What is it? Litecoin (LTC) is a peer-to-peer digital currency designed for fast, low-cost everyday transactions. Who made it? Charlie Lee, a former Google engineer, created it in 2011. How is it different from Bitcoin? Litecoin is 4x faster (2.5-minute blocks vs. 10 minutes), cheaper, and uses the Scrypt mining algorithm instead of SHA-256. Supply cap: 84 million LTC — four times Bitcoin’s 21 million cap. Key upgrades: SegWit (scalability & security) and Mimblewimble (privacy) keep Litecoin tech
