It also allows for cheaper transactions and therefore in the review it was discovered that the main reason why the pioneer introduced its use was to ensure that it helped in complementing the other forms of cryptocurrency. Since its introduction in the year 2011, despite many challenges and forms of competition, litecoin has been shown to rise over time and this has been attributed to the fact that it was one of the earliest in the market and at the same time, according to the latest analysis, it uses a different algorithm to calculate the exchange rate compared to other cryptocurrencies.