Litecoin / Bitcoin
The base currency is Litecoin. The counter currency is Bitcoin. In the LTC/BTC couple, two crypto coins are paired with each other. Litecoin was launched in 2011 as an online payments network and a faster alternative to Bitcoin. BTC was the first cryptocurrency to be created (2009) and is now regarded as the ‘Big Brother’ of all other crypto coins. Bitcoin boasts the biggest market cap, having 21 million coins in circulation. Its average block confirmation time is 10 minutes. Find the LTC/BTC chart and follow the quote changes in real time at Capital.com.Latest crypto-currencies articles
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