amount and payment
Enter how much litecoin you want, in LTC or your own currency, and pick a payment method. Your exact quote appears before you confirm.
-
Step 3
Receive your litecoin
Confirm the purchase and your litecoin is delivered to your wallet. You will see the transaction in your account right away.
Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and more. Licensed since 2016.
Questions people actually ask
MiCA Licensed in Europe. Trusted since 2016, used in 100+ countries.
Xcoins is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) under MiCA. Rates are for information only and are not an offer or investment advice. Crypto prices are volatile, and the value of what you hold can go down as well as up.
Licensed U.S. partner. Trusted since 2016, used in 100+ countries.
Xcoins services are provided in the United States as an agent of Zero Hash LLC, a licensed money transmitter in applicable U.S. jurisdictions. Rates are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute an offer, solicitation, or investment advice. Digital assets are highly volatile, and their value may decrease as well as increase.
Crypto, condensed. The bits that matter.
Market notes, product updates, and the occasional take. One email a week. No hype, no spam.
By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy. Unsubscribe anytime.