Litecoin (LTC) trades at $44.77, down 0.7% over the past 30 days. Its market cap — supply times price — is $3.5B, the 28-largest in crypto. Over a year it is -66% (down), and it sits -89% from its all-time high. Total value locked on this chain is $699,847 — negligible against market cap, which simply means TVL is not what this asset is for. On tradability, the book is thin, so incoming money moves the price easily. Taken together, the overall heat score is 29 (COOL). A higher number means more of the conditions for a rally are in place — it is not a price forecast.
One-year chart (daily close; hover for the price)
Candlestick chart (about a year; green = up, red = down; hover for OHLC)
Each candle shows the open, high, low and close for its period.
Price
$44.77
Market cap
$3.5B
FDV
$3.5B
24h volume
$127.2M
24h / 7d / 30d
+0.0% / -1.3% / -0.7%
From ATH
-89.1%
Circulating / total
100%
GitHub activity
★4,266
1 commits in the past 4 weeks (via CoinGecko)
Community bullish
91%
CoinGecko poll
Profile What kind of asset is Litecoin?
A mechanical read on Litecoin (LTC) from market data — a first impression to start from, not a verdict.
Market size
Large cap
A large-cap asset inside the top 50 (ranked #28)
Price swings
Narrow (24h range 0.9%)
A narrow daily range; relatively calm
Liquidity (24h volume)
High
Over $100M traded in a day; liquidity is ample
Dilution risk
Limited (92% circulating)
Most of the supply is out; room for additional issuance is limited
Long-term trend
Down sharply over 1 year (-66%)
The direction on a longer time frame
A qualitative summary based on market data. This is not investment advice.
Overview What is Litecoin
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.
The description is based on public information from CoinGecko.This is information, not investment advice.
Basics How Litecoin started, and its basic data
Launched
2011-10-08
Running for about 15 years, since 2011
Launch date, technical design and follower counts come from CoinGecko's public data.
Price detail Price levels for Litecoin
Key price levels for Litecoin (LTC). Crypto is divisible, so you can buy well under a whole coin.
Current price
$44.77
as of 2026-08-14
24h range
$44.6 – $45.02
Low to high over the past 24 hours
All-time high
$410.26
The highest price on record (2021-05-09)
Distance from ATH
-89.1%
A new high would take about 9.2x the current price
All-time low
$1.15
The lowest price on record (2015-01-13)
Distance from ATL
+3,797%
About 39x its all-time low
Where it sits in today's range
Low $45Mid-rangeHigh $45
Signals Catalysts currently in play (auto-extracted)
🏔️
Far below its all-time high
Trading -89% from its all-time high. Recovering that ground would take a substantial return of demand — and a discount this large usually has a reason worth checking.
🕸️
The chain is barely used
Recent chain fees run about $97 per day — a negligible amount. Fees stand in for real usage, and at this level there is effectively none.
These signals are extracted automatically by deterministic rules from the data on this page — price, volume, unlocks, development activity and chain usage. They do not forecast prices, and they contain no social-media rumour or speculation.This is not investment advice.
Returns Performance by period
Returns over each period, so you can compare short-term momentum against the longer-term trend at a glance. Positive is a gain, negative a loss.
1 hour
+0.0%
24 hours
+0.0%
1 week
-1.3%
2 weeks
-1.8%
1 month
-0.7%
200 days
-32.5%
1 year
-65.7%
Over the past 30 days it has moved roughly in line with Bitcoin (-2.2%), the market's benchmark. (LTC: -0.7%)
Past performance, which does not guarantee future results.
Supply Who controls the supply
Of the maximum supply of 84,000,000 LTC, 92% is on the market today. 92% has been issued so far; the remaining 8% is still to come from future issuance — that is future dilution waiting to happen.
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Heat score Heat factor breakdown
29
Heat scoreCOOLOverall heat score
How the overall score is built: market gate 42 (applied to everything) × geometric mean of the four factors 70 (momentum, liquidity, fundamentals and supply, multiplied together) → 29. It is not a simple average: a weak market holds the whole score down, and a single weak factor drags the rest with it.
Factor breakdown (0–100; higher means more conditions are in place)
Regime (market gate)gate
42
→ The market gate is neutral. Asset-specific factors decide this one.
Momentum
47
→ The trend is flat — no clear direction yet.
Liquidity (traded volume depth)
100
→ Volume is deep enough that a move is one you could actually participate in.
Fundamentals (TVL / market cap)
50
→ TVL is unremarkable relative to market cap.
Supply lightness
100
→ Most of the supply already circulates, so unlock pressure is light.
Development activity → 1 code updates in the last four weeks — on the quiet side.
Standard-score profile, compared against every asset on the site (50 is the mean). It shows where this asset sits in the population on each metric; higher is always the better direction.
Similarity computed from shared CoinGecko categories rather than an industry taxonomy. Assets in the same L1 ecosystem or with the same use case tend to share capital flows and market conditions.
Put price, market cap, returns and standard scores side by side.See all comparisons →
FAQ Litecoin — frequently asked questions
What is Litecoin (LTC)?
Litecoin is a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency designed to enable instant, near-zero cost payments to individuals and merchants worldwide. Read more →
What is the current price of Litecoin (LTC)?
$44.77 as of 2026-08-14. The price moves daily, and this page is rebuilt every day.
What is the market cap of Litecoin (LTC)?
About $3.5B as of 2026-08-14, which ranks #28 across all crypto assets.
What is Litecoin's heat score, and what does it mean?
The heat score is 29 (COOL) as of 2026-08-14. It is our own 0–100 measure of how many of the conditions a rally needs — momentum, tradable volume, light supply and a supportive market — are currently in place. It is not a price forecast. The model multiplies its factors, so a single missing condition holds the whole score down.
What is the supply of Litecoin (LTC)?
As of 2026-08-14, 77,492,398 LTC is in circulation out of a total supply of 77,492,354 LTC — about 100%. The remainder may reach the market through future unlocks.
What is the all-time high for Litecoin (LTC)?
The all-time high on record as of 2026-08-14 is $410.26.The price is $44.77 today, -89.1% from that high.
How much Litecoin (LTC) can I buy with $100?
At the 2026-08-14 price ($44.77), $100 buys roughly 2.23 LTC before fees and spread. Crypto is divisible, so you do not need to buy a whole coin.
Will Litecoin (LTC) go up? What are its prospects?
We do not forecast prices or give investment advice. What this page does is track Litecoin every day through factual data — the heat score, supply structure, charts and development activity. Use it as material for your own judgement; the decision is yours.
Is the Litecoin chain actually being used?
As of 2026-08-14, chain fees over the past day came to about $97. Fees stand in for real demand for block space.
Where can I buy or trade Litecoin (LTC)?
It trades on major crypto exchanges. Which venues you can use depends on where you live, so check what is licensed in your own jurisdiction. This is information, not a recommendation of any asset or exchange.
The prices, market caps and heat scores above are as of 2026-08-14 and change daily.This is information, not investment advice.
Updated 2026-08-14 · rebuilt daily This site provides information based on public data. It is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell. The heat score is a deterministic, relative indicator computed by a fixed formula; it does not predict future prices. Trading crypto assets involves risk, including price volatility. Make your own decisions. Data provided by CoinGecko · TVL / fees / stablecoins: DefiLlama · Fear & Greed: alternative.me Operated by InSync Inc.
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