Litecoin (LTC) sube, pero ¿puede realmente convertirse en una moneda meme?
Litecoin (LTC), que alguna vez se consideró estrechamente vinculado a Bitcoin (BTC), finalmente volvió a despertar y superó los $82. La moneda lleva meses rezagada, lejos de su máximo histórico por encima de los 420 dólares.
Litecoin (LTC) siguió siendo la moneda olvidada durante el ciclo alcista de 2024, cotizando en un rango de entre 50 y 70 dólares durante meses. Incluso después de una serie de récords de Bitcoin (BTC), LTC permaneció prácticamente impasible.
En este punto, LTC ha esperado durante años para estallar de manera similar a otras monedas de primera línea. Sin embargo, LTC ha estado en un canal descendente constante frente a BTC durante años y no se ha beneficiado de la idea inicial de servir como plata al oro de Bitcoin . Las predicciones anteriores sobre LTC con un precio de cuatro dígitos tampoco se han materializado.
LTC es una de las monedas más comercializadas y objeto de transacciones, representada en la mayoría de los intercambios, corretajes y aplicaciones. LTC incluso emitió tarjetas prepago y está disponible para compradores de la UE por pequeñas sumas de vales.
En los últimos años, LTC no logró provocar un frenesí, ya que la liquidez fluyó hacia otros mercados. Ni siquiera el hecho de que Litecoin esencialmente admita Dogecoin (DOGE) ha ayudado a impulsar el activo. Sin embargo, con una atención cada vez mayor, LTC puede al menos esperar un repunte a corto plazo.
¿Puede Litecoin convertirse en un meme?
LTC subió modestamente a 81,84 dólares después de la última serie de récords de BTC. La moneda ganó terreno luego de que su cuenta X renovara su contenido. La cuenta Litecoin X comenzó a publicar de manera similar a las cuentas de trucos de memes.
Debido a las condiciones actuales del mercado, ahora lo dent como una memecoin.
– Litecoin (@ litecoin ) 14 de noviembre de 2024
LTC has suffered from an outflow of funds, which went to chase Solana meme tokens, DeFi and other narratives. Yet the meme frenzy may spill over, especially if LTC is picked up for irrational pumps.
The Litecoin project is no stranger to outsized attention. During the 2017 bull run, the coin’s creator Charlie Lee was a prominent figure in the crypto space, often influencing the price with his tweets. However, he also publicly sold all his holdings during the bull run, stating it was a way to leave the coin to the community.
In 2021, LTC had another all-time high above $420, and has been sliding ever since, falling to a baseline of $60. The coin also barely broke above $100 during the Q2 rally in 2024. LTC has all the necessary elements of liquidity and adoption, including a Grayscale fund and the potential for an ETF. The asset’s biggest flaw is that it has been forgotten and displaced by hotter trends.
In the past few years, Litecoin focused on technical developments, especially its veiled transaction technology. However, LTC did not manage to break out as a privacy coin.
Miners return to Litecoin
The Litecoin hashrate rallied to a new all-time high of 1.35 PH/s, after a gradual rise of around 30% in 2024. The coin is mostly influenced by F2Pool and ViaBTC, which together produce more than 51% of blocks.
Litecoin mining benefits from the overall growth of the Scrypt ecosystem, now with access to bigger mining facilities capable of adding multiple new machines. For newcomers, LTC is still more easily accessible for direct buying instead of mining, but the coin has a long history of accumulation and long-term miners are tapping the recent price trend.
The latest expansion of mining comes from Binance Pool, the fourth-largest mining entity. Binance Pool is not a constant presence, but switches on when mining conditions are profitable. Binance Pool had a significant spike in Litecoin mining activity, tapping the more profitable period.
Additionally, Binance Pool profits from the side mining of DOGE and Bellscoin (BELLS), another early meme that was revived in 2024. Bellscoin also joined the promotion of Litecoin as the next hot meme with a new inflow of content.
Litecoin is widely distributed and whales have a relatively small influence. The top 100 addresses hold only 41% of the supply. LTC is also widely used every day, with more than 75% of the supply actively moved. LTC still has relatively low fees and is used to transfer funds between exchanges. So far, the Litecoin network handles around 200K transactions per day. Whales are also moving in with LTC, with a $800K transaction in the past 24 hours.
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