Litecoin news

Retail traders have largely ignored Litecoin, but institutional investors are quietly piling onto the “legacy” altcoin. By the end of 2025, Treasury and ETF holdings totaled nearly 3.7 million LTC, worth more than $296 million, up about one million from August, according to the Litecoin Foundation. The accumulation coincides with a 100 % uptime record and positive sentiment from Binance's top traders, who increased long positions in early December. Analysts now see a possible break above $100, echoing past recoveries of other fundamentals‑heavy altcoins.

A six‑year review of December returns for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, Litecoin, and Monero shows that strong holiday rallies clustered in bullish or recovery years—most notably 2020 and 2023—while negative December performance has occurred in at least one year for each token. The pattern suggests Santa‑style gains are contingent on macro‑market sentiment rather than a guaranteed seasonal effect. Bitcoin posted its biggest December gain in 2020 (≈48 %) and a solid 12 % rise in 2023, while falling in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024. Ethereum mirrored Bitcoin’s December profile, with 21 % and 11 % gains in 2020 and 2023 and declines in bearish years. Binance Coin surged 19 % in 2020 and 37 % in 2023, but dropped 13‑18 % in 2019‑22. Litecoin’s largest month was 42 % in 2020, followed by modest 5‑7 % gains in 2023‑24; it suffered 12‑30 % losses in 2019‑22. Monero showed quiet consistency, rising 9‑15 % in 2020, 2022, and 2023 and avoiding extreme December crashes. Overall, the analysis confirms that Santa rallies are selective, driven by bullish macro environments, and not guaranteed each year.

The withdrawals come ahead of CoinShares' planned U.S. public listing via a $1.2 billion SPAC merger with Vine Hill Capital.

The U.S. Litecoin ETF, Canary Lite Spot ETF (LTCC), launched Oct 28, 2025, has posted zero daily net inflows for five consecutive trading days, with net assets of $7.44 million and cumulative inflows of $7.26 million. It trails XRP and Solana ETFs, which have attracted billions in net inflows. Litecoin’s largest public holder, Lite Strategy (LITS), reports a $20.7 million unrealized loss on 929,548 LTC bought at $108 each. While new Lite ETF filings from Grayscale, CoinShares and REX‑Osprey await approval, investor skepticism remains. Analysts project potential upside, but institutional demand lags.

The article highlights three undervalued altcoins that could rally in November as optimism around rate cuts and liquidity strengthens. Chainlink (LINK) shows whale accumulation and a potential breakout above $18.25 toward $20-$24, with RSI easing bearish divergence. Litecoin (LTC) benefited from a record-volume ETF launch and fresh buying by mid-tier holders, with a breakout above $98.65 targeting $107 and $136. Uniswap (UNI) has seen whale inflows and a developing inverse head-and-shoulders pattern; a break above $6.90 could push the price to $8.17.

Three new altcoin ETFs - Canary Litecoin (LTCC), Canary HBAR (HBR) and Bitwise Solana Staking (BSOL) - went live on Tuesday. BSOL, the first U.S. ETP with 100 % direct SOL exposure, dominated the debut, trading $56 million of the $65 million day-one volume. In the first hour BSOL hit $10 million, HBR $4 million and LTCC $400,000. The launch follows a surge of crypto ETF filings, with over 150 proposals for 35 assets as of Oct. 20. The SEC's new guidance after the Oct. 1 shutdown eases the listing process, and analysts expect the market to add more than 200 products in the next 12 months. Earlier XRP and Dogecoin ETFs already set $55 million in day-one trades.

Litecoin fell to $51 in October but rebounded above $100. Spot ETF approvals, including Canary Funds’ LTC ETF, were announced for NASDAQ trading; price has steadied at $98-$105 as investors await proof of impact. On-chain metrics strengthen LTC’s case: average transaction value hit $80k, the highest in three years, while hashrate reached a record 3.34 PH/s, boosting security and miner participation. The MWEB upgrade now supports confidential transactions, with a balance of 260k LTC. These factors, together with a 99% probability of ETF approval by 2025 and a growing privacy focus, suggest a bullish 2026, with analysts seeing LTC as a potential 'privacy ETF' coin and a possible Zcash-style rally.

Four altcoin‑tracking ETFs—Canary’s Litecoin and Hedera funds, Bitwise’s Solana staking ETF, and Grayscale’s Solana conversion—will start trading on Nasdaq this week, expanding the U.S. spot crypto ETF lineup after Bitcoin and Ethereum approvals. Canary’s LTC and HBAR ETFs are effective now, Bitwise’s BSOL will debut Tuesday, and Grayscale’s Solana ETF will list Wednesday, following SEC’s certification of 8‑A filings that provide an alternative route to approval. The launch resolves months of speculation and comes amid a U.S. government shutdown that has delayed regulatory reviews, while investors have poured $921 million into crypto funds during recent rate‑cut optimism.

Canary Capital will debut the Canary Litecoin ETF and the Canary HBAR ETF on Nasdaq on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. exchange‑traded funds that track these cryptocurrencies. The launches follow recent SEC guidance clarifying that firms can file a final S‑1 registration without a delaying amendment, a process Canary completed with Form 8‑A filings for both ETFs amid a government shutdown that limited SEC staff.

The NYSE and Nasdaq announced the listing of four new spot cryptocurrency ETFs—Bitwise Solana Fund, Canary Capital Litecoin and HBAR Fund, and Grayscale Solana Trust (launching Wednesday)—which will begin trading as soon as Tuesday. The move surprised markets, as the SEC had not been expected to decide amid the U.S. government shutdown. Issuers appear to have leveraged generic listing standards to go live without SEC approval. Spot ETFs give investors exposure to the underlying assets without holding them, the first to launch after the approval of spot bitcoin and ether ETFs; some funds also offer staking.