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Litecoin (LTC) price
Data as of November 11, 2026, 02:11 UTC+3, the price refreshes on the page
Litecoin (LTC) is a payments-focused Bitcoin fork with 2.5-minute blocks.
- Market cap
- $3.92B
- 24h volume
- $205.6M
- Volume / market cap
- 5.25%
- Fully diluted value
- $3.92B
- Circulating supply
- 77.8 M LTC
- Total supply
- 77.8 M LTC
- Max supply
- 84.0 M LTC
- 24h range
- $49.63 … $51.68
- All-time high
- $410.26May 9, 2021
Analytics
What the numbers say about how the coin behaves. Based on hourly prices over 7 days and data as of November 11, 2026, 02:11 UTC+3.
Volatility
67%moderate1.5× higher than Bitcoin over the same week.
Link to Bitcoin
0.86strongMoves almost in step with Bitcoin. When Bitcoin moves 1%, LTC moves 1.3% on average.
From the all-time high
−87.73%far belowThe high of $410.26 was set on May 9, 2021.
Liquidity
5.3%highA day’s trading equals 5.3% of market cap. Actively traded, easy to buy or sell.
Supply issued
93%nearly all92.6% of the max supply is out.
Place in the week’s range
9%near the bottomThe week ranged from $49.73 to $56.57, with a max drawdown of −12.09%.
Market share
0.16%smallShare of the top-100 market cap.
What is Litecoin
Litecoin (LTC) is one of the oldest cryptocurrencies, built on a fork of Bitcoin’s code. It was created by former Google engineer Charlie Lee and released in October 2011. In December 2017 Lee announced that he had sold or given away his coins so that his public comments about Litecoin would not pose a conflict of interest. Development is carried on by independent contributors and the non-profit Litecoin Foundation.
The network runs on proof of work, but it uses the Scrypt algorithm instead of Bitcoin’s SHA-256, so it is mined with different hardware. Blocks arrive about every 2.5 minutes, four times as often as on Bitcoin. Supply is capped at 84 million LTC, and the miner reward halves every 840,000 blocks, roughly every four years. Since 2014 Dogecoin has been merge-mined with Litecoin, so the same hardware secures both networks.
LTC is used for payments and transfers where quick confirmations and low fees matter. Some upgrades reached Litecoin before Bitcoin: SegWit activated here in May 2017, and a Lightning Network payment went through on the same day. In May 2022 the network added MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Blocks), an opt-in feature that hides amounts and addresses in transfers.
What it’s used for
- payments for goods and services
- moving funds between exchanges and wallets
- micropayments over the Lightning Network
- transfers with hidden amounts via MWEB
Risks
- regulatory pressure over MWEB: five major South Korean exchanges delisted LTC in 2022, and some exchanges do not accept MWEB transfers
- competition in payments from stablecoins and Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
- a few large mining pools produce a big share of blocks
Questions
How much is Litecoin worth today?
As of November 11, 2026, Litecoin trades at $50.33. Over 24 hours the price moved −1.99%, over 7 days −7.54%. The price on this page refreshes automatically.
How many LTC are in circulation?
77.8 M LTC are in circulation. Max supply is 84.0 M LTC, so 92.6% has been issued. The fully diluted value of all coins is $3.92B.
What is the Litecoin all-time high?
The all-time high of $410.26 was set on May 9, 2021. The price is now 87.73% below it. The all-time low was $1.15 (January 13, 2015).
How is Litecoin different from Bitcoin?
Litecoin is built on Bitcoin’s code but uses Scrypt instead of SHA-256, produces blocks four times as often and has a supply cap four times larger: 84 million coins versus 21 million. It also offers optional confidential transfers through MWEB.
When is the next Litecoin halving?
Halvings happen every 840,000 blocks. The last one took place in August 2023 at block 2,520,000, and the next is due at block 3,360,000, expected around mid-2027.
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Prices and analytics are for information only and are not investment advice. Market data source: CoinGecko.