{"id":385878,"date":"2019-06-12T20:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=385878"},"modified":"2019-06-12T14:39:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T14:39:57","slug":"litecoin-price-halving-crypto-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-price-halving-crypto-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Litecoin Price Nears 600% Returns, But Beware of the Potential 73% Pre-Halving Plummet"},"content":{"rendered":"
Throughout most of 2019, Litecoin<\/a> \u2013 the cryptocurrency forked from Bitcoin\u2019s codebase by former Google programmer Charlie Lee<\/a> \u2013 has led the entire crypto space out of the depths of the longest bear market on record. Much of the bullish sentiment surrounding Litecoin price is being driven by pre-halving speculation<\/a>. Profit-hungry crypto investors have been buying up Litecoin ahead of a potential price increase.<\/span><\/p>\n But with Litecoin\u2019s halving less than 60 days away, and with the asset nearing 600% returns for investors who boldly took a risk and bought the bottom back in December in anticipation of the pre-halving pump, the rally may soon be running out of steam. One crypto analyst believes that Litecoin price<\/a> still has room to climb, but has issued an ominous warning that a potential 73% drop could be ahead in the coming days.<\/span><\/p>\n Litecoin<\/a> often leads the crypto market. And ahead of its halving, most of the crypto community has considered the silver to Bitcoin\u2019s digital gold to be a \u201cno brainer\u201d of an investment.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading | Can Litecoin Halving Spark Crypto Alt Season and Boost Bitcoin Price Higher?\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Each halving reduces the block reward miners receive for validating the blockchain. Come this August, the amount of LTC miners receive will be reduced from 25 LTC \u2013 approximately $3,475 at current prices \u2013 to 12.5 LTC, also reducing the USD equivalent value miners receive for the same amount of effort.<\/span><\/p>\n The abrupt shift in the balance of supply and demand, investors believe, creates an increase in price that often gets front run.<\/span><\/p>\n That front-running has helped take the price of Litecoin from a bear market low of near $20 to a 600% return as the price nears $140 in the LTC\/USD trading pair.<\/span><\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/oOPez2zG5Y<\/a><\/p>\n — master \u24c2\ufe0f\ud83d\udd78 (@MASTERBTCLTC) June 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nCrypto Trader Expects LTC\/BTC Ratio to Hit 0.034 In Pre-Halving Spike<\/span><\/h2>\n
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