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Litecoin was created in 2011 by a Google employee Charlie Lee. Currently, this cryptocurrency is one of the largest by market capitalization. Litecoin was created as one of the first forks of the Bitcoin blockchain. Also, it is safe to say that Litecoin is one of the first altcoins. While Bitcoin is based on SHA-256 algorithm, Litecoin utilizes a lighter scrypt algorithm.
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Ripple is a global payment protocol aimed to provide fast transactions and cheap payments internationally. The network uses a digital currency known as XRP (sometimes it's referred to as Ripple). Unlike other cryptocurrencies Ripple is not aimed to replace banks, rather this project is created to improve the work of banks (including transactions between different banks) via blockchain solutions.
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Litecoin was created in 2011 by a Google employee Charlie Lee. Currently, this cryptocurrency is one of the largest by market capitalization. Litecoin was created as one of the first forks of the Bitcoin blockchain. Also, it is safe to say that Litecoin is one of the first altcoins. While Bitcoin is based on SHA-256 algorithm, Litecoin utilizes a lighter scrypt algorithm.
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Ripple is a global payment protocol aimed to provide fast transactions and cheap payments internationally. The network uses a digital currency known as XRP (sometimes it's referred to as Ripple). Unlike other cryptocurrencies Ripple is not aimed to replace banks, rather this project is created to improve the work of banks (including transactions between different banks) via blockchain solutions.
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| Type |
Type
coin
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Type
coin
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| Founding Date |
Founding Date
2011
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Founding Date
2012
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| Country |
Country
International
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Country
International
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| Languages |
Languages
No data
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Languages
No data
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| Team |
Team
Public
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Team
Public
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| Protocol |
Protocol
Public blockchain
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Protocol
Public blockchain
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| Current price (USD) |
Current price (USD)
106.0335
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Current price (USD)
2.2561
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| All-time high (USD) |
All-time high (USD)
375.2900
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All-time high (USD)
3.8400
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| Price change (24h) |
Price change (24h)
6.55
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Price change (24h)
2.51
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| Volume (24h) |
Volume (24h)
36875355.02365
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Volume (24h)
565311299.79900
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| Hashrate |
Hashrate
165730
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Hashrate
No data
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| Max Supply |
Max Supply
84000000.00000
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Max Supply
99999999999.99999
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| Total supply |
Total supply
No data
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Total supply
No data
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| Circulating Supply |
Circulating Supply
75339720.73347
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Circulating Supply
99986807248.00000
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| Transaction speed / Block time |
Transaction speed / Block time
56
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Transaction speed / Block time
1500
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| Transaction fee |
Transaction fee
No data
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Transaction fee
No data
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| Mining profitability |
Mining profitability
low
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Mining profitability
low
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| Algorithm |
Algorithm
Scrypt
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Algorithm
No data
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| Proof type |
Proof type
PoW
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Proof type
No data
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| Fully premined |
Fully premined
No data
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Fully premined
No data
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| Smart contract address |
Smart contract address
No data
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Smart contract address
No data
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| Total coins mined |
Total coins mined
65464957.99676
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Total coins mined
No data
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| Is trading |
Is trading
yes
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Is trading
No data
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| Block reward |
Block reward
12.500000000000
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Block reward
No data
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| Block time |
Block time
150
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Block time
No data
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Litecoin (LTC) user rating is 5, based on 5 user reviews. Ripple (XRP) user rating is 5, based on 4 user reviews.
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