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Guides, news, and analysis — the full Litecoin.watch library
Litecoin and Dogecoin share one Scrypt computation through AuxPoW. On modern hardware DOGE often pays the bigger share. Here's what actually breaks if either coin falls.
Guide · Apr 7, 2026Two coins, one algorithm, zero extra electricity. Since 2014, Litecoin and Dogecoin mine together — and this symbiosis is the reason both chains are still alive. How merged mining
Guide · Mar 22, 2026Litecoin hashrate hit 3.34 PH/s — an all-time high. How merged mining with Dogecoin doubles the security budget, what a 51% attack would cost, and why the 2027 halving creates a te
Analysis · Mar 22, 2026The fourth Litecoin halving hits block 3,360,000 around July 2027. All three previous halvings were sell-the-news events. Here is the complete data, mining economics, and the playb
Guide · Feb 25, 2026A comprehensive technical guide to the Scrypt hashing algorithm used by Litecoin. Learn how Scrypt works, why Charlie Lee chose it, how it differs from SHA-256, its ASIC evolution,
Guide · Jan 21, 2026Everything you need to know about mining LTC in 2026. Current hardware, electricity costs, pool options, and realistic profitability expectations.
Guide · May 29, 2026Breakeven math for the Antminer L7 and L9 at five electricity tiers, before and after the 2027 Litecoin halving. The twist nobody prices in: DOGE merge-mining, not LTC, decides who
Analysis · May 29, 2026A data-driven swing at how much Litecoin is gone for good, built on dormancy cohorts, early-mining forensics, and an honest accounting of what the chain can and can't tell us.
News · May 17, 2026Hashrate climbs to 3.5 PH/s while LTC trades at $56. Miner confidence at record levels. New Antminer L11 deployment, merged mining economics, and what the divergence signals.
Analysis · May 4, 202690% already mined. By 2043, block rewards drop below 0.2 LTC. The security budget problem, fee market reality, and why Dogecoin merged mining might save the network.
Guide · May 4, 2026Every LTC sale, spend, and swap is a taxable event. Capital gains rates by country, cost basis methods, mining income rules, DCA complexity, and reporting tools.
News · May 4, 2026Two critical bugs patched: MWEB inflation vulnerability and mining node DoS. Step-by-step update guide for Windows, Linux, Mac. Only 52% of nodes upgraded so far.
Guide · Apr 7, 2026748 GWh/year. 18-67 kWh per transaction. How merged mining changes the calculation and why the ESG narrative misses the security argument.
Guide · Oct 22, 2025Block time, supply, fees, mining, privacy, and adoption. An in-depth comparison of the two original proof-of-work cryptocurrencies.
Analysis · Jul 16, 2026Litecoin trades around 90% below its 2021 high, which makes "is it too late" the wrong question. A framework for thinking about entry, cycles, the 2027 halving, and position sizing
Guide · Jul 16, 2026Owning Litecoin is legal almost everywhere. The real differences are in whether you can pay with it, how it is taxed, and whether local exchanges can still serve you. A practical 2
Guide · Jun 28, 2026Litecoin is capped at 84 million coins, with roughly 76 million already mined by 2026. Here's how issuance, halvings, and lost coins shape the real number.
Analysis · Jun 19, 2026Bitcoin's direction explains most of LTC's daily move. Here are the genuine price drivers, honestly weighted - and the overrated ones (halvings, ETFs, partnerships) debunked.
Analysis · Jun 19, 2026The 'dead coin' and 'ghost chain' labels chase Litecoin everywhere. We test the accusation against hashrate, on-chain data, and the price record, then give a straight verdict.
Analysis · Jun 8, 2026Litecoin has billed itself as 'the silver to Bitcoin's gold' since 2011. Hold it up against physical silver and the gold/silver ratio, and the analogy holds on one axis and shatter
Analysis · Jun 8, 2026A hard look at who maintains Litecoin's code, how the Foundation pays for it, and how few people understand the parts that matter most.
Guide · Jun 8, 2026Litecoin is proof-of-work, so native staking doesn't exist. What "LTC staking" products really are, the custodial risks, and how to spot the scams.
Analysis · Jun 1, 2026A sober look at two separate quantum risks to Litecoin: Shor's algorithm against ECDSA signatures, and Grover's against the Scrypt hash. One matters, one barely does.
Analysis · May 31, 2026Four years after MimbleWimble went live on Litecoin, the parked balance keeps climbing while real confidential usage stays thin. A data-led verdict on whether MWEB was worth the de
Analysis · May 29, 2026Litecoin activated SegWit, Lightning, and MWEB privacy on a live chain with real money before Bitcoin did. A rigorous, dated look at the firsts, and where the thesis breaks.
Analysis · May 17, 2026USDT on Tron dominates. USDC is growing. Lightning is trying. LTC is steady at top 3 on BitPay. Dash is dead. Nano never made it. The full ranking with actual payment volume data.
Analysis · May 17, 2026From the 85,034 LTC MWEB exploit to million-LTC exchange migrations. The biggest on-chain movements, who sent them, and what happened to the price after each one.
Guide · May 17, 2026Bitcoin begat Litecoin. Litecoin begat Dogecoin, Feathercoin, Litecoin Cash, BBQCoin, and a dozen others. 95% are dead. The complete genealogy with dates, market caps, and causes o
News · May 17, 2026Released May 7, 2026. 47 files changed, 3,200 lines added. Mandatory MWEB upgrade, improved peer banning, additional validation. The code diff analysis and what remains unpatched.
Analysis · May 17, 2026LTC/BTC ratio at all-time lows. Price -87% from ATH. But hashrate at 3.5 PH/s ATH, 400K active addresses, 3.7M institutional LTC. Sentiment vs usage — who is right?