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I support all fairly launched proof-of-work coins, however, I believe Litecoin is the best positioned. Put simply, it covers most bases, whereas other coins tend to lack key properties required for a functional payments system. Bitcoin? Too expensive for payments, and people hardly use it as money anymore. Layer-two scaling solutions haven’t been as successful as some had hoped, despite millions in VC money pouring into the infrastructure. It’s mostly promoted as a store of value now, and it hasn’t scaled particularly well. Dogecoin? Focusing on payments is a great goal. Dogecoin offers cheaper fees than Bitcoin and has a positive community. However, it lacks privacy features—an essential aspect of a monetary network. You can’t be an efficient payments coin if paying for a coffee allows the cashier to see all the Dogecoin you hold. This transparency creates a vulnerability. Monero? Excellent privacy. However, because it’s private on layer one, it has been delisted from hundreds of exchanges. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it does categorize Monero as a more obscure, “low-key” payment solution, primarily used by technical users due to limited mainstream integration. Getting Monero onto major payment platforms will be an uphill battle, as will liquidity and accessibility. Now, why do I like Litecoin? Because it covers most bases. It’s the middle ground between these options—widely integrated, has extremely cheap fees (even lower than Dogecoin’s), and offers improved scalability along with optional privacy via MWEB. MWEB allows you to pay in public without revealing how much you own or how much is being sent. It’s also simple to use—just copy and paste an MWEB address. Several payment platforms have declared Litecoin their most-used coin for transactions (e.g., BitPay), while others have ranked it in their top three—outpacing nearly every other cryptocurrency. On-chain metrics, such as USD volume transacted, show Litecoin rapidly catching up to Bitcoin in usage. Yet, the price hasn’t reflected this. I’m convinced that Litecoin’s market cap ranking is the only thing holding it back from being included in major crypto discussions (e.g., government crypto reserves). Technically speaking, it is the one true original crypto-commodity after Bitcoin. In the past two months, renowned analysts have “suddenly” started discussing Litecoin due to its price surge—demonstrating how quickly narratives can shift. Market caps change fast, and I often wonder how an approved Litecoin ETF would reshape the conversation. So far, Bloomberg analysts believe Litecoin is the most likely candidate for SEC approval. Litecoin is the digital silver to Bitcoin’s gold. Its user activity has continued to rise relative to Bitcoin, creating a price/network activity discrepancy that several analysts are watching. Will this eventually trigger an upward price pull? Time will tell.