How much does 1 LTC cost today?

As of right now, 1 LTC costs $62.61 CAD. The price is updated live from CoinGecko and changes throughout the day based on global trading activity.

How do I buy Litecoin in Canada?

Canadians can buy Litecoin on regulated Canadian exchanges such as Bitbuy, Newton, NDAX, Wealthsimple Crypto, and Shakepay. Litecoin is also available on major international exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance) and as spot ETFs in some cases. Always confirm the platform is registered with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) before depositing funds.

How is Litecoin taxed in Canada?

In Canada, the CRA treats cryptocurrency as a commodity rather than a currency. Selling, trading, or spending Litecoin triggers a capital gain or loss — 50% of which is taxable as income at your marginal rate. If you trade Litecoin frequently or as a business, the CRA may treat profits as 100% taxable business income. Keep detailed records of every transaction, including date, amount, fair market value in CAD, and counterparty.

Is Litecoin a good investment?

This page does not provide investment advice. Litecoin is a volatile asset — historical price swings have included gains and losses of more than 50% within single calendar years. Before investing, understand your time horizon, risk tolerance, and only invest what you can afford to lose. Consider using our DCA Simulator to test how dollar-cost-averaging into Litecoin would have performed historically.

Can I stake Litecoin?

Litecoin uses a Proof of Work (Scrypt) consensus mechanism, so it cannot be staked directly in the same way as proof-of-stake coins like Ethereum or Solana. Some platforms offer "earn" or lending products that pay yield on Litecoin, but these carry counterparty risk.

Litecoin Price (LTC)

Rank #31 by market cap

            CA$62.61
        

24H Change -4.67%

7D Change -12.59%

Market Cap $4.83B

24H Volume $573.04M

24H High CA$67.12

24H Low CA$62.15

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About Litecoin

One of the oldest cryptocurrencies — the "silver to Bitcoin's gold."

Litecoin (LTC) was created in 2011 by Charlie Lee, a former Google engineer, as a lighter alternative to Bitcoin. It shares Bitcoin's core design but uses a different hashing algorithm (Scrypt), generates blocks four times faster (2.5 minutes), and has a higher maximum supply of 84 million coins. Litecoin was one of the first major forks of Bitcoin's open-source code.

Litecoin is used as a faster, lower-fee alternative to Bitcoin for payments. Several major exchanges and payment processors support LTC. Its faster block time makes small purchases more practical than Bitcoin. Litecoin has also been used as a testing ground for Bitcoin improvements — the Lightning Network was piloted on Litecoin before Bitcoin.

Key facts

Category	Payments / Currency
Launched	2011
Consensus	Proof of Work (Scrypt)
Supply	Capped at 84 million LTC. Issuance halves every ~4 years.
Founder	Charlie Lee
Official site	https://litecoin.org