Litecoin (LTC)
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About Litecoin
Litecoin (LTC) is one of the oldest cryptocurrencies still in wide use, created in 2011 as a lighter, faster version of Bitcoin: 2.5-minute blocks, an 84 million supply cap and the Scrypt mining algorithm. It has served as a test bed for Bitcoin features — SegWit and the Lightning Network ran on Litecoin first — and it remains one of the most accepted coins for payments and exchange deposits because fees are low and confirmations are quick.
Litecoin also has optional privacy: the MWEB extension block (2022) lets users move coins into a MimbleWimble side-ledger where amounts and addresses are hidden. Most exchanges only support the transparent side, and swap payouts here go to standard Litecoin addresses.
On SyntheticSwap you can swap LTC to USDT (TRC-20) and to other coins through the form. LTC deposits are credited after 5 confirmations — about 12 minutes.
Before you swap LTC: what to check
- •Receiving address format: L…, M… or ltc1…; MWEB addresses are not accepted.
- •Network: Litecoin. LTC exists on one network here; make sure your wallet sends on it.
- •Deposit confirmations: 5 on Litecoin (block time 2.5 minutes). The rate is locked when the deposit confirms, not when you broadcast.
- •Limits: minimum and maximum are shown in the form for each pair and change with fees and liquidity.
- •Tracking: the status page shows each stage; deposits and payouts can be checked on blockchair.com.
Where Litecoin fits in 2026
Litecoin's role has settled into three jobs: a cheap, fast on-chain payment coin with fees of a few cents; a low-cost rail for moving value between exchanges and wallets (many exchanges keep LTC because deposits confirm in minutes and rarely fail); and a proof-of-work asset with a fixed 84 million supply and a four-year halving schedule that mirrors Bitcoin's. It is not a smart-contract platform and does not try to be.
Compared with a stablecoin transfer on TRON, LTC is slower (12 minutes to credit here) and carries price risk during the transfer; compared with Bitcoin it is faster and cheaper. For a value transfer that must not touch an issuer that can freeze funds, LTC is one of the few options that is both liquid and inexpensive.
MWEB: optional privacy, and what it means for swaps
MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Blocks, activated May 2022) lets Litecoin users peg coins into a side-ledger where amounts and addresses are hidden. It is opt-in: the main chain stays transparent, and the peg-in and peg-out transactions are visible. Several exchanges in Asia delisted LTC because of MWEB; most simply ignore the extension and support only transparent addresses.
SyntheticSwap works on the transparent side. Send deposits from a regular address (L…, M… or ltc1…) and receive payouts to one; an MWEB address (ltcmweb…) is rejected as invalid. If you keep coins in MWEB, peg out first. For stronger privacy than MWEB offers, the usual route is a swap into Monero rather than staying on Litecoin.
Swapping LTC: timing and cost
Five Litecoin confirmations at 2.5-minute blocks means about 12 minutes before the rate locks and the payout is sent. Litecoin fees are small enough that the swap's cost is the spread plus the payout fee of the destination chain; LTC → USDT (TRC-20), the coin's most used pair here, pays out in seconds for cents. In the other direction, a Litecoin payout is visible immediately and spendable after one or two blocks.
Litecoin history
- 2011Charlie Lee releases Litecoin on 13 October as a fork of Bitcoin with Scrypt and faster blocks.
- 2017Litecoin activates SegWit months before Bitcoin and completes the first Lightning transaction between chains.
- 2019Second halving; block reward falls to 12.5 LTC.
- 2022MWEB activates in May, adding optional confidential transactions.
- 2023Third halving in August; block reward falls to 6.25 LTC.
- 2025Spot Litecoin exchange-traded products are approved in the US; LTC remains a top choice for low-fee exchange transfers.
How to swap LTC
- In the form above, choose the direction: LTC to the coin you want, or the other way round.
- Enter the amount — the estimated amount you receive updates live; minimums are shown in the form.
- Paste the receiving address and, optionally, a refund address.
- Click “Swap now” and send exactly the shown amount to the deposit address from any wallet you control.
- After 5 confirmations the payout is sent; track it on the status page. No account, no KYC.
How to store LTC
Litecoin Core and Litewallet (desktop/mobile), Cake Wallet and hardware wallets from Ledger and Trezor all support LTC. Use native SegWit (ltc1…) addresses for the lowest fees when spending.
If you use MWEB for privacy, note that most services cannot receive MWEB addresses — peg out to a regular address before sending to an exchange or swap.
If something looks wrong
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Frequently asked questions
LTC deposits need 5 confirmations at 2.5-minute blocks — about 12 minutes — plus the destination chain's payout time.