Litecoin (LTC) has a TVR Score of
72.2/100, ranking
#1 using TVR's default weights.
TVR's valuation formula places Litecoin in the
Undervalued category (fair value gap: +1592.0%).
Strongest metric: Economic Model (90/100). Weakest metric: Privacy & Fungibility (54/100).
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7 Strong
1 Moderate
0 Weak
Overview
Litecoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency network with a hard-capped supply of 84 million coins, fast transaction times, low fees, and 14 years of continuous operation.
Created by Charlie Lee and launched in October 2011, Litecoin is one of the first Bitcoin alternatives. Often called "the silver to Bitcoin's gold," it offers faster block times (2.5 minutes vs 10 minutes) and a larger total supply (84 million vs 21 million). It uses Scrypt proof-of-work for security and shares Bitcoin's consensus model. Litecoin serves as an alternative payment network and natural testing ground for Bitcoin, incorporating technologies like SegWit and Lightning Network. When Bitcoin fees spike during bull runs, Litecoin steps in to provide lower fees and fast confirmations for payments. Litecoin has been slowly taking over the payments space, becoming the number one merchant payment option by transaction count on the leading cryptocurrency payment processor, BitPay. After over 14 years of continuous operation, Litecoin remains reliable sound money for everyday transactions.
Litecoin scores 72.2/100 on fundamentals, a strong score reflecting excellent fundamentals across the board.
Litecoin has found its niche as practical, payment-focused sound money that complements Bitcoin rather than competing with it. Its immutable fixed supply, strong long-term security record, and growing payment adoption establish it as reliable digital silver for everyday transactions. A 2026 MWEB extension block security incident (fully recovered, main chain unaffected) and an Adoption and Network Effects score that still trails its strongest metrics are the primary areas limiting a higher score.
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Key Strengths
▲ Over 14 years of continuous operation with strong security: one of the most reliable networks in existence
▲ Immutable monetary policy, fair launch from genesis with no pre-mine, no ICO
▲ 8.3% daily liquidity turnover relative to market cap, significantly exceeding most major cryptocurrencies
▲ Growing payment adoption: top on major processors, 60M+ transactions in 2025, ranks #2 behind Bitcoin in daily on-chain volume
Key Concerns
▼ Smaller developer ecosystem, though this reflects its strategic testbed role rather than neglect
▼ Institutional adoption still in early stages despite significant 2025 acceleration with ETF and corporate treasuries
▼ Optional MWEB privacy growing rapidly but offers a smaller anonymity set than default-privacy coins
▼ A 2026 validation bug in MWEB, an optional extension block that operates alongside Litecoin's core layer-one blockchain, allowed temporary inflation of approximately 85,000 LTC (fully recovered through miner coordination). The core layer-one blockchain was unaffected and continued operating normally, but a related follow-up incident caused a 13-block reorg of invalid blocks, with some third-party cross-chain services affected.
