Litecoin (LTC) Outshines Bitcoin As Top Payment Option: Data

The recent performance of Litecoin (LTC) as a payment protocol on BitPay has moved the cryptocurrency to unprecedented levels.

Bitpay on Litecoin (LTC) Adoption Rate

LTC registered an all-time high (ATH) of about 41% per its count dominance as a payment option on BitPay, one of the top crypto payment processors. 

BREAKING: #Litecoin is the #️⃣ 1️⃣ #crypto for payments!! Reaching a new ATH of over 41% of all payments on the world's leading crypto payment processor @Bitpay!!! $LTC is the market leader in real use.. More people #PayWithLITECOIN than the other 3 combined!! pic.twitter.com/RPnYacJiF0

— Litecoin (@litecoin) March 7, 2024

This new development demonstrates that Litecoin is currently outperforming several digital assets including Bitcoin (BTC) which has been a positive momentum. 

Crypto payment gained intense recognition amongst individuals in many regions and with several merchants. 

Many people perceive the use of digital assets like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Litecoin, etc., for transaction settlement as a more accommodative approach to boycotting expensive middlemen. To ensure regulation, jurisdictions have put up structures and guidelines to monitor the burgeoning crypto payment ecosystem. 

Bitcoin Rally is Not Reflecting on Adoption

Driven by the spot Bitcoin ETFs market success amongst other factors, the price of Bitcoin reached a new ATH this week as it climbed above $69,000. The massive numbers recorded by the spot Bitcoin ETF issuers including BlackRock and Fidelity are all indications of a growing interest in  BTC amongst institutional investors. 

However, a look at BitPay data confirms that this interest has not entirely translated to adoption as a payment protocol for the Bitcoin ecosystem. The crypto payment service provider came up with a chart that shows the count of payments made in cryptocurrency. Litecoin topped the list as the most used cryptocurrency for transaction settlement with a 41.76% dominance.

Bitcoin’s dominance in the payment ecosystem scored 24.36% of the projected total, indicating that it is far behind Litecoin in this regard. 

Although the chart showed that from July to October 2023, the use of other crypto as a payment option surpassed that of Litecoin. It was not until November that Litecoin began to enter the limelight before finally overtaking the other cryptocurrencies. 

The BitPay chart confirms that Ethereum’s use as an alternative payment method only accounts for 9%. Other digital assets that made it to the list are Dogecoin at 6.8%, Polygon (MATIC) at 5.06%, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) at 5.59% and USD Coin at 3.69%. Litecoin’s position indicates that crypto is one of the top-standing digital assets that have gained recognition over others.

At press time, LTC price had seen up to 4.68% increase in 24 hours and was trading at $88.98. While the price is somewhat negligible for now, the impact of the intense usage over time might help shape LTC’s valuation metrics.