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@ecurrencyhodler

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Jul 5, 2018, 6:20 PM UTC

RSK and Sidechains

Rootstock is now live on BTC and is coming to LTC. Here a brief overview of how it works. ## What is Rootstock? Rootstock (RSK) is an open-source platform. It uses the concept of a “sidechain” to bri…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Apr 23, 2018, 7:47 PM UTC

Litecoin Joins Bitcoin With Main Net Lightning Network Purchases

On April 20, 2018, ecurrencyhodler bought 1 month’s worth of reddit gold and tipped Loshan1212 through Bitrefill with Litecoin on the Lightning Network. However, this isn’t the first Litecoin transac…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Apr 13, 2018, 7:45 PM UTC

Set up a Lightning Network node for LTC Today! (Mac)

# LTC-Lightning-Network-lnd-Guide This is a step-by-step main net tutorial on how to setup a Lightning Network node for Litecoin on a Mac. It is specifically for the lnd client by the Lightning Labs.…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Mar 19, 2018, 4:14 PM UTC

Why Abra is a Big Deal for Litecoin

On Thursday March 15, 2018, Abra announced that it would be using Litecoin as the primary asset class on their mobile exchange. The significance of this development should not be understated. However…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Mar 15, 2018, 8:55 PM UTC

The New Bitcoin Debate: Proof of Work Change vs. Defensive Patents

There’s never a dull moment in the world of Bitcoin. In less than a year, it has survived two contentious scaling proposals: Bitcoin Cash and Segwit 2x. Even though the drama has died down for the mo…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Mar 7, 2018, 9:57 PM UTC

Staging Core Releases and Litecoin Dust

On March 1, 2018, Litecoin Core v.0.15.1 was released. One revision included in this update was that the minimum relay fee was lowered to 0.00001 LTC/kB but the minimum transaction fee stayed at 0.00…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Jan 30, 2018, 5:39 PM UTC

The Anticryptomillionaire

With the boom of the cryptomarkets in 2017, the prototypical Bitcoin millionaire stories that you’ve most likely heard of probably fell into 1 of 2 categories: 1. They held onto the Bitcoin they boug…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Jan 24, 2018, 12:39 AM UTC

Understanding Litecon's New Default Minimum Fees

Litecoin’s New Minimum Transaction and Relay Fees Per KB. Currently, Litecoin’s minimum transaction and relay fees are set by default to 0.001 LTC/kb. However with the recent increase in Litecoin’s p…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Jan 2, 2018, 7:06 PM UTC

The Two Emerging Ecosystems in Crypto and Their Underlying Philosophies

When Bitcoin reach its lock-in threshold for SegWit on August 8, 2017, I was convinced of two things: 1) Bitcoin’s price would soar 2) There are now two ecosystems emerging in crypto. # 1. The Ethere…

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ecurrencyhodler
@ecurrencyhodler Dec 21, 2017, 12:24 AM UTC

Litecoin's High Transaction Fees, Unconfirmed Transactions, and Indicators of Its Growing Economic Value

Today, there have been various reports of high Litecoin transaction fees and long confirmation times. Here's a screenshot from r/litecoin today: Now there is some FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) that…

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