Litecoin Sees Record Surge in New Addresses and Transactions

Litecoin has observed a significant surge in newly created addresses, aligning with heightened transaction volume and network engagement.

On December 20, Litecoin experienced a notable upswing in new addresses, marking its most substantial increase in two years.

New Litecoin Addresses Surge

According to on-chain data from Glassnode, approximately 1.2 million LTC addresses were generated on December 20. However, the numbers have dropped to around 800,000 as of press time.

This surge aligns with a recent trend observed by crypto analytics platform IntoTheBlock, indicating that Litecoin’s daily active addresses have consistently surpassed those of Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

Litecoin previously boasted that it saw more active addresses than the combined total of Bitcoin and Ethereum on December 22, recording 1.4 million on-chain transactions within a single day.

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Ordinals Fuel Transactions

Indeed, the blockchain network has seen a remarkable uptick in processed transactions, attributed to the rise of Ordinals-like transactions.

On December 23, Litecoin’s official social media channel revealed that the network witnessed 2 million ordinal inscriptions in four days. This brings the total count of the assets on the network to more than 12 million:

“There are now over 12,000,000 Ordinals inscribed on Litecoin! Adding another 2 million in 4 days.”

Ordinals are NFT-like transactions that have gained traction across various blockchains, including Bitcoin, during the past year. These digital assets have sparked diverse opinions among stakeholders about their presence on these networks.

However, they play a prominent role in Litecoin as the network recently recorded its 200 millionth transaction on December 22. The blockchain saw over 10 million transactions within the last two weeks alone, highlighting its rapid acceleration.

This increased activity within Litecoin hints at growing interest and adoption among investors. Remarkably, while it took a decade for the network to reach 100 million transactions, it achieved the subsequent 100 million in less than two years.

Meanwhile, the improved network activity has yet to translate to improved price performance for the asset compared to other large-cap cryptocurrencies like Solana. Over the past 30 days, LTC’s price increased by approximately 3% to $72.09, while SOL is up by around 100% during the same period.