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In brief The quoted amount of one currency per unit of another, with direction, spread and fees affecting its use.

The amount of one currency or asset quoted for one unit of another. Pair direction matters: EUR per LTC and LTC per EUR are reciprocals. A reference conversion does not include every spread or service fee and is not necessarily an executable buy or sell offer.

For example At a hypothetical 50 EUR per LTC, 0.2 LTC has a reference value of 10 EUR before spreads and fees.

Common mistake Using a rate backwards, confusing a current reference with a historical transaction rate, or assuming the displayed conversion is what a provider will deliver.

In brief How recently a price was observed at its source; a page refresh does not make it current or guarantee it can be traded.

How recent an underlying market observation is, judged from its timestamp and the tool's stated rules. A source event time, collection time and page refresh time describe different things. A recent observation still does not guarantee an available or executable price.

For example Reloading a page at 12:05 does not make an observation from 11:30 newer; that source observation remains 35 minutes old.

Common mistake Reading a cache refresh as a new market event or assuming that every tool uses the same expiry threshold.

In brief A fee per unit of transaction size, rather than the total charge, with MWEB using additional accounting.

A fee per unit of transaction size, rather than the total charge. For ordinary transparent Litecoin, wallets commonly quote litoshis per virtual byte. The estimated total depends on both that rate and the transaction's virtual size; MWEB adds different accounting.

For example An illustrative 200-vB transaction at 2 litoshis/vB costs 400 litoshis, while a 400-vB transaction at that rate costs 800.

Common mistake Reading 2 litoshis/vB as a 2-litoshi total, or assuming a recommended rate guarantees a confirmation time.

In brief An informal name for 0.00000001 LTC, the smallest Litecoin unit, with 100,000,000 in one LTC.

An informal name for the smallest Litecoin unit: 0.00000001 LTC. One LTC contains 100,000,000 litoshis. Some software uses the inherited label satoshi, so always check which coin and unit a screen means.

For example 10,000 litoshis equal 0.0001 LTC; 1 litoshi equals 0.00000001 LTC.

Common mistake Confusing a fee quoted per virtual byte with that many litoshis for the whole transaction.

In brief A transaction gains confirmations as blocks build on its inclusion, but those confirmations can fall if chain history changes.

A transaction receives its first confirmation when included in a block in the accepted chain. Each block then built on top adds another. A chain reorganization can reduce or remove the count. The recipient decides how many confirmations it requires. Litecoin targets an average 2.5-minute block interval; individual blocks can arrive sooner or much later.

For example A transaction in the latest accepted block has one confirmation; the next block raises that count to two.

Common mistake Confusing a wallet's sent message, a TXID or mempool visibility with the first confirmation.

In brief The share of a stated window or expected sample represented by usable records, which can still contain errors.

How much of a stated observation window or expected set is represented by usable records. The denominator may be scheduled polls, candle intervals or another declared sample. Coverage describes availability within that scope, not measurement accuracy or a complete view of the network.

For example If 90 of 96 expected price buckets are available, interval coverage is 93.75%; this says nothing about trades hidden inside those buckets.

Common mistake Reading missing observations as zero activity, or treating high coverage as proof that the sample is unbiased and error-free.