Litecoin vs Bitcoin
| Cryptocurrency | ||
|---|---|---|
| Launch Date | October 7th, 2011 | January 3rd, 2009 |
| Creator | Charles Lee | Satoshi Nakamoto |
| Protocol | Proof-of-Work | Proof-of-Work |
| Algorithm | Scrypt | SHA-256 |
| Average Block Time | 2.5 Minutes | 10 Minutes |
| Block Halving | Every 840,000 Blocks | Every 210,000 Blocks |
| Max Total Coins | 84,000,000 | 21,000,000 |