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LTC · #27 by market cap

Live price · USD
$45.06
+0.40%

+1.02% 1h +2.11% 7d -15.88% 30d -49.79% 1y

Price data via CoinGecko API, refreshed every 60 seconds. Historical chart data daily-refreshed. See our methodology. Data & methodology reviewed by Maya Lin, Markets Editor · last editorial review Jul 2026.

Market cap
$3.48B
Rank #27
24h volume
$224.46M
Traded last 24h
Dominance
0.16%
of total market
Fully diluted val
$3.28B
FDV at max supply
Vol / mcap
6.4%
Liquidity ratio
Circulating
77.34M LTC
92% of max mined

Litecoin — key takeaways

At-a-glance summary generated from live market data. Figures update each refresh cycle; not investment advice.

What’s moving Litecoin

Litecoin (LTC) is trading at $45.06, +2.11%% over the past week and -15.88%% over the month, as of Jul 4, 2026. Below is the latest reporting and analysis on Litecoin from the DMC News desk.

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Technical snapshot

Derived from 365-day price history
Bull-Bear Score
46/100
Neutral
RSI · 14-day
46.9
Neutral
03070100
Moving Avg Signal
Strong bear
vs 50d MA-8.0%
vs 200d MA-24.9%
Volatility · 30d
47%
Moderate · annualised
50d MA: $47.31
200d MA: $58.02

Indicators are for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

LTC weekly price chart (1 year)

-49.7% 1Y
$33.48$60.56$87.64$114.71$141.79JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunVolume
52-week high
$135.99
52-week low
$39.28
Candles
53 wk

Each candle is one week. The body spans the week's open and close (green when it closed higher, red when lower); the wick marks the weekly high and low. Data is real weekly OHLC from Binance (LTC/USDT), with weekly USD volume below.

Litecoin price prediction 2026–2035

Model-based

Our quantitative model projects Litecoin (LTC) price scenarios from its 64.4% annualised volatility and a downward -51% trailing 12-month trend, with expected returns decaying toward a long-run baseline as the asset matures. At today's price of $45.06, the base case points to roughly $44.09 by end of 2026 and $55.67 by 2035 (a bull case near $114.83, a bear case near $17.82).

202620272028202920302035
YearBearBase BullBase ROI
2026 $35.77 $44.09 $57.09 -2%
2027 $28.73 $42.73 $64.61 -5%
2028 $24.43 $42.36 $70.38 -6%
2029 $21.33 $42.74 $76.20 -5%
2030 $18.89 $43.74 $82.57 -3%
2035 $17.82 $55.67 $114.83 +24%
Bear case

A prolonged risk-off market, weaker liquidity or coin-specific setbacks could press LTC toward $17.82 by 2035. Drawdowns of 50–80% are historically normal for crypto assets.

Base case

Steady adoption in line with the broader market puts LTC near $55.67 by 2035 — about +24% versus today.

Bull case

A strong cycle, accelerating demand or a structural catalyst could lift LTC toward $114.83 by 2035, which would require reclaiming and exceeding its prior all-time high.

How this forecast is calculated

The projection is generated algorithmically from Litecoin's own price history — there is no human price target. We measure realised volatility from up to a year of the asset's own price history (daily where available, otherwise weekly) and anchor a base annual growth rate to recent momentum, then decay that rate toward a conservative long-run baseline (compounding compresses as an asset matures). Bear and bull bands widen with volatility scaled by the square root of the horizon, and the bear case is floored to remain realistic. Outputs are rounded scenario estimates, not guarantees.

Not financial advice. Cryptocurrency is highly volatile and these model-based scenarios can be wrong by a wide margin. Do your own research.

Litecoin price returns & market statistics

Litecoin (LTC) trades at $45.06, ranked #27 by market capitalisation. The tables below summarise its performance across timeframes and its core supply and valuation metrics.

Price performance
PeriodChange
1 hour+1.0%
24 hours+0.4%
7 days+2.1%
30 days-15.9%
90 days-18.1%
1 year-49.8%
From all-time high-89.0%
From all-time low+3,818.3%
Market statistics
Market cap$3.48B #27
Fully diluted valuation$3.28B
24h trading volume$224.46M
Volume / market cap6.4%
Market dominance0.16%
Circulating supply77.34M LTC 92%
Total supply77.34M LTC
Max supply84.00M LTC
All-time high$410.26 May 10, 2021
All-time low$1.15 Jan 14, 2015

Understanding Litecoin

What is Litecoin (LTC)?

Litecoin (LTC) is a decentralised-finance protocol token, used for governance and to align incentives across a permissionless financial application such as lending, trading or yield. Its value tends to track the protocol's usage, total value locked and fee generation. As of July 2026, Litecoin is the #27 cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, trading near $45.06.

How does Litecoin work?

The protocol runs as a set of audited smart contracts that anyone can use without intermediaries. Token holders typically govern parameters — fees, supported assets, incentives — and in some designs receive a share of protocol revenue, aligning their interests with long-term usage.

What drives the Litecoin price?

Litecoin's price reflects the balance of supply and demand. With a capped maximum supply of 84.00M LTC (92% already circulating), scarcity is a structural part of the story — fresh demand has to compete for a limited float. On the demand side, the main forces are the broader crypto market cycle (assets tend to rise and fall together with Bitcoin and overall liquidity), real usage and adoption of the protocol, macro conditions such as interest rates and risk appetite, and project-specific catalysts like upgrades, listings, partnerships or regulation. At roughly 89% below its all-time high, a meaningful part of any bull case is simply recovering ground already proven possible.

Is Litecoin a good investment in 2026?

There is no one-size-fits-all answer. Litecoin offers exposure to a specific corner of the crypto market with its own adoption thesis, but every cryptocurrency carries real risk: prices are highly volatile, drawdowns of 50–80% are historically normal, and outcomes depend on execution, competition and an evolving regulatory landscape. A reasonable approach is to size any position to what you can afford to lose, treat the model-based scenarios above as illustrations rather than promises, and weigh Litecoin's fundamentals against alternatives. This is information, not financial advice.

Sentiment & community signals

Daily refresh · CoinGecko
🐂 Bullish votes
84.6%
🐂 85% 🐻 15%
⌥ Dev commits · 4w
1
Stagnant
★ 4.3K · 48 devs

Sentiment votes are crowd-sourced and may not reflect actual price movements. Community and dev metrics indicate ecosystem health, not investment quality.

ROI calculator

Hypothetical · educational only
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Calculations use historical end-of-day prices. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Cryptocurrency investments carry significant risk.

Where to trade Litecoin

10 exchanges · sorted by volume
# Exchange Pair Price
1 BitMart LTC/USDT $44.69 Trade ↗
2 Binance LTC/USDT $44.67 Trade ↗
3 YoBit LTC/BTC $45.10 Trade ↗
4 KuCoin LTC/USDT $44.65 Trade ↗
5 CoinUp.io LTC/USDT $44.69 Trade ↗
6 BVOX LTC/USDT $44.92 Trade ↗
7 Biconomy.com LTC/USDT $44.92 Trade ↗
8 BTCC LTC/USDT $44.92 Trade ↗
9 WEEX LTC/USDT $44.92 Trade ↗
10 Poloniex LTC/USDT $44.85 Trade ↗

Trust score reflects exchange liquidity, age, and order book depth (CoinGecko methodology). External links are not endorsements — always verify the exchange in your jurisdiction.

Other smart contract platform coins

Top 9 by market cap
BTC Bitcoin #1
$62,445 +1.3%
$1.25T cap
ETH Ethereum #2
$1,753 +2.3%
$211.58B cap
BNB BNB #4
$569.52 +1.5%
$76.76B cap
XRP XRP #6
$1.14 +3.4%
$70.78B cap
SOL Solana #7
$82.48 +2.0%
$47.92B cap
TRX TRON #8
$0.3230 +1.4%
$30.64B cap
HYPE Hyperliquid #10
$71.26 +6.1%
$15.85B cap
DOGE Dogecoin #11
$0.0770 +2.5%
$11.93B cap
XLM Stellar #16
$0.2071 +4.2%
$7.04B cap

Live market data, refreshed continuously. Click any coin to view its full profile.

Compared to peers

Normalised · max = 100
Market Cap 24h Volume Stability Dev Activity Community Liquidity
Litecoin LTC
Bitcoin BTC
Ethereum ETH

Each axis is scaled to the largest value across the compared coins (= 100). Larger polygons indicate higher overall metrics. "Stability" is the inverse of 30-day volatility.

Tokenomics & supply

Max supply: 84,000,000 LTC
Circulating 92.1%
  • Circulating 77,337,208 LTC 92.1%
  • Issued but locked 2,256 LTC 0.0%
  • Yet to be issued 6,660,536 LTC 7.9%

Capped supply — no further issuance possible above 84,000,000 LTC. Genesis year: 2011.

Litecoin price analysis

At $45.06, Litecoin (LTC) is currently deep in a drawdown from its all-time high. That is 89.0% below the record high of $410.26, and roughly 3,818% above the all-time low of $1.15.

Momentum-wise, LTC has fallen sharply over the past month (+2.11% (7d), -15.88% (30d), -49.79% (1y)). With 24-hour volume at 6.4% of market cap, turnover is moderate. Crypto prices are highly volatile; these readings describe recent history, not a forecast.

What drives the price of Litecoin?

As a smart-contract platform, demand for LTC is tied to on-chain activity — transaction fees, the number and quality of applications, total value locked (TVL), and developer adoption. Network upgrades and competition from rival chains are key swing factors.

Because the supply of Litecoin is hard-capped at 84,000,000 LTC, the scarcity narrative — fewer new tokens entering circulation over time — is a core part of its investment thesis.

Like nearly all crypto assets, LTC also trades with a strong correlation to Bitcoin and to overall risk appetite. Macro liquidity, US-dollar strength, interest-rate expectations, regulatory headlines and new exchange listings can all move the price independently of project fundamentals.

Risks & considerations

  • High volatility. Litecoin can gain or lose a large share of its value in a short time. Over the past year alone LTC has moved about 50%.
  • Regulatory uncertainty. Crypto rules differ by jurisdiction and continue to evolve, which can affect availability, liquidity and price.
  • Competition & execution risk. The smart-contract sector is crowded; networks face security, scaling and competitive pressure that can erode market share.
  • Not advice. Only allocate capital you can afford to lose, and consider consulting a licensed financial adviser. Nothing on this page is personalised investment advice.

About Litecoin

Litecoin (LTC) is one of the oldest cryptocurrencies, created in 2011 by Charlie Lee, a former Google engineer. Designed as the "silver to Bitcoin's gold," it is a peer-to-peer payment network built for faster, cheaper everyday transactions.

Litecoin is a fork of Bitcoin and shares much of its architecture, with key differences. It uses the Scrypt Proof of Work algorithm instead of SHA-256, and targets a 2.5-minute block time — four times faster than Bitcoin — for quicker confirmations. Its maximum supply is capped at 84 million LTC, exactly four times Bitcoin's 21 million.

Like Bitcoin, Litecoin undergoes a halving roughly every four years, cutting the block reward and slowing new issuance. It has often served as a testbed for technologies later adopted by Bitcoin, including SegWit, and added optional privacy via the MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB) upgrade in 2022.

With a long track record, high liquidity and wide merchant acceptance, Litecoin is frequently used for low-cost transfers. Its price tends to move closely with Bitcoin and the broader market, and its established, slow-changing design positions it as a relatively conservative large-cap asset.

Frequently asked questions about Litecoin

What is Litecoin (LTC)?

Litecoin (LTC) is a cryptocurrency listed on global exchanges and tracked across major data providers. It currently ranks #27 among all cryptocurrencies by total market value. It belongs to the Infrastructure and Smart Contract Platform category. Live price, market cap, trading volume, and historical performance are displayed on this page and refreshed continuously.

When was Litecoin launched?

Litecoin launched on October 8, 2011, making it approximately 14.7 years old. Since then, the project has developed an ecosystem of users, developers, and applications around the LTC token.

How does Litecoin work?

Litecoin secures its blockchain through Scrypt-based consensus. Network participants validate transactions and produce new blocks according to protocol rules. Block production, transaction fees, and token issuance follow a deterministic schedule defined in the underlying codebase.

How much Litecoin is in circulation?

There are currently 77,337,208 LTC in circulation out of a maximum supply of 84,000,000, meaning approximately 92.1% of the total LTC that will ever exist has been issued. New tokens enter circulation through the protocol's pre-defined emission schedule.

What is the all-time high price of Litecoin?

Litecoin reached an all-time high of $410.26 on May 10, 2021. Currently the price sits 89% below this peak. All-time highs are useful benchmarks for assessing the asset's historical price range, but past performance does not predict future results.

How can I buy Litecoin?

Litecoin (LTC) is traded on most major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, OKX, Bybit, and Bitstamp. Availability depends on your jurisdiction and the exchange's listings. After purchase, many users transfer their LTC to a self-custody wallet for long-term storage. This information is educational and does not constitute investment advice.

Is Litecoin a good investment?

Cryptocurrencies, including Litecoin, are highly volatile and carry significant risk of loss. Over the past year, LTC has lost approximately 49.8% of its value. Whether Litecoin is appropriate for a given portfolio depends on the investor's individual risk tolerance, time horizon, and financial situation. Always research the project's fundamentals, understand the risks, and only allocate capital you can afford to lose. This page provides market data only, not personalised investment advice. Consider consulting a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.

How is Litecoin different from Bitcoin?

Bitcoin (BTC) was the first cryptocurrency, designed primarily as a digital store of value and peer-to-peer payment network with a fixed supply of 21 million coins. Litecoin (LTC) focuses on infrastructure use cases, with a different technical design, supply schedule, and ecosystem. Bitcoin derives its value primarily from scarcity, security, and brand recognition, while Litecoin's value is tied to adoption within its specific use case and underlying network effects.

What is the market cap of Litecoin?

Litecoin (LTC) has a market capitalisation of approximately $3.48B, which ranks it #27 among all cryptocurrencies. Market cap is calculated as the circulating supply multiplied by the current price and is the most common way to compare the relative size of cryptocurrencies. It updates continuously as the price moves.

What determines the price of Litecoin?

The price of Litecoin (LTC) is set continuously by supply and demand across global exchanges. The main factors are its circulating and maximum supply, trading volume and liquidity, overall crypto-market sentiment, its correlation with Bitcoin, regulatory developments, and real adoption of the underlying network. Because the market trades 24 hours a day, the price can change at any moment.

What is the Litecoin price prediction?

No one can reliably predict the future price of Litecoin or any cryptocurrency. Where sufficient history is available, this page shows a model-based forecast range derived from historical volatility and trend — it should be read as a scenario illustration, not a target or a promise. Crypto prices are highly volatile and shaped by events no model can foresee, so always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Is Litecoin safe?

"Safe" depends on two separate things: how you hold Litecoin (LTC), and price risk. For custody, use reputable exchanges and consider a self-custody hardware wallet for larger amounts, and never share your private keys or seed phrase. For price, every cryptocurrency is volatile and can lose value quickly, so only commit capital you can afford to lose. Being listed on major exchanges is not an endorsement or a guarantee against loss.

Can I stake Litecoin?

Litecoin uses a Proof-of-Work design, so it cannot be "staked" natively the way Proof-of-Stake coins can. Some exchanges offer lending or "earn" products on LTC, but those carry counterparty risk and are different from protocol-level staking.

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