SegWit has activated on Litecoin and the first transaction from the upgraded version has been made on the network. Some of its users have voted that the main technology/feature they are most interested in seeing added to the network is the Lightning Network (77% of voters) for instant scalable...
Litecoin (often dubbed Bitcoin’s silver) has seen a significant price spike these past few weeks. Due to Segwit locking in and the Coinbase listing, it has experienced a price increase of over 300 percent, peaking at US$30 at the time of writing. It seems that litecoin is well underway t...
Note: the authenticity of the source is still uncertain and the story will be updated constantly. More could be found on 8btc forum post. Update: The China.com report has been removed and proven to be FUD. Since the on-site inspection on Chinese bitcoin exchanges and suspension of...
Over the past 30 days the price of Litecoin skyrocketed from $4 on March 26 to $14.7 on April 24, nearly beating a three-year high. According to CoinMarketCap, Litecoin is currently ranked the fourth most capitalized cryptocurrency. It has outperformed Dash pushing it to the fift...
After much hassle, it has now been confirmed that the SegWit protocol will be activated on the Litecoin network by mid-May. Its founder, Charlie Lee, confirmed in a tweet that SegWit will lock in and activate at the end of period 7 which he later clarified will fall in May. Though th...
1. This Global LTC Roundtable Meeting is established to remove misunderstandings and promote industrial consensus. Participating members agree to abide by the results of the vote. 2. We agree that protocol upgrade should be made under community consensus, and should not be unilateral actio...
While discussing some of the issues pertinent to the success of Litecoin at a presentation for Coinbase last week, its creator hints that it is unfortunate that ASIC mining is a bit centralized with a lot in China and notes a major reason why he thinks this is bad for the industry. Char...
Note: Wan Fangzhong, author of this article, is a popular and prolific writer known for his creative writing. He is running a Wechat official account of wansfang. My investment in bitcoin yielded a return of 330% in less than 20 months. Many people tweeted me asking how. Here is the whol...
On 8th Feb, Charlie Lee, creator of Litecoin, host an AMA on 8btc. The event lasts 2 hours and attracts 148 participants and around 10k views. And Charlie Lee answer a total of 37 questions in detail. Find out more from the transcript below: 1.panda117：In your opinion, what is...
While there are disintegrating views on its upgrade for Bitcoin miners, the proposal to use SegWit - or Segregated Witnesses - on Litecoin first and then make an evaluation of its feasibility on Bitcoin has been welcomed by major industry insiders. Aside that, it is also being seen as benef...
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