Buy Litecoin (LTC)

Where can I buy Litecoin?

You can buy Litecoin at various European exchanges from as little as € 5, without having to install anything. We only show providers that hold a MiCA authorisation and have a good reputation. You pay by credit card, SEPA bank transfer or Wero, after which your LTC appears in the wallet provided.

Since 30 December 2024 the MiCA regulation applies across the entire European Union. National transition arrangements for previously registered firms ended in the course of 2025, so a provider now needs a MiCA authorisation to offer crypto services in the EU. That means the provider is under supervision, keeps your funds separate from its own, and carries out a mandatory KYC identity check. An authorisation says nothing about the price risk, which always stays with you.

The Litecoin price and volatility

The Litecoin price is volatile and can rise or fall sharply, sometimes within a single day. The chart below gives an impression of how the price has moved over time. How the price behaved in the past says nothing about the future, so only invest money you can afford to lose.

Litecoin in short

Litecoin was created in 2011 by Charlie Lee, a former software engineer at Google. He took Bitcoin’s code as a basis and adapted it for faster and cheaper transactions. A block is confirmed roughly every two and a half minutes, four times faster than Bitcoin, and the cost per transfer is low. Litecoin uses the Scrypt algorithm and works with Proof of Work, in which miners process the transactions.

The maximum number of Litecoin is fixed at 84 million, four times as many as Bitcoin’s 21 million. Like Bitcoin, Litecoin has a halving, in which the reward for miners roughly halves every four years. The last halving was in 2023, the next is expected around 2027. Because of its age, speed and low costs, Litecoin is often called the silver to Bitcoin’s gold.

MWEB and merged mining with Dogecoin

Since 2022 Litecoin has an optional privacy layer called MimbleWimble Extension Blocks, or MWEB, which lets you make transactions whose amounts are not publicly visible. Using it is a choice; by default Litecoin remains an open network. A second notable feature is that Litecoin and Dogecoin have been mined together since 2014, known as merged mining. Miners can process both coins at the same time, which gives the Litecoin network extra computing power and security.

Recent developments

Litecoin also drew attention from the traditional market. In October 2025 the first spot ETF on Litecoin went live in the United States, letting investors gain exposure to LTC through the stock market. In addition, there are projects to bring smart contracts to Litecoin, so the network can do more than payments alone.

The MWEB incident of 2026

In April 2026 the MWEB privacy layer was targeted in an attack. Someone exploited a previously unknown vulnerability, which led to a reorganisation of thirteen blocks on the chain, rewinding about half an hour of transactions. During this, attempts were made to double-spend amounts, with an estimated few hundred thousand euros at stake. Developers and miners brought the situation under control within a short time and the vulnerability was patched. It is a reminder that even an established network carries risks.

Storing Litecoin in a wallet

After your purchase, your LTC sits in the exchange wallet, which controls the keys. For larger amounts or longer-term storage, a wallet of your own is safer. Your options:

• Exchange wallet: part of the exchange and easy to use, though you do not hold the keys
• Software wallet: Litecoin Core or Electrum-LTC, where you control the keys yourself
• Hardware wallet: a Ledger, Trezor or similar device that holds your keys offline, best suited to larger amounts

A wallet you control yourself includes a recovery phrase of twelve or twenty-four words. Whoever has it controls your LTC, so keep it offline, never share it and never snap a photo. If lost, your Litecoin cannot be brought back.

How do I choose an exchange to buy Litecoin?

Because every exchange delivers the same LTC, the choice comes down to the terms:

• How large the trading fees and the spread are
• Which supervisor issued the MiCA authorisation
• How quickly it is delivered after payment
• Whether there is a mobile app and language support
• Which payment methods you can use (credit card, SEPA bank transfer or Wero)

The Litecoin price can move quickly and an authorisation does not change that. Decide for yourself how much you can afford to lose and always do your own research.