Litecoin is a digital currency, which enables instant, near-zero cost payments to anyone in the world. Built on an open source ethos. And powered by a fully decentralised global payment network. The network is secured by cryptography and empowers individuals to control their finances.
“One of the goals of Litecoin is to not change what's working (from Bitcoin) unless there was a good reason to.” - Charlie Lee
Litecoin shares a majority of its code with Bitcoin, with a large shared feature set. Notably features setting Litecoin apart from Bitcoin include:
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