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LTC
$52.097
24h+0.92%
7d-1.07%
30d-5.79%

Litecoin Price Performance

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High
$51.174
$52.246

Litecoin Key Metrics

Market cap
$4.02B
FDV
$4.01B
Volume (24h)
$1.13B
Vol/Mkt Cap (24h)
0.28%
Total supply
77.22M LTC
Max. supply
84M LTC
Circulating supply
77.22M LTC
Profile score
85%
Updated May 28, 2026Rank #498

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Litecoin Overview

24h High
$52.25
24h Low
$51.17
24h Change
+0.92%
7d Change
-1.07%
30d Change
-5.79%
Volume 24h
$1.13B
Market Cap
$4.01B
Circulating Supply
77.22M LTC

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About Litecoin

Litecoin (LTC) is a digital currency designed for fast, low-cost payments over the internet. Created by Charlie Lee in 2011 as an alternative to Bitcoin, it offers improved transaction times and a higher maximum supply, using a different algorithm (scrypt) for mining. Litecoin facilitates peer-to-peer transactions without a central authority, making it suitable for a wide range of financial activities, from everyday purchases to trading and investment. Its creation by a former Google engineer aimed to address and improve upon some of Bitcoin's limitations, establishing Litecoin as a practical complement to Bitcoin in the digital currency ecosystem.
Litecoin is used for a variety of purposes, including instant, near-zero cost payments to anyone in the world. It serves as a digital currency for peer-to-peer transactions, online purchases, and transferring funds. Its faster transaction confirmation time makes it attractive for small, everyday transactions as well as larger transfers. Merchants also benefit from the fast confirmation times of Litecoin, which enable them to accept payments more quickly compared to Bitcoin.
Litecoin was created by Charlie Lee on October 8, 2011. Charlie Lee is a computer scientist with a background in technology and an interest in cryptocurrencies. Prior to creating Litecoin, he worked for Google on projects such as YouTube Mobile and Chrome OS. His intention with Litecoin was to improve upon Bitcoin's limitations and to create a lighter, more efficient version of Bitcoin for everyday use. Lee has been an outspoken advocate for cryptocurrencies and continues to be involved in the Litecoin project, although he announced in December 2017 that he had sold all his Litecoin holdings to avoid any conflict of interest and to focus on Litecoin's development.

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Litecoin Market Data

The live Litecoin price today is $52.10 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of $1,131,179,456.34 USD. We update our LTC to USD price in real-time. Litecoin is up 0.92% in the last 24 hours.

The current market cap is $4,008,389,360.81 USD, ranking #27 by market capitalization. The circulating supply is 77,222,714 LTC out of a max supply of 84,000,000 LTC.