litecoin

Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open-source software project released under the MIT/X11 license. Creation and transfer of coins is based on an open source cryptographic protocol and is not managed by any central authority. Litecoin was an early bitcoin spinoff or altcoin, starting in October 2011.

(source: litecoin.org)

Bitcoin Daily: NYC Townhouse Seeks Bitcoin Buyer, Venezuela Puts Crypto Pressure On Government
Bitcoin Daily: NYC Townhouse Seeks Bitcoin Buyer, Venezuela Puts Crypto Pressure On Government
April 13, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Litecoin Foundation is making a second attempt at debit cards, City A.M. reported. According to a tweet from the creator of Litecoin, Charlie Lee,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Loses $119B In Q1, John McAfee’s $105K Crypto Tweets
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Loses $119B In Q1, John McAfee’s $105K Crypto Tweets
April 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin – along with Ethereum – experienced its worst first quarter ever, CNBC reported. The cryptocurrency dropped from around $13,400 to just under $7,000 in...

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Bitcoin Daily: Twitter’s Crypto Ban, VCs Plow Cash Into Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Twitter’s Crypto Ban, VCs Plow Cash Into Crypto
March 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin tumbled approximately 7 percent on Monday (March 26) below the $8,000 level, CNBC reported. The fall came amid weeks of regulatory scrutiny and tightening...

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FTC Cracks Down On Crypto Pyramid Scheme
FTC Cracks Down On Crypto Pyramid Scheme
March 16, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Those who claim that all cryptocurrencies are a pyramid scheme haven’t seen anything yet. On March 16, 2018, a federal court cracked down on four...

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Bitcoin Daily: BitGrail Plans To Refund $195M, Ethereum Takes A Price Beating
Bitcoin Daily: BitGrail Plans To Refund $195M, Ethereum Takes A Price Beating
March 16, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin dipped below $8,000 for a short time on Thursday (March 15), CNBC reported. The fall comes as central bankers and finance ministers are likely...

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Circle Rolls Out Free Crypto Trading
Circle Rolls Out Free Crypto Trading
March 14, 2018  |  Blockchain

Providing competition for Coinbase, Circle rolls out its Circle Invest platform to most of the U.S. The service currently allows traders to buy and sell bitcoin,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Sells Its Users’ Altcoins, Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Caught In SEC Crosshairs
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Sells Its Users’ Altcoins, Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Caught In SEC Crosshairs
March 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s price staggered on Wednesday (March 7), Reuters reported. The price of the marquee name in cryptocurrencies dipped as low as $9,450 in intraday trading when...

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Crypto Investors Fear In-Person Robberies
Crypto Investors Fear In-Person Robberies
February 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

While there has been plenty to fear when it comes to hackers stealing virtual currencies from online investor accounts, reports of thieves carrying out real-life...

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Chicago Trader Charged With Crypto Theft
Chicago Trader Charged With Crypto Theft
February 16, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Marking the first prosecution in Chicago of theft in the cryptocurrency industry, a trader with a financial firm was charged with fraud. Joseph Kim allegedly...

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