{
  "id": 2439488,
  "title": "Litecoin Climbs 10% In a Green Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/litecoin-climbs-10-in-a-green-day",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T22:01:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/litecoin-climbs-10-in-a-green-day-4872198"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Litecoin experienced a significant surge of 10.15%, marking the largest one-day percentage gain since August 21. This upward trend propelled Litecoin's market capitalization to $4.07 billion, accounting for 0.15% of the entire cryptocurrency market. At its peak, Litecoin's market cap reached an impressive $25.61 billion.\n\nDuring the preceding 24 hours, Litecoin traded within a range of $47.79 to $52.74. Over the past week, the cryptocurrency has demonstrated a steady growth in value, with a 20.98% increase. The trading volume for Litecoin within this period amounted to $520.77 million, representing 0.31% of the total volume of all cryptocurrencies.\n\nAlthough Litecoin is now trading at $52.68, it remains 87.46% below its all-time high of $420.00, which was reached on December 12, 2017. In comparison, Bitcoin reached $78,491.00 on the Investing.com Index, marking an 8.00% gain on the day. Ethereum also saw an 8.61% increase, trading at $2,513.30. Bitcoin's market cap is currently valued at $1,574.78 billion, constituting 59.62% of the total cryptocurrency market cap. Meanwhile, Ethereum's market cap stands at $303.36 billion, making up 11.49% of the total cryptocurrency market value.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Litecoin surged 10.15% in a single day, its largest gain since August 21",
    "Market cap reached $4.07 billion, 0.15% of total crypto market",
    "Trading volume in 24 hours was $520.77 million, 0.31% of total volume"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}