Litecoin LTC
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Market data
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Price chart
Litecoin price chart
Converter
LTC to USD calculator
Convert any amount of LTC to USD (or USD to LTC) at the live mid-market rate.
Rate: 1 LTC = 56.95 USD. Live mid-market price refreshed every 5 minutes. Exchanges may quote slightly different rates including spread and fees.
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LTC market prices
Litecoin markets
Native LTC spot pairs on centralized exchanges, ranked by reported 24h USD volume. Prices can differ by spread, liquidity, fees, and region.
| Venue | Pair | Price | 24h volume | Spread | Freshness | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BitDelta Market data | LTC/USDT | $56.98 | $26.54M | 0.04% | just now | Open market |
Binance Market data | LTC/USDT | $57.00 | $24.5M | 0.02% | just now | Trade |
CoinUp.io Market data | LTC/USDT | $56.98 | $13.78M | 0.04% | just now | Open market |
BitMart Market data | LTC/USDT | $56.96 | $13.33M | 0.02% | just now | Open market |
BTCC Market data | LTC/USDT | $56.97 | $12.48M | 0.02% | just now | Open market |
Market data is filtered to remove stale or anomalous pairs. Use it as a liquidity and price reference, not a guarantee of executable pricing.
Mine Litecoin — Top 3 miners by profitability
Most profitable LTC miners right now, ranked by daily profit at default electricity cost.
Bitmain Antminer L9 (17Gh) - Doge, Litecoin Miner
- Daily profit
- $7.95
- Price
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Bitmain Antminer L9 (16Gh) - Doge, Litecoin Miner
- Daily profit
- $6.79
- Price
- $9.2K
- ROI
- ~1356 days
VolcMiner D1 (17Gh) - Doge, Litecoin Miner
- Daily profit
- $6.42
- Price
- $8.47K
- ROI
- ~1319 days
About the asset
About Litecoin
Litecoin is one of the oldest cryptocurrencies still in active use, launched in October 2011 by former Google engineer Charlie Lee as a faster, lighter alternative to Bitcoin. The often-cited framing — "silver to Bitcoin's gold" — captures the design intent: same Proof of Work model and capped supply (84 million LTC, exactly four times Bitcoin's), but tuned for everyday transactions rather than store-of-value.
Litecoin blocks settle every ~2.5 minutes and use the Scrypt hash algorithm, which originally favoured GPU and CPU miners but is now dominated by Scrypt ASICs. In May 2022 Litecoin activated MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB), bringing optional confidential transactions — making LTC one of the few major cryptocurrencies that natively supports both transparent and shielded payments.
What drives the Litecoin price
The structural forces behind LTC's price moves — without forecasting where it goes next.
Bitcoin correlation
Litecoin trades as a high-beta Bitcoin proxy more than as an independent asset. BTC moves usually drag LTC with them — sometimes amplified during alt-season rallies, sometimes dampened during pure ETF-driven flows. Long-term LTC analysis almost always starts with the BTC chart.
The halving cycle
Litecoin halves every ~4 years on a similar schedule to Bitcoin (last in August 2023, next around August 2027). Each halving cuts new LTC issuance in half and historically tightens supply ahead of broader crypto cycles, making LTC one of the few coins where the four-year clock is a meaningful price input.
MimbleWimble adoption
The May 2022 MWEB upgrade gave Litecoin optional confidential transactions. Real-world adoption has been quiet, but it positions LTC differently from Bitcoin in jurisdictions that increasingly distinguish between transparent and privacy-preserving coins — a regulatory variable that cuts both ways.
Litecoin milestones
- Oct 2011Litecoin released by Charlie Lee
- May 2017SegWit activated on Litecoin (before Bitcoin)
- Aug 2019Second halving (12.5 → 6.25 LTC)
- May 2022MimbleWimble Extension Blocks activated
- Aug 2023Third halving (6.25 → 3.125 LTC)
This is context, not a forecast. Litecoin prices can move sharply in either direction; nothing on this page is financial advice.
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