LTC / PROOF OF BIRTHDAYThe birthday invitation
The maturity map / 2011–2026
Fifteen years of becoming.
A network matures through the work it can show: launches, upgrades, institutions—and lessons learned.
The network opensAn open launch becomes a running network.READ PAGE 5 →Shared Scrypt workDogecoin merged mining is announced.READ PAGE 14 →The first halvingAt block 840,000, new issuance falls from 50 to 25 LTC.READ PAGE 23 →The FoundationIncorporation is announced; support gains an institution.READ PAGE 18 →SegWit activatesThe rules change at block 1,201,536.READ PAGE 19 →The second halvingThe block subsidy becomes 12.5 LTC.READ PAGE 23 →The MWEB announcementThe Foundation reports optional MWEB activation.READ PAGE 33 →The third halvingThe block subsidy becomes 6.25 LTC.READ PAGE 23 →Nexus arrivesThe Foundation announces its newer mobile wallet.READ PAGE 36 →LiteForge testnetAn application-layer experiment opens, not mainnet.READ PAGE 48 →Lessons in publicA developer postmortem documents MWEB security failures.READ PAGE 35 →The institutional paper trailGrayscale files a preliminary conversion amendment.READ PAGE 58 →
This is a route through the big moments, not a price chart. Each date opens the story and its source. Announcements, activation blocks, testnets and filings are labeled for what they establish. Maturity also means examining failures and unfinished work.
[3] Charlie Lee / coblee: When should Litecoin be launched?[13] LitecoinPool.org: Merged Mining of Dogecoin[17] Xinxi Wang: Litecoin Foundation is successfully incorporated[19] SegWit activation-height block 1201536[23] LitecoinPool.org: Litecoin’s Second Block Reward Halving[52] MWEB activation announcement[24] LitecoinPool.org: Litecoin’s Third Block Reward Halving[56] Nexus launch for Android and iOS[83] LitVM: Welcome to LiteForge[55] David Burkett: MWEB security incident postmortem[99] LTCN preliminary S-3/A amendment[129] LitecoinPool.org: Litecoin’s First Block Reward Halving