$LTC Litecoin (LTC) is often referred to as "silver to Bitcoin's gold." Created by Charlie Lee in 2011, LTC is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open-source software project. It's designed to enable fast and low-cost transactions, with a block time of 2.5 minutes, compared to Bitcoin's 10 minutes. LTC uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm and has a maximum supply of 84 million coins. Its price is often correlated with Bitcoin's, but LTC has shown resilience and remains a popular altcoin among cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Current price: around $105.