Litecoin news

Coinbase has expanded its onchain loan product offered via Morpho to include XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), Cardano (ADA) and Litecoin (LTC) as collateral, allowing eligible U.S. customers—excluding those in New York—to borrow up to $100,000 in USDC without selling their holdings. The existing service already supports Bitcoin and Ethereum, with loan limits of $5 million and $1 million, respectively. Loans have no fixed repayment schedule, variable interest rates set by Morpho’s supply‑and‑demand dynamics, and LTV thresholds of 75% (BTC/ETH) and 49% (XRP/DOGE/ADA/LTC). Borrowers incur a one‑time fee per borrowing event. The platform is currently limited to verified U.S. users, with broader international access planned.

Litecoin (LTC) has fallen almost 60% from its last‑year peak and returned to multi‑cycle lows, yet remains one of the more liquid altcoins. Signals of continued demand appear: Japan’s SBI VC Trade has added LTC to its crypto‑lending program, and CoinGate reports LTC accounts for 17.7% of all payment transactions, up from 16.4% a year earlier. On‑chain indicators further hint at resilience. MWEB, Litecoin’s optional privacy layer, recorded a record peg‑in of over 400,000 LTC, showing growing interest in private transactions. Moreover, the average on‑chain transaction value has risen while the market price has dropped, suggesting potential accumulation by investors. Despite these supportive signs, LTC is trading near $60—about 85% below its all‑time high and 60% below last year’s top—so any recovery will likely be gradual.

Litecoin remains 46% below its 2025 peak, but recent whale activity suggests a potential reversal. Whale‑to‑retail delta turned positive in Q4 2024, indicating institutional buying while retail traders withdrew, and Santiment reports a five‑week high in whale transactions. Open interest in derivatives has spiked, hinting at renewed retail exposure. While a rebound would be gradual, sustained whale accumulation and rising on‑chain activity increase the odds of a turnaround.

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.

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.

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.