Litecoin LTC

LTC has moved -3.10% in the last day, -19.92% over the week, and -25.72% over the past month. The all-time high of $410.26 was set 1853 days ago, leaving LTC at 10.2% of that peak. Reclaiming the record would require a 878% advance from here. With both the weekly and monthly trends negative, the path of least resistance remains lower for now.

Volatility & risk

Realised volatility for LTC is currently elevated, with a 7-day annualised reading near 84%. That is roughly middle-of-the-pack for a large-cap crypto asset. Traders should expect double-digit percentage swings within a single week to be normal rather than exceptional.

Liquidity & trading depth

Over the last 24 hours roughly $388M changed hands, equal to about 12% of the circulating market value turning over in a day. That is adequate turnover for a coin of this size, though large orders may still move the price. Liquidity health scores 59/100 on our composite, which blends 24-hour volume against market capitalisation.

Correlation with Bitcoin & markets

Over the past week, LTC's hourly returns show a correlation of 0.73 with Bitcoin. That is a tight link — LTC has effectively traded as a high-beta Bitcoin proxy, offering little diversification when BTC sells off. Correlation regimes shift, so this figure is a snapshot rather than a constant.

Our outlook blends three independent lenses. The technical model reads momentum as bearish and frames a near-term band of $36.08 to $45.31. The statistical model, driven by realised volatility, centres near $38.71 with a one-horizon spread of $10.08 to $80.90. The relative model, anchored to how comparable top-100 assets have performed (median -0.02% over the past week), points to $38.59 to $46.14. Blending the three yields the horizon-by-horizon ensemble in the table below. Model confidence is High, reflecting data completeness and liquidity. These are probabilistic scenarios generated from market data — not guarantees, and not financial advice.

Litecoin has a circulating supply of 77,246,402 LTC. Supply is hard-capped at 84,000,000 tokens, meaning 92% already exists and only 6,753,598 remain to be issued. With issuance nearly complete, future dilution is minimal — a structurally disinflationary profile. Fully diluted valuation and circulating market cap can diverge sharply when a large share of tokens is still locked, so both are worth comparing before drawing conclusions about value.

Litecoin (LTC) is the 30th-ranked cryptocurrency tracked on TBN Express, with live pricing, derived risk metrics and a multi-model outlook refreshed throughout the day. The profile below combines project information with our own quantitative read of how LTC is trading right now.

Litecoin is a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency designed to enable instant, near-zero cost payments to individuals and merchants worldwide. As an open-source global payment network that functions independently of central banks or intermediaries, its main value proposition lies in providing a scarce digital asset with a fixed maximum supply of 84 million tokens.

The network operates using a Proof of Work mechanism where computers solve complex puzzles to confirm transactions and secure the blockchain. It is distinguished by a block generation time of 2.5 minutes, which allows for faster transaction confirmations and a higher total throughput than earlier protocols. Key technical features include the Scrypt hashing algorithm, which promotes wider network participation, and MimbleWimble Extension Blocks, which improve user privacy by allowing transaction details to be hidden.

The LTC token is used for settling global payments, executing microtransactions through smaller units called litoshis, and diversifying digital portfolios with a highly liquid asset. New tokens are issued to miners as rewards for verifying blocks, though these rewards undergo a halving event approximately every four years to strictly control inflation. This process ensures the ledger maintains immutability, meaning records cannot be changed once they are saved to the global network.

Created by former Google engineer Charlie Lee, the project is supported by the Litecoin Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to ecosystem adoption. Unlike many venture-backed projects, it is maintained by a decentralized community of independent developers and a global network of miners. The project has seen recent institutional adoption, with entities like Lite Strategy and Luxxfolio Holdings adding significant amounts of LTC to their corporate treasuries as of late 2025.

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