Buy Litecoin (LTC)

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Site Description Payment Methods
CEX.IO This website offers an easy way to buy and trade Litecoin. Credit Card
Exmo Trade Litecoin and other currencies. You can use various payment methods for buying Litecoin. Neteller, Perfect Money, Payeer, Payza, Money Polo, Qiwi, SEPA and Wire Transfer.
Bitfinex Buy and trade Litecoin on the largest cryptocurrency marketplace worldwide. Bank Transfer
OpenLedger Decentralized Exchange (DEX) that is utilizing the BitShares network. Cryptocurrencies and Bank Transfer.

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How to receive Litecoin (LTC)

The first thing you need for receiving Litecoin is a Litecoin wallet. You can find the available clients on the official Litecoin Project website. There is Litecoin Core for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X and the Litecoin app for Android and BlackBerry. One alternative is the lightweight Litecoin client Electrum for better performance.

Buy Litecoin with PayPal

At the moment, there is no good option to buy Litecoin directly via PayPal. One alternative is to buy bitcoins with PayPal first and trade those bitcoins for litecoins on an cryptocurrency exchange such as Exmo.

Buy Litecoin with Bitcoin

A very good site for purchasing Litecoin with Bitcoin is Bitfinex, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange sites. If you can't find the right payment method, you can also buy Bitcoin first and trade those Bitcoins for Litecoins.

  1. First, click the BTC link on the left side under "Balances".
    Bitfinex Balance

  2. Next, click the "Deposit BTC" button.
    Bitfinex Deposit BTC

  3. Here you will see three different deposit addresses: the exchange wallet, the margin wallet and the funding wallet. To exchange Bitcoin for Litecoin, you need to deposit to the exchange wallet. Please note that Bitfinex charges deposit and trading fees that vary depending on payment method and trade turnover. The maximum trading fee is 0.2% of the trade volume.
    Bitfinex Deposit Wallet

  4. Select the trading menu at the top, then choose Litecoin and the "LTC/BTC" trading pair as shown in the picture.
    Bitfinex Trade LTC BTC

  5. On the left side of the screen you will see the order form.
    Bitfinex Order Form LTC 1

  6. Choose market order for an instant exchange at the current market price or limit order to set your own price. Enter the amount of Litecoin you want to buy and click "Exchange Buy".
    Bitfinex Order Form LTC 2

  7. Click the LTC link on the left side under the "Balances" box. Then choose "Withdraw LTC" and enter your Litecoin wallet address to receive your Litecoins.

About Litecoin

Litecoin (LTC) is a blockchain-based peer-to-peer digital currency featuring fast transaction confirmations and low transaction costs that was inspired by Bitcoin (BTC). The circulating supply is about 65 million LTC while the maximum supply is limited to 84,000,000 LTC.