Is Litecoin the Silver to Bitcoin's Gold?
Editor's note: Andrew Torba, a bitcoin fan and CoinDesk contributor, shares his insight into the relationship between litecoin and bitcoin. Article originally published on medium.com. It's been an exciting week for bitcoin and litecoin. At the time of writing, bitcoin was up 4.36% in one hour alone, topping off at $944.99 on Mt. Gox. In terms of growth over the past month, Litecoin is off the charts: surging from $4 at the beginning of November to a new high of $16.86. In trading, this is what's known as a 'sympathy play'. This term is used when a stock, or in this case a digital currency,....
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