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Litecoin timeline

7 dated events on a price chart. Toggle log scale, change the range and click any dot.

Litecoin price, USD
launchrallycrashupgradelegalforkoutagemilestone

Source: Coinbase Exchange LTC/USD daily closes 2016-08-17 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

All events, in order

  1. Oct 13, 2011launch
    Litecoin launches
    Charlie Lee releases Litecoin.
  2. Aug 17, 2016milestone
    First daily close in our data $3.62 (Coinbase Exchange LTC/USD daily close, 2016-08-17)
    Our sourced LTC price history begins on this day.
  3. May 10, 2017upgrade
    Litecoin activates SegWit $32.82 (Coinbase Exchange LTC/USD daily close, 2017-05-10)
    Litecoin adopts SegWit before Bitcoin.
  4. Aug 5, 2019milestone
    Second Litecoin halving $96.39 (Coinbase Exchange LTC/USD daily close, 2019-08-05)
    The block reward falls from 25 to 12.5 LTC.
  5. May 9, 2021rally
    Highest close in our data $388.30 (Coinbase Exchange LTC/USD daily close, 2021-05-09)
    The highest daily close for LTC in our price history.
  6. May 19, 2022upgrade
    MWEB privacy upgrade $72.02 (Coinbase Exchange LTC/USD daily close, 2022-05-19)
    Optional confidential transactions arrive.
  7. Jun 25, 2026crash
    Lowest close after the peak $40.85 (Coinbase Exchange LTC/USD daily close, 2026-06-25)
    The lowest LTC close in our data after its highest close.

Years

2011201620172019202120222026

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