LTC · Payments
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At the last market data read, LTC was at $49.65, 88% below its May 2021 high. Below are its real price history, the market cap each popular price target would need, and what one LTC would cost at other coins' sizes. To size LTC against any other coin, use the free crypto market cap calculator.
- Price
- $49.65
- −2.9% in 24 hours
- All-time high
- $410.26
- 9 May 2021, 8.3x the price now
- Market cap
- $3.87B
- Rank #24 of all coins
- Last 12 months
- $39.28 to $87.54
- Low Jun 2026, high Dec 2025
- Past year
- −48.2%
- Past 30 days −19.3%
- Supply
- 77.82 million
- In circulation, 84 million max
Market data read 12 Nov 2026, 18:29 UTC.
LTC gained 42% in 2024 and lost 26% in 2025.
In every year so far LTC's high was at least 2 times its low, so a single year-end number hides most of what happens.
| Year | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $223.69 | $29.90 | −87% |
| 2019 | $29.92 | $41.30 | +38% |
| 2020 | $41.29 | $124.21 | +201% |
| 2021 | $124.22 | $146.30 | +18% |
| 2022 | $146.20 | $70.14 | −52% |
| 2023 | $70.14 | $72.83 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | $72.83 | $103.28 | +42% |
| 2025 | $103.28 | $76.85 | −26% |
| 2026so far | $76.86 | $49.65 | −35% |
In 44 of the 95 months on record, LTC was higher a year later. It rose 50% or more in a single month three times (May 2019 +54%, Jan 2020 +65%, Nov 2020 +57%), and not once since Nov 2020.
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Market data read 12 Nov 2026, 18:29 UTC.
LTC would need a market cap of $77.8 billion to reach $1,000.
With 77.82 million LTC in circulation, every price target is really a market cap target. This is what each popular one would take. To see what reaching one would make you after fees, try the free crypto profit calculator.
| LTC price | Market cap needed | Rise from now |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | $7.78 billion | 2.0x |
| $200 | $15.6 billion | 4.0x |
| $410.26its all-time high | $31.9 billion | 8.3x |
| $500 | $38.9 billion | 10.1x |
| $1,000 | $77.8 billion | 20.1x |
| $10,000 | $778 billion | 201x |
Market data read 12 Nov 2026, 18:29 UTC. Market cap needed = price × 77.82 million LTC in circulation today.
One LTC would cost $1,106 if LTC were as big as BNB is today.
Another way to size a target is to borrow a real coin's market cap. Try any pair in the free crypto market cap calculator.
LTC now$49.65$3.87B
At Bitcoin Cash's size$58.241.2x
At Chainlink's size$98.802.0x
At Dogecoin's size$133.002.7x
At Solana's size$620.9912.5x
At XRP's size$840.4216.9x
At BNB's size$1,10622.3xMarket data read 12 Nov 2026, 18:29 UTC. Bars use a log scale.
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LTC tends to follow Bitcoin, with payments use and halvings on top.
As one of the oldest "digital silver" payment coins, LTC tends to move with broad market risk appetite and its relationship to Bitcoin, often drafting on BTC's swings. Watch its periodic halving cycle, exchange and merchant-adoption news, network upgrades, and shifts in transaction demand. These are the moments that wake a famously low-drama chart up.
LTC's best month on record was Jan 2020 (+65%) and its worst was Mar 2018 (−43%).
What is Litecoin (LTC)?
Litecoin (LTC) is a decentralized peer-to-peer cryptocurrency created by Charlie Lee in 2011 as a fork of the Bitcoin codebase. It uses the Scrypt proof-of-work hashing algorithm and has a target block time of 2.5 minutes, roughly four times faster than Bitcoin. Often described as "silver to Bitcoin's gold," it is used primarily as a medium of exchange for payments and value transfer. Litecoin has adopted upgrades such as Segregated Witness (SegWit) and the MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB) for optional confidential transactions.
| Category | Payments |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2011 |
| Consensus / type | Proof of Work |
| Blockchain | Own Layer 1 |
| Max supply | 84,000,000 |
| Primary use | Peer-to-peer payments |
| Ticker | LTC |
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These are the questions people ask most about the LTC price.
How high can Litecoin go?
LTC's highest price so far is $410.26, set on 9 May 2021. Getting back there takes a 8.3x rise and a market cap of about $31.9 billion, about the size of Tron today ($30.0B).
Can Litecoin reach $1,000?
At $1,000 the 77.82 million LTC in circulation would be worth $77.8 billion. That is about the size of BNB today ($86.1B).
Can Litecoin reach $10,000?
At $10,000 the 77.82 million LTC in circulation would be worth $778 billion. That is 32% of all crypto combined today ($2.42T).
Will Litecoin go back up in 2026?
LTC opened 2026 at $76.86 and was at $49.65 on 12 Nov 2026, down 35% for the year so far. Over the last 12 months it went as low as $39.28 in Jun 2026 and as high as $87.54 in Dec 2025. Over the last 30 days it is down 19%.
What is the Litecoin price prediction for 2030?
The numbers on this page show what each 2030 price would take: $1,000 needs a market cap of $77.8 billion, 20.1x the price now, and matching BNB's size today would put one LTC at $1,106.
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