Privacy articles
MWEB, address links, public keys, network metadata and confidentiality limits.
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Before you share a Litecoin xpub, know what it reveals
In our public-only Core test, one parent derived ten receiving and five change candidates. See what that disclosure means before sending an xpub to a service.
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Why your Litecoin receive address changes—and whether the old one still works
A private Core experiment checks older receiving addresses after 41 newer addresses. Learn what changes in a self-custody wallet, what exchange deposit policies can change and how to verify a saved destination.
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Litecoin UTXOs and coin control: inputs, change, fees and privacy
Understand where Litecoin change goes, how input count affects fees, when consolidation can help and which privacy tradeoffs coin control introduces.
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Litecoin Core 0.21.5.8 released: what the MWEB fixes change
Core 0.21.5.8 strengthens MWEB validation, relay, mining and resource handling. We examine the code, explain the already-passed activation height and provide an operator checklist.
Unexpected Litecoin in your wallet? What to check before you send
A small incoming payment, a lookalike in history and a changed clipboard need different checks. Inspect the exact output and authenticate the next destination.
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Litecoin and the digital euro: status, privacy and payment limits
Corrects the digital euro timeline and cap claims, distinguishes pilot and potential issuance, and compares payment routes without universal CBDC assumptions.
Litecoin privacy: transparent links, MWEB and observer limits
Map the information available to each observer, understand MWEB confidentiality and boundaries, and choose controls without unsupported tracing or anonymity scores.
Litecoin MWEB vs Monero: what each privacy model can protect
What stays visible depends on the payment route and who is watching. Compare MWEB and Monero across amounts, transaction links, network traffic and service records.
What 50 Litecoin blocks tell us about MWEB activity
Our frozen window separates HogAddr value, peg-outs and 16 kernel records. Download the series and see why reserve size cannot measure private payments.
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Why a large Litecoin transaction is not always a whale transfer
In 50 blocks, all ten largest naive output totals were MWEB HogEx rows. Download our classification, ordinary ranking and full transaction IDs.
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Litecoin's rich list: what the largest addresses can and cannot reveal
Address balances are not a census of owners. Learn how custody, change outputs and incomplete labels affect Litecoin concentration claims.
Litecoin's codebase: Bitcoin ancestry, consensus changes and MWEB
Trace Litecoin consensus parameters, subsidy arithmetic, address encoding and MWEB in version-pinned source code. Separate historical facts from unsupported code claims.
Running Litecoin over Tor: privacy beyond MWEB
Configure Litecoin Core with Tor, distinguish onion-only and proxied clearnet peers, and check connectivity. Includes manual inbound setup and privacy limits.
MWEB security after the exploit: what changed, what was fixed, and what risks remain
Separate the March and April 2026 MWEB incidents, documented fixes and remaining operational risks. Follow the reviewed Core release and primary postmortem.
Litecoin's 2026 MWEB incidents: what the postmortem establishes
Separate March and April events, the invalid branch and unresolved loss accounting. Includes primary sources and links to current release guidance.
Tristero and MWEB: the announcement, compatibility and security checks
Review the March integration announcement, MWEB transfer compatibility and later security incidents without claiming unverified product capabilities.
Litecoin MWEB: privacy, wallet support and the security record
Understand MWEB transfers, dated balance statistics, wallet compatibility, recovery requirements and the documented 2026 security incidents.
Mimblewimble and Litecoin MWEB: how the privacy layer works
A clear guide to MWEB commitments, range proofs, cut-through, entry and exit points, wallet support and practical privacy limits.