- Litecoin was created in 2011 as a silver to Bitcoin's gold, using a similar but optimized blockchain architecture.
- It faces competition from newer cryptocurrencies that offer better technology and wider adoption like Bitcoin, Dash, Stellar, and Monero.
- The Litecoin Foundation works to expand the ecosystem through partnerships, but centralization of mining power and wealth distribution pose risks to the network.
- For Litecoin to remain competitive, it needs to implement technical innovations faster and achieve greater global adoption as a payment method.