![]() This in turn enabled Lightning on Litecoin before it was available on Bitcoin, and the first ever Lightning transaction was actually completed via Litecoin in May 2017. For example, Litecoin implemented Segregated Witness (SegWit) several months before Bitcoin. Historically, Litecoin has been fast at implementing software improvements originally intended for Bitcoin, and has in some cases implemented changes even before they made it into the Bitcoin protocol. There are also a few dozen volunteers and key contributors who work on the Litecoin protocol part time. The Litecoin Foundation currently sponsors two full-time developers. Fortunately for Litecoin however, most Bitcoin upgrades are highly compatible with Litecoin due to the similarities of the protocols. Current developers are either volunteers, or funded through private donations to the Litecoin Foundation. As a result, there is no pool of free money available to direct towards Litecoin development by the founder(s). ![]() Litecoin, like Bitcoin, was not premined. ![]()
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