Litecoin
Can Litecoin hit $1,000 after its ETF and 2027 halving?
Litecoin trades near $53 as Crypto Patel says $500 is possible, while ETF access, 2027 halving and weak flows shape the LTC outlook.
Litecoin Has Been Around Since 2011 -- Here's Why It's Still Relevant
Litecoin's price was nearly cut in half over the past 12 months. But investors shouldn't overlook its core strengths.
Litecoin Leads CoinDesk 20 With 2.4% Gain
Litecoin led the CoinDesk 20 with a 2.4% gain on April 29, helping lift the index 0.7% in a modest but broad crypto market rebound session.
Litecoin Price Faces Breakout Setup as Volatility Hits Multi-Year Lows Near $55
LTC consolidation continues as network recovery and ETF speculation build stronger market positioning
Litecoin Founder Charlie Lee Speaks Out on Unusual LTC Activity
A series of invalid transactions in the MimbleWimble Extension (MWEB) caused a temporary chain split on April 25. The mining group f2pool detected the anomaly and led the reorganization process to resume the valid chain after 13 blocks of conflict.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Litecoin (LTC) gains 2.4%, leading index higher
Aptos (APT), up 1.7% since Tuesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.
Litecoin's MWEB Bug Let An Attacker Create 85,034 LTC
Litecoin developers have disclosed that a critical validation flaw in the network's Mimblewimble Extension Block implementation allowed an attacker to create an inflated pegout of 85,034.47285734 LTC in March 2026, before a coordinated emergency response recovered the funds and neutralized the accounting imbalance.
What Happened to Litecoin (LTC)? Abnormal Activity, Founder's Comment
On April 25, 2026, abnormal activity linked to invalid MimbleWimble Extension Block (MWEB) transactions caused a brief but significant disruption to Litecoin. Although the problem sounds technical, it was actually quite simple: a portion of the network started to accept blocks that did not adhere to the proper consensus rules, which resulted in a brief chain split.
Litecoin's MWEB Chain Split Resolved as F2pool Mines All 13 Blocks
Mining pool F2pool confirmed it mined all 13 consecutive blocks needed to close Litecoin's temporary chain split, which was triggered when an exploit of the network's MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB) privacy layer allowed an attacker to fabricate an invalid 85,034 LTC pegout.
Here's How Litecoin (LTC) Contained a Massive MWEB Exploit
The Litecoin network successfully reorged out the 13-block invalid chain.
Litecoin Issues Postmortem on MWEB Bug Allowing Mismatched Metadata in Mined Blocks
Litecoin developers revealed a critical MWEB validation flaw that enabled mismatched metadata in mined blocks, leading to a temporary inflation event of over 85,000 LTC. The issue was contained through miner coordination and fund recovery.
Litecoin Postmortem: MWEB Bug Let Attacker Fake 85,034 LTC Pegout Before Devs Froze Funds
Litecoin developers published a postmortem on Tuesday confirming two related security incidents tied to a critical Mimblewimble Extension Block validation bug that allowed an attacker to fabricate an 85,034 LTC pegout in March 2026 and later trigger a 13-block chain reorganization in April that hit Thorchain and NEAR Intents.
