Litecoin price LTC

Litecoin launched in 2011 as a faster variant of Bitcoin. It is a proof-of-work coin with supply capped at 84 million.

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$51.78−0.05%24h
24h range $51.51 – $52.30 · #17 by market value
Market cap
$4.0B
#17 of 24 major coins
Volume 24h
$123M
3.0% of market cap
Circulating supply
77.81 million
LTC in circulation
All-time high
$410.26
−87% · May 9, 2021
Funding
+6.0 % / yr
neutral ≈ 11%
Open interest
$47M
1.2% of market cap

Litecoin (LTC) trades at $51.78, flat over 24 hours and down 18.2% over 30 days. Its market value of $4.0B ranks #17 of the 24 major coins tracked here. It is 87% below its all-time high of $410.26, set on May 9, 2021. Over the last 90 days its daily returns have a 0.66 correlation with Bitcoin and a beta of 1.03: it has moved about 1.0% for every 1% move in Bitcoin. Its 30-day volatility is 58% a year, a typical daily move of about 3.0%. Perpetual-swap funding is +6.0% a year, a little below the neutral rate of about 11%: the swap is trading slightly under spot.

LTC/USD daily

Daily candles on UTC days; today's candle moves with the live price. Volume bars are one major exchange's trading, in dollars. Drag to zoom, double-click to reset.

Returns

vs Bitcoin
PeriodLTCvs BTC
24 hours−0.0%−0.5%
7 days−7.3%−4.9%
30 days−18.2%−10.6%
90 days+14.8%−3.4%
Year to date−32.5%−22.3%
1 year−51.6%−34.8%
3 years−29.9%−66.1%

Litecoin vs Bitcoin

1Y

% change from the start of the window, following the price chart's range.

Risk

Volatility, 30 days58%a year
Volatility, 90 days63%a year
Largest drawdown, 1 year−63%
Best day, 1 year+16.3%Sep 24, 2026
Worst day, 1 year−13.7%Feb 5, 2026
Correlation with Bitcoin, 90 days0.66
Beta to Bitcoin, 90 days1.03× Bitcoin's move

Derivatives

Perpetual swaps: where leverage and hedging show up first.

Funding, 90 days

annualised
average of two venuesshading = range across venuesdashed = neutral, about 11% a year

What leveraged longs pay shorts to hold perpetual swaps, annualised, in 8-hour averages. About 11% a year is neutral: what longs pay when the swap trades at spot. Well above it means crowded longs; below it, shorts are pressing.

Positioning

Perp funding+6.0%a year
Funding, 90-day average+8.8%
Perp open interest$47M1.2% of market cap

Major coins

Full table
#CoinPrice24hMarket cap
1BTC Bitcoin$75,990+0.41%$1.53T
2ETH Ethereum$2,239+0.17%$273.6B
3BNB BNB$697.29+0.56%$91.7B
4XRP XRP$1.15−0.17%$73.4B
5SOL Solana$89.60+0.18%$53.0B
6TRX TRON$0.3204+0.31%$30.4B
7ZEC Zcash$1,270+1.05%$21.6B
8HYPE Hyperliquid$77.40+0.06%$18.5B
9XMR Monero$607.56−0.44%$11.4B
10DOGE Dogecoin$0.0713−0.35%$11.2B
11LINK Chainlink$10.73−0.99%$8.2B
12ADA Cardano$0.1807−0.53%$6.8B
13XLM Stellar$0.1512−0.07%$5.3B
14BCH Bitcoin Cash$245.37−4.38%$4.9B
15NEAR NEAR$3.70+0.59%$4.9B
16UNI Uniswap$7.00−0.22%$4.3B
17LTC Litecoin$51.78−0.05%$4.0B
18AVAX Avalanche$8.23+0.35%$3.7B
19SUI Sui$0.8514−0.64%$3.5B
20HBAR Hedera$0.0665−1.14%$2.9B
21TAO Bittensor$226.08+1.63%$2.6B
22SHIB Shiba Inu$0.00000447−0.03%$2.6B
23AAVE Aave$129.61−1.89%$2.0B
24DOT Polkadot$0.8905−0.34%$1.5B

About Litecoin

Litecoin launched in 2011 as a faster variant of Bitcoin. It is a proof-of-work coin with supply capped at 84 million.

Litecoin FAQ

What is the price of Litecoin today?

Litecoin (LTC) is trading at about $51.78, −0.0% over the last 24 hours. The price on this page updates live.

What is the market cap of Litecoin?

Litecoin's market value is $4.0B from a circulating supply of 77.81 million LTC. That ranks #17 of the 24 major coins tracked here, which leave out stablecoins and wrapped tokens.

What is the all-time high of Litecoin?

Litecoin's all-time high is $410.26, set on May 9, 2021. It is 87% below that level now.

How volatile is Litecoin?

Over the last 30 days Litecoin has had a volatility of 58% a year, a typical daily move of about 3.0%. Bitcoin's is 36%.

Does Litecoin move with Bitcoin?

Litecoin moves loosely with Bitcoin: over 90 days the correlation of daily returns is 0.66 and the beta is 1.03, so a 1% move in Bitcoin has come with about a 1.0% move in Litecoin.

What is the Litecoin funding rate?

Funding on Litecoin perpetual swaps is +6.0% a year, averaged across two major venues. That is a little below the neutral rate of about 11%: the swap is trading slightly under spot.

Prices from public exchange feeds and market aggregates; derivatives from public perpetual-swap and options venues. Volatility is annualised over 365 days because crypto trades every day. For information only — not investment advice.