LTC Halving is a 3 Days Away (This is Like a Test for BTC Halving)
The Litecoin (LTC) halving is 3 days away. In many ways this can be seen as a test of what might with BTC halving.
Litecoin (LTC)
Litecoin is a form of digital currency which is created and transferred electronically using encryption.
Like Bitcoin, Litecoin’s transactions are recorded on a public ledger and new coins are created through a process known as “mining.”
The main difference between Bitcoin and Litecoin is that Litecoin is built for speed. This makes it a great choice for quick transactions like payments.
Litecoin was the second most popular cryptocurrency as of 2015 with one coin being worth about $1.50 USD… meanwhile, in late 2017 Litecoin traded between $60 and $95. Oh how times have changed!
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The LTC Havlvenings 2015 and 2019
The LTC halvening (the date on which the block reward for miners is cut in half) is less than two months away.
BTC Breaks Resistance and Runs Hard
BTC broke $4.2k resistance and then ran hard up to $5k as shorts closed, stop buys hit, and people jumped in. Alts lagged behind, but all things considered, the market had a nice rally.
LTC Breakout and the Amazing Powers of Charlie Lee
After almost hitting Charlie Lee’s price target, LTC has gone on to breakout of some key resistance here in 2019.
LTC/BTC Breakout Looks Good
As you can see in the chart above, the LTC breakout looks solid in terms of price action against BTC.
LTC + BEAM 😘
According to a beam blog post, the Litecoin Foundation approached Beam about possible cooperation to implement Mimblewimble via Extension Blocks on Litecoin.
Crypto Market Rallies By Way of $300 5 Minute BTC Candle
LTC had been showing strength, perhaps in part due to the LTC + BEAM announcement. That led to BTC breaking short term resistance with a $300 run in the span of 5 minutes.
Major Alts Show Strength as BTC and ETH HODL Ground
TRX, ADA, BCH, XRP, and LTC have all had impressive runs recently, as did ETH in its own right. Meanwhile BTC is holding its ground.
Bitcoin Halving Explained
In Bitcoin, halving is when block rewards for mining are cut in half. Halving happens at regular intervals based on the Bitcoin protocol.
There Was a Major Bug in Bitcoin’s Code, but Developers Fixed it
There was a vulnerability in Bitcoin’s code. Meanwhile, since Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash and some others are based on Bitcoin, they also had the bug. Luckily, the Bitcoin Cash developer who caught the code shared it, and Bitcoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and more have all fixed the issue. Other crypto teams who based their code on Bitcoin, like Doge and Verge, have come out to assure people that they never had the vulnerability.