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2018 was a difficult year for cryptocurrencies, with large-scale drops in value. The price of Litecoin (LTC) fell by 86.84% since it was opened at $ 227.17 on January 1, 2018. It ended December 31, 2018 at $ 29.90.
Despite the dramatic price loss in 2018, LTC is still one of the largest, most known and most widespread cryptocurrencies in circulation. It is one of the first 10 cryptocurrencies for market capitalization.
Monthly LTC price (US $) and monthly change
| Date | Open | Close | Change monthly | Annual change |
| Jan-18 | 227.17 | 163.88 | -27.86% | -27.86% |
| Feb-18 | 163.88 | 202.23 | 23:40% | -10.98% |
| Mar-18 | 202.23 | 116.33 | -42.47% | -48.79% |
| Apr-18 | 116.33 | 148.30 | 27.48% | -34.72% |
| May-18 | 148.30 | 118.46 | -20.12% | -47.85% |
| Jun-18 | 118.46 | 81.28 | -31.39% | -64.22% |
| Jul-18 | 81.28 | 78.97 | -2.84% | -65.24% |
| Aug-18 | 78.97 | 62.03 | -21.44% | -72.69% |
| Sep-18 | 62.03 | 61.23 | -1.30% | -73.05% |
| Oct-18 | 61.23 | 49.95 | -18.41% | -78.01% |
| Nov-18 | 49.95 | 32.18 | -35.57% | -85.83% |
| Dec-18 | 32.18 | 29.90 | -7.09% | -86.84% |
Last commentary on Litecoin prices
Current information on the LTC price and interactive cards are available on our website 24 hours a day. The ticker bar at the top of every page on our site has the most recent LTC price. The price is also available in a range of different currency equivalents:
US Dollar – LTCUSD
British Pound – LTCGBP
JPY – LTCJPY
EUR – LTCEUR
Australian Dollar – LTCAUD
Russian ruble – LTCRUB
Bitcoin – LTCBTC
In addition, we regularly publish an LTC price analysis:
Information on Litecoin
Litecoin was released in October 2011 by Charlie Lee, a former Google employee. It was a Bitcoin fork, with the main difference being a smaller block generation time, an increase in the maximum number of coins, and a different script-based algorithm.
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