Litecoin gains 5.2% to $70.52, outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum
Litecoin (LTC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Litecoin reached $70.52 on Thursday, marking a 5.2 percent daily gain. This performance outpaced Bitcoin’s 3.4 percent rise and Ethereum’s 2.8 percent increase, making it the strongest mover among the 25 largest cryptocurrencies. The price fluctuated between $66.61 and just over $70 during the period.
Trading volume totaled approximately $389 million, while the market capitalization stood at about $5.48 billion. Litecoin ranks 24th by market value with a circulating supply of roughly 77.7 million coins. The report attributes this move to two distinct factors: increased network activity and expectations regarding a US securities regulator application.
Network activity has been noticeably busy for weeks, providing a measurable basis for the price action. Meanwhile, the regulator application remains unapproved, creating a separate layer of market expectation. These two strands point in different directions, which the source notes is significant for purchase decisions.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for LTC, measured when this story was written up on 2 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows Litecoin trading at $68.12, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 50.2 percent and a 4-hour ratio of 48.4 percent. These short-term figures are close to the 24-hour buy ratio of 51.1 percent, indicating stable but not accelerating buying pressure. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at $10,467, suggesting immediate buying interest, whereas the 4-hour delta is negative at -$146,206, showing recent selling pressure has offset earlier gains. The 24-hour volume delta is +$568,131, and cumulative volume delta (CVD) closed at +$1,195,579, confirming net buying over the full day. This means buyers have dominated the flow for 16 of the last 24 hours, driving the price up despite the current dip to $68.12.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.1% sits at the 62nd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.4% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for LTC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 47.8 percent, making the current 24-hour ratio of 51.1 percent an unusual day with 3.3 percentage points more buying than the weekly norm. However, spot volume was only 0.43 times the weekly average, indicating significantly lower participation than usual. The coin saw net buying on only 3 of the 7 days, contrasting with the 16 days of net buying recorded in the last 24 hours. Price dropped 5.3 percent over the eight-day period, with a total volume delta of -$8,755,664. This recent surge in buying pressure appears to be a short-term deviation from a generally bearish weekly trend.