Litecoin is an alternative coin to Bitcoin (also known as altcoin) and was introduced three years after Bitcoin was introduced (Bitcoin was introduced in the year 2009 while Litecoin was introduced in the year 2011). Litecoin when compared to Bitcoin is far better as it possess a very great processing speed which makes it most traders choice. Although Litecoin is not as popular as Bitcoin, I prefer it because it's transaction fee is very low and by using it I save money