Category: Litecoin
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As the halving approaches Litecoin could plunge like it did in 2015
47 days before the 2015 block rewards reduction, Litecoin’s declined by 70 percent following a 590 percent surge. Now, only 45 days away from this year’s halving and up 540 percent, LTC is showing signs that a correction is underway. The Halving Event Every four years after 840,000 blocks are mined, Litecoin goes through a…
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Could Litecoin overtake XRP before the halving?
Litecoin has been surging amid the upcoming block rewards reduction. LTC’s market capitalization recently increased by $2 billion leaving Bitcoin Cash behind. Now, as the bullish trend continues the question is, “will LTC flip XRP?” The Halving Event Fifty-five days from today, at exactly block 1,680,000, Litecoin will go through a fixed process called halving…
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US 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang meets with Litecoin founder
Andrew Yang, the pro-bitcoin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, met with Litecoin founder Charlie Lee to reportedly discuss the future of cryptocurrency. Yang shared a picture of the two on Twitter, congratulating Lee on being a pioneer in the industry. Pro-crypto presidential candidate meets Litecoin founder Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has been making headlines for…
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Top 5 forecast: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin technical analysis
After several weeks of bullish momentum, most of the top market cap cryptos are going through a period of consolidation. It’s unclear whether the market will pullback or experience new highs, and overall it seems wise to wait for confirmation before re-entering the market. Bitcoin Over the last week, Bitcoin has been trading between $7,000…
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Send Bitcoin and Litecoin transactions over WhatsApp
WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging platform, will now allow its users to transfer Bitcoin and Litecoin via the Lite.Im bot. Developed by blockchain platform Zulu Republic, the bot will also enable transactions in ETH and ZTX, the company’s native token. Users can now send and receive Bitcoin and Litecoin on WhatsApp Cryptocurrency exchanges are no…
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Upcoming block reward halving could give Litecoin a boost
Litecoin (LTC), one of the earliest Bitcoin forks, is only 100 days away from a block reward reduction event that plans to make it harder for the tokens to be mined—which could make the circulating supply of LTC more valuable. The Halving Event Much like bitcoin, from time to time Litecoin goes through a fixed…
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Is Nasdaq about to introduce Bitcoin?
It’s no secret that there is a growing interest among institutional investors for Bitcoin. Just as the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is reportedly eyeing a BitLicense for its cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt, just a few months ago, Nasdaq launched Brave New Coin’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Liquidity Indexes (BLX and ELX). Today, Nasdaq is back in the news…
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Markets Update: BCH and BNB Outperform Leading Crypto Assets
Despite the cryptocurrency markets appearing increasingly bullish, the leading crypto assets have posted mixed results in recent weeks. While BCH and LTC have made significant gains over BTC in recent months, ETH and XRP have lost value against BTC for much of 2019. Also Read: The Number of Crypto Exchanges Offering Margin Has Multiplied BTC…
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Litecoin (LTC) hash rate hits record high: is it a crucial sign of confidence?
According to Litecoin.com and the data published by BitInfoCharts, the hash rate of Litecoin (LTC) achieved a new all-time high on April 8 at 359 terahash. The rapid increase in the hash rate of the Litecoin blockchain network, which represents computing power that protects and secures the protocol, comes amidst the demonstration of a strong…