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Bitcoin vs Litecoin: History and Key Differences

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

a year ago

The crypto industry has been evolving for over 10 years, with new technologies and segments emerging. Let's explore the differences between Bitcoin and Litecoin.

History of Cryptocurrency Creation

Bitcoin's history starts with Satoshi Nakamoto's 2008 publication detailing an electronic payment system. Initial transactions confirmed the network's functionality. Litecoin was created in 2011 by Charlie Lee as an extension of Bitcoin, focusing on small payments.

Technical Aspects

Both Bitcoin and Litecoin employ the PoW consensus mechanism, yet differ in block creation time and mining algorithm. Litecoin offers faster and cheaper transactions through Scrypt instead of SHA-256.

Capitalization and Application

Bitcoin's market cap is over $1.67 trillion, compared to Litecoin's $6.86 billion. Bitcoin serves long-term investment purposes, while Litecoin is used for day-to-day transactions due to faster processing.

Bitcoin and Litecoin, although sharing a common origin, have evolved in different directions and occupy distinct positions in the crypto industry.

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