Litecoin (LTC) is a cryptocurrency, decentralized and despite sharing the same code as Bitcoin, it has some differences. Litecoin in terms of speed of transactions is much faster than BTC, and the important thing: secure. Litecoin has been running for over 7 years and was one of the first cryptocurrencies created in October 2011, being considered by many to be the cryptocurrency silver or Bitcoin silver! A currency with fast transactions and very low rates compared to other cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH itself.