Litecoin (LTC) is a peer-to-peer digital cryptocurrency founded by Charlie Lee (a former Google employee) in 2011. This currency shares many similarities with Bitcoin and is based on Bitcoin's original source code.
Litecoin is mainly used for small transactions, and it is more efficient to use in daily life. In contrast, Bitcoin is used more as a store of value and as a long-term investment purpose. Compared to Bitcoin, Litecoin has a much higher market value limit and the mining process is faster. This means that while Litecoin transactions are generally smaller, they are faster and cheaper.
Like Bitcoin, Litecoin is a form of digital currency. Litecoin uses blockchain technology and can be used to transfer funds directly between individuals or businesses. This ensures a public ledger that records all transactions, enabling a distributed payment system as money operates without the constraints of government control or censorship.
How does Litecoin work?
Litecoin involves the process of creating and transferring digital currency through an open-source encryption protocol. It uses blockchain technology to record a distributed public ledger of all transactions.
What is blockchain?
The blockchain is a shared digital ledger that includes all records of Litecoin transactions. Recent cryptocurrency transactions are "blocked" from miner group to miner group. These blocks are then securely encrypted and then linked to the existing blockchain. Similar blockchain technology is used in many different cryptocurrencies, including Litecoin and Bitcoin.
What is mining?
Mining is the process of securely adding each block to an existing blockchain using mining software. Once blocks are securely added, new digital encrypted currency units will be issued. Miners can directly inject these units into the market
What is the difference between Litecoin and Bitcoin?
Litecoin and Bitcoin share many similarities, but also some subtle differences, including:
transaction speed
Compared to Bitcoin, Litecoin requires more complex mining techniques and blocks are actually generated four times faster. Litecoin processes financial transactions much faster and can process many more transactions simultaneously.
currency amount
Bitcoin and Litecoin have a limited number of currencies in circulation. Bitcoin has 21 million available currencies, and Litecoin has 84 million available currencies, more than four times the former.
Market value
Litecoin has a much lower market value than Bitcoin, but remains one of the most traded cryptocurrencies.
algorithm
Miners must successfully solve a hash function to add a new block of cryptocurrency to the blockchain. Litecoin and Bitcoin use different mining algorithms, Litecoin uses a different mining algorithm Scrypt hash function, while Bitcoin uses, SHA-hash function 256. The Litecoin development team originally chose the Scrypt function to avoid function-based function ASIC miners dominating the mining effort. It's based on this. CPU and GPU miners offer the opportunity to compete. The Scrypt mining algorithm requires more memory resources and is not suitable for ASIC miners at first, providing more opportunities for other miners. However, over time, more and more miners. ASIC miners are gradually starting to use the Scrypt algorithm. In this way, due to low computing power, based on low computing power. CPU and GPU miners no longer have effective mining tools, but ASICs that generate far more hashes per second.
How to Trade Litecoin
When you buy Litecoin in a transaction, its unit price is usually based on U.S. dollars. In other words, you need to exchange USD for Litecoin. If the price of Litecoin goes up, you can sell it for a profit because it is worth more USD than when you bought it. If you're going to sell on a markdown, you're going to lose money.
On the CMCMarkets foreign exchange trading platform, you can trade Litecoin through a CFD account. This way, you can predict price trends without actually buying cryptocurrencies. You do not need to own Litecoin. Instead, the price at which you open a position will increase or decrease depending on the price movement of Litecoin against the USD.
What factors affect the price of Litecoin?
Possible volatility factors for Litecoin are similar to Bitcoin, for example:
·Laws and Regulations: Cryptocurrencies are currently not controlled by governments or central banks. But how that will change in the coming years and the impact on value is unclear.
·Supply: There is a limited number of Litecoins that can be mined (84 million). Available quantities also fluctuate with the rate at which currency enters the market.
·Media: The price of Litecoin will also be affected by public perception, security, life cycle and the price of digital cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
·Usage: Currently, Litecoin is not used by businesses or consumers as a payment method. However, some groups have seen the potential of blockchain technology and predicted that the technology may be widely used in the future.
