Litecoin price falls to $45, 46 percent below its January high

Litecoin lost around 8.6 percent in 24 hours on Saturday, November 14, 2026, and was trading at $45.54 at 8:47 pm Central European Time. That puts Litecoin (LTC) at its lowest since mid-August and roughly 46 percent below its January 6, 2026 high of $84.89. There is no trigger specific to Litecoin: the price is falling with the rest of the crypto market, only much harder than bitcoin.

For investors the slide is above all a question of price levels and risk. Anyone trading with leverage needs to know their liquidation price, and anyone thinking about buying needs a provider they can trust. This article covers both, along with where you can trade Litecoin in euros with a MiCA licence.

Litecoin price on Saturday: down 8.6 percent in 24 hours

According to CoinGecko market data, the 24-hour range ran from $49.91 to $45.23. Over seven days the loss is almost 13 percent. Litecoin's market capitalisation fell to about $3.54 billion, still enough for 24th place among the largest cryptocurrencies. The coin is now almost 89 percent below its record high of $410.26 from May 9, 2021.

The selling came in waves. The trade site TokenPost reported a 5.55 percent drop within four hours to $45.75 on the Binance spot market at 5:07 pm CET (TokenPost, November 14, 2026). The price kept slipping in the hours that followed, and the daily low on Binance spot was $45.11.

Volume shows that holders were selling rather than sitting tight. By Saturday evening, around $18.5 million worth of Litecoin had changed hands on the Binance spot market. A week earlier, on November 7, the figure for the whole day was only $6.6 million. cryptoticker.io compiled this analysis of the daily candles itself on November 14, 2026, based on 1,000 daily values for the LTC/USDT pair since February 2024.

Litecoin vs bitcoin: the LTC/BTC ratio drops by more than 4 percent

Bitcoin lost 4.7 percent over the same period and traded at around $65,670 in the evening; ether fell 5.8 percent. Litecoin therefore fell almost twice as hard as bitcoin. The LTC/BTC pair, the Litecoin price measured in bitcoin, tells the same story: it fell around 4.3 percent on Saturday to 0.000692 BTC.

This pattern is typical of sell-offs. Smaller coins have fewer buyers in the order book, so a sell order moves the price further. Saturday was a turning point for bitcoin too, which fell below its 200-week line, a moving average that many market participants read as a long-term floor. The background is in our article Bitcoin price breaks below the 200-week line from November 14.

Since the start of the year Litecoin is down around 41 percent. On January 1, 2026, LTC opened at $76.86 on the Binance spot market. The autumn rebound has been wiped out as well: on September 26 Litecoin still climbed as high as $75 intraday, and it has fallen almost 40 percent since.

Liquidations and leverage: why Litecoin is falling faster on Saturday

A liquidation is the forced closure of a leveraged position once the posted collateral no longer covers the loss. A trader betting on rising prices with 10x leverage loses the collateral after a fall of just under 10 percent. The exchange then sells automatically, and that sale pushes the price lower still.

For Litecoin the amounts on Saturday were modest. TokenPost put liquidations on Binance, Bybit and OKX in the hour before 5:07 pm CET at $200,000, all of them long positions, meaning bets on rising prices. No short positions were liquidated in that hour. The pressure was one-sided, coming from buyers who had bet on a recovery.

If you trade Litecoin with leverage, you should know the liquidation price of your position and compare it with the levels below. Perpetual futures, contracts with no expiry date, also carry a financing fee, the funding rate, which can swing sharply in volatile periods. Which platforms offer these contracts, and at what cost, is set out in our perp DEX comparison.

Fear and Greed Index at 13: extreme fear in the crypto market

The Fear & Greed Index measures crypto market sentiment on a scale from 0 to 100, with low values signalling fear. On Saturday it stood at 13 points, after 20 the day before (alternative.me). Both readings fall into the "extreme fear" category.

A reading this low is not a buy signal. It describes a market in which many investors are selling or waiting. In earlier phases of extreme fear a quick rebound sometimes followed; at other times the market kept falling for weeks. For Litecoin this means the mood explains the sell-off but says nothing about where it ends.

Litecoin chart over twelve months: the $43.39 and $39.28 levels

The daily candles of the past year show two support levels where buyers last stepped in. The first is the August low: on August 14, 2026, Litecoin fell intraday to $43.39, and the price then recovered strongly until the end of September. From Saturday evening's level that is still a little over 4 percent away.

The second level is the year-to-date low of $39.28 from June 25, 2026. If Litecoin breaks below the August low, that would be the next zone where buyers have to show whether they return. From the current price it is around 14 percent away.

On the upside, the first hurdle is around $50. Between November 8 and 13 Litecoin closed just above or just below this round number every day, at $50.04 on November 12. Only a close above it would undo Saturday's drop. The next zone from the autumn lies between $60 and $68, where Litecoin traded in early October. Analyst targets beyond that are the views of individual firms, not a reliable forecast.

Litecoin ETF LTCC and halving: what was meant to support the price

Litecoin did not lack news in the autumn. In the US a spot exchange-traded fund on Litecoin has been trading since last year, the Canary Litecoin ETF under the ticker LTCC. On October 21, 2026, cryptoticker.io reported a daily inflow of $581,140 after seven flat trading days (Litecoin ETF LTCC). Measured against Litecoin's market capitalisation these are very small sums, and they have not yet turned into support for the price.

The second theme is the halving. Roughly every four years Litecoin halves the reward for new blocks, next in 2027. On October 24, 2026, according to our explainer, around 159,000 blocks remained until that date. A halving reduces new supply, but earlier halvings did not guarantee a price rise.

One point concerns Binance customers. After the hack on the exchange, Binance reopened withdrawals in phases, and according to our report of November 6, 2026, Litecoin was scheduled for the third phase. If you hold coins on Binance, check the withdrawal status on the exchange's official site and do not act on links from emails or chats.

Buying Litecoin in Europe: MiCA licence and euro trading

If the drop has you thinking about buying, check the provider first. Since the transition periods ended, crypto exchanges and brokers serving customers in the EU need a licence under MiCA, the European crypto regulation. MiCA stands for Markets in Crypto-Assets and covers custody, capital requirements and disclosure duties, among other things. Whether a provider is licensed can be checked in the public register of ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority.

For Litecoin, euro trading is the other factor. Not every exchange lists the LTC/EUR pair; some only offer LTC/USDT, in which case you pay extra to swap euros into stablecoins. Buying in instalments spreads the risk of bad timing, especially during a phase of extreme fear. Which providers trade Litecoin, and at what fees, is shown in our crypto exchange comparison. The current price with a chart is on our Litecoin price page.

No staking for Litecoin: proof of work, mining and lending offers

Litecoin uses proof of work, a method in which computers compete for the right to produce the next block. Staking in the proper sense, locking up coins to secure the network in return for a reward, therefore does not exist for Litecoin. New coins are created through mining alone.

If a provider offers you interest on Litecoin, you are usually entering a lending arrangement. The provider lends the coins on, and the risk sits with the investor: if the provider gets into trouble, the coins may not be available straight away. In a falling market especially, it makes sense to read the terms of such offers closely. Larger holdings you do not intend to trade belong in a wallet of your own, with a recovery phrase only you know.

Litecoin at $45: below $43.39 the year's low comes into view

Saturday pushed Litecoin to its lowest level in three months, and the market remains in extreme fear. Two steps help to take stock of the situation calmly:

1. Note the levels: the August low at $43.39 and the year-to-date low at $39.28 are the zones where the price will be decided next. If you trade with leverage, compare your liquidation price with them; platforms and fees for futures contracts are compared in the perp DEX comparison.
2. Choose a licensed provider: if you want to buy more, check the MiCA licence and euro trading. Which exchanges meet both is shown in the comparison of regulated crypto exchanges.

(As of November 14, 2026. This article is not investment advice. Prices and fee structures change; check the terms with the provider before you buy.)