Litecoin
LTCPayment
Litecoin er en peer-to-peer cryptocurrency skabt som en 'lite' version af Bitcoin. Lanceret i 2011 af Charlie Lee, tilbyder Litecoin hurtigere block generation tider og en modificeret mining algoritme (Scrypt). LTC bliver ofte kaldt 'sølv til Bitcoins guld'.
Tags
Proof of WorkPaymentBitcoin ForkDigital Silver
Tekniske Detaljer
Lanceret
2011-10-07
Skaber
Charlie Lee
Consensus Mekanisme
Proof of Work (Scrypt)
Block Time
2.5 minutter
Max Supply
84,000,000 LTC
Current Supply
~74,000,000 LTC
Transactions Per Second
56 transaktioner per sekund
Algorithm
Scrypt (memory-hard)
Use Cases
- Peer-to-peer betalinger
- Merchant payments
- Testbed for Bitcoin upgrades
- Cross-border transactions
- Store of value (digital silver)
- Fast settlements
Styrker
- +Længere track record (siden 2011)
- +Hurtigere confirmations end Bitcoin
- +Lavere transaction fees
- +Often first for Bitcoin upgrades (SegWit, etc.)
- +Høj liquiditet
- +Broad exchange support
Begrænsninger
- -Mindre innovation seneste år
- -No smart contract functionality
- -Konkurrence fra nyere chains
- -Mindre brand strength end Bitcoin
- -Limited unique value proposition
- -Creator solgte alle sine LTC (transparency, men optics)
Økosystem
Litecoin Foundation
MimbleWimble privacy upgrade
Lightning Network support
Widespread payment acceptance
Mining pools
Merged mining partnerships
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