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Litecoin

Litecoin is often referred to as the ‘silver’ to Bitcoin’s ‘gold and is aiming to serve as the foundation for a global digital payment system.

Bitcoin

What is the difference between Bitcoin and Litecoin?

While we don’t know who Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin is, we do know Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin. Litecoin vs. Bitcoin Feature Bitcoin Litecoin Launched 2009 2011 Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Charlie Lee Coin supply 21 million 84…

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Cryptocurrencies

Where did Litecoin come from?

Litecoin was founded under MIT/X11 licenses in October 2011 by MIT graduate and former Google employee, Charlie Lee. His aim was to develop a faster, cheaper, and ‘lighter” version of Bitcoin. Hence the name ‘Litecoin’. It was designed to complement…

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Cryptocurrencies

What is Litecoin?

Launched in 2011, Litecoin (LTC) is one of the oldest cryptocurrencies on the market. It is often referred to as the ‘silver’ to Bitcoin’s ‘gold’. This is because Litecoin uses much of the same code as Bitcoin and therefore shares…

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