Litecoin (LTC) Perpetual Futures

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Litecoin price and derivatives history

Daily close and perpetual volume across tracked exchanges

Litecoin perpetual futures market

Created by Charlie Lee in 2011 as a lighter fork of Bitcoin's code, Litecoin is one of the oldest cryptocurrencies still in wide use. It runs on Scrypt proof of work, produces a block roughly every 2.5 minutes and caps supply at 84 million coins. Traders use LTC perps for leveraged exposure to a long-established payments coin, to short rallies, or to hedge freshly mined coins.

Bitcoin sets much of the tone, and LTC usually follows BTC's direction with larger swings. Its own catalysts include the halving, which cuts the block reward roughly every four years, and news around exchange-traded products. Binance leads perp volume, with OKX, WhiteBIT and Bybit among the other active venues. The long/short ratio helps show whether retail traders are crowding one side ahead of those events.

LTC funding rates LTC open interest LTC liquidations LTC long/short ratio

Ticker: LTC
Asset class: Crypto
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Trading hours: 24/7
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Litecoin perpetual markets by exchange

Every tracked LTC perpetual market

#	Exchange	Price	24h	Volume 24h	Open interest	OI 24h	Funding 8h	L/S	Liq. 24h	±1% depth	Trade

Open interest by exchange

Share of total · 24h change

All OI

Liquidations by exchange

Last 24h · long vs short

All liquidations

Taker buy vs sell

Last 4h · buy share of taker volume

Long/short data

Litecoin perpetual futures FAQ

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What is the LTC funding rate today?

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What is Litecoin?

Litecoin is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency launched in 2011 by former Google engineer Charlie Lee. It is based on Bitcoin's code but uses the Scrypt algorithm and faster blocks, and its supply is capped at 84 million LTC. It is mainly used for payments and transfers.

What is LTC perpetual futures trading volume?

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Are traders long or short LTC right now?

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How does the Litecoin halving affect LTC perps?

The halving cuts the LTC mining reward in half every 840,000 blocks, roughly every four years. Traders often build positions in the months before it, which can lift open interest and funding. The effect on price has varied from one cycle to the next.

How is Litecoin different from Bitcoin?

Litecoin blocks arrive about four times faster than Bitcoin's, and its total supply is four times larger at 84 million coins. It uses Scrypt mining rather than SHA-256 and added optional privacy through MimbleWimble Extension Blocks. Its market is much smaller than BTC, so LTC tends to swing harder.

How much LTC was liquidated in the last 24 hours?

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Is Litecoin merge-mined with Dogecoin?

Yes. Because both coins use the Scrypt algorithm, miners can mine Litecoin and Dogecoin at the same time, a setup known as merged mining. It adds hash power to both networks and lets miners earn both coins from the same hardware.

What are LTC perpetual futures?

LTC perpetual futures are derivatives contracts that track the price of LTC and never expire. Instead of settling on a date, they use a funding rate to stay close to the spot price. You can go long or short with leverage without holding any LTC.

How does LTC funding work?

Funding is a payment between longs and shorts. When LTC perps trade above the index price, funding is positive and longs pay shorts. When they trade below it, shorts pay longs. Most exchanges settle every 8 hours and some, including Hyperliquid, settle every hour.

Where can I trade LTC perpetuals?

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Should I long or short LTC?

Coinperps does not give trading advice. Funding, open interest, the long/short ratio and liquidations show how other traders are positioned, but crowded positioning can last longer than expected. Size positions so a liquidation would not hurt you.