Litecoin is a peer-to-peer Internet currency that enables instant, near-zero cost payments to anyone in the world. Litecoin is an open source, global payment network that is fully decentralized. Mathematics secures the network and empowers individuals to control their own finances.

Compared to Bitcoin, Litecoin features faster transaction confirmation times (2.5 minutes) and improved storage efficiency.

With substantial industry support, trade volume, and liquidity, Litecoin is a proven medium of commerce complementary to Bitcoin. Litecoin is the second most popular cryptocurrency.

For more information, visit theLitecoin page.

• Download the Litecoin Client.

WARNING: Do not download Litecoin clients from any web sites other thanhttps://litecoin.org (linked above). You should see a security certificate in your browser:

• Usebootstrap.dat to reduce blockchain download time (from about two days to one hour).
• Encrypt your wallet with a passphrase. Make sure it is something you will remember!
• Join theLitecoin forums orlog on to IRC and introduce yourself.
• Start with what interests you: Mining, Development, Trading or use of Litecoin as a currency.

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• Community portal
• Official Litecoin forum
• Twitter posts mentioning Litecoin
• /r/Litecoin on reddit
• IRC - instant chat

Following information is becoming updated and will soon be removed:

• How to buy Litecoins
• Service directory
• Price charts
• Exchanges
• Donation-accepting sites

• Mining related articles
• Mining tutorials
• Mining software
• Mining hardware comparison
• Mining pool comparison

• Follow the core developers on Google+
• Technical related pages
  • Litecoin API
  • Transaction fees (including change handling)
• Node.js Litecoin library
  • Node.js tutorials on Litecoin Developer
• Graphics Resources

• Comparison between Litecoin and Bitcoin
• scrypt - Litecoin's proof-of-work algorithm