<p>Another key difference is the rate at which new blocks are generated. Bitcoin blocks are created every 10 minutes or so. Litecoin blocks are produced every 2.5 minutes. This has implications in terms of security of the coins against double spending. </p>

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<p>So far, i only know that litecoin is using another mining algorithm called Scrypt which has some ASIC resistance. Is there any more difference? Or they are completely the same except the mining algorithm</p>

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how is litecoin different from bitcoin
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# how is litecoin different from bitcoin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-04)

So far, i only know that litecoin is using another mining algorithm called Scrypt which has some ASIC resistance. Is there any more difference? Or they are completely the same except the mining algorithm

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-02-04. Score: 0

Another key difference is the rate at which new blocks are generated. Bitcoin blocks are created every 10 minutes or so. Litecoin blocks are produced every 2.5 minutes. This has implications in terms of security of the coins against double spending.


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