Litecoin (LTC) hit an all-time high of $412.96 on Sunday night. The cryptocurrency was trading nearly 18% higher at press time.
What Happened: LTC gained 49.29% over a seven-day trailing period and traded 17.48% higher at $400.06 on a 24-hour basis, according to CoinMarketCap data.
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The cryptocurrency’s weekly gains surpassed those of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), the two largest coins by market capitalization.
BTC saw a 2.69% rise on a seven-day basis while ETH rose 34.52% in the same time frame. BTC traded 1.81% higher at $59,238.16 and ETH was up 5.32% at $4,104.62 at press time.
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Why It Matters: Analyst Michaël van de Poppe noted the ascent of Ethereum on Twitter, which has since touched an all-time high, and said Litcoin would follow in due course.
#Ethereum at $3,800 is a good day.
— Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) May 8, 2021
Matter of time until #Litecoin follows.
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On Sunday, Poppe noted that Dogecoin (DOGE) did not go up in relation to Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” but in fact went in the opposite direction.
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“I’d genuinely hope the momentum and hype fades away and the spotlight goes back to the beautiful, decentralized space and ecosystems” that are being built, Poppe said in a tweet.
It is noteworthy that DOGE and LTC can be merge mined. Galaxy Digital Research noted in their report “Dogecoin: The Most Honest Sh*tcoin” that miners are now deriving more revenue from DOGE than from LTC.
DOGE-LTC merge mining incidentally came about after a suggestion was made by LTC creator Charlie Lee.
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The appreciation in the price of both LTC and DOGE has revived the interest in ASIC miners used to mine the cryptocurrencies, the Block reported. DOGE traded 3.58% lower at $0.53 at press time.
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