Litecoin Enters Smart Contract Era With New Layer-2 Chain
Lunar Digital Assets has launched LitVM, the first zero-knowledge Layer-2 for Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC), signaling a shift toward on-chain programmability and real-world asset integration for the decade-old cryptocurrency.
What Happened: The Layer-2 was announced at the Litecoin Summit and is built using BitcoinOS and Polygon CDK, with endorsement from the Litecoin Foundation.
Litecoin, long known as a lightweight peer-to-peer alternative to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), may be entering a new development phase.
Lunar Digital Assets announced the launch of LitVM, a trustless, EVM-compatible Layer-2 network at the Litecoin Summit in Las Vegas.
The zero-knowledge rollup is designed to bring smart contract functionality and cross-chain liquidity to Litecoin for the first time.
Built with BitcoinOS and Polygon‘s (CRYPTO: MATIC) Chain Development Kit …