Litecoin celebrates 8. Birthday – Only a silver of Bitcoin, or more?

Now it is currencies, according to CoinMarketCap, almost 3000 Crypto. It was not always so. Back in 2011, just 2 years after Bitcoin was launched, Litecoin is one of the few Alternatives to the number 1 BTC. Often as a digital silver called Litecoin, the 6 is in the Moment. largest cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of close to $ 3.5 billion and today it has held a firm place in the Crypto-Space. What is Litecoin-Fans already know for sure, but in the daily News about Bitcoin and co. in the last weeks is gone, the 8. Birthday celebrated the Litecoin this October. And there is even more reason to celebrate…

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First Litecoin Block was dedicated to Steve Jobs

Litecoin is the result of a Hard Fork of Bitcoin, the 2011 Charlie Lee has initiated. For this reason, the Token is often referred to as a digital silver, behind the digital Gold Bitcoin. In a Post on the Litecoin Foundation, it was confirmed that the first Block in October, it was exactly 8 years ago, so in 2011, mined. In the same month, the founder of Apple and Visionary Steve Jobs passed away, what Charlie Lee encouraged us to write the following message in the first Block:

@NY Times 05/Oct/2011 Steve Jobs, Apple’s Visionary, dies at the age of 56.

After the first Block minte Lee directly 2 more blocks, in order to verify the “Genesis Block” and ensure that the network functioned properly. Then Lee turned to the then still very manageable Crypto-Community to ensure that the Community has a say. He asked in the well-known “bitcoin talk Forum,” what time is Litecoin should be started. The users opted for the 13. October.Trading crypto-currency CFDs, in the case of Skilling. Bitcoin and Crypto CFDs with competitive Spreads, transparent pricing, and ultra-fast order execution. Most Skilling today and see for yourself.Get started now!

500 billion dollars in the network sent

Un, there is a reason for all of the Litecoin to celebrate followers. Because as crypto globe recently Lite coins in the total reported meanwhile, the value of 500 billion $ by the network have been transferred to:

The crypto currency now has, according to crypto-compare-data, a market capitalization of 3.59 billion dollars and one of the largest trading volumes in the crypto currency space. According to Charlie Lee, a total of $ 500 billion were settled via the Litecoin network.

Despite these impressive Figures Litecoin in the recent past in the criticism, because there is relatively little in the Community and development work on the Protocol is doing. We may be curious what there is to report at the next birthday of Litecoin.What do you think of Litecoin? Come in to our Telegram Chat and talk with the experts and the Community. Subscribe to our News channel to not miss any News. [Image Source: Shutterstock]

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