Litecoin (LTC) has been stuck in a long downtrend since 2021. Its poor price performance has caused many retail investors to overlook this “legacy” altcoin.
But a new report reveals positive signs that are quietly increasing. These signals are the basis for analysts to predict that the price could soon surpass $100.
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Despite falling prices, financial institutions accumulated 3.7 million LTC
Litecoin has joined the trend this year as companies and institutions expand their digital asset reserves and launch crypto ETFs.
By the end of 2025, U.S. Treasuries and ETFs held approximately 3.7 million LTC, according to Litecoin Register data. The total amount was over $296 million.
“Over 3.7 million Litecoins are currently held across 10 publicly traded companies and investment funds, an increase of 1 million LTC since August 2025,” the Litecoin Foundation commented.
This graph shows sustained accumulation over the past year. This trend continued even though LTC did not set a new high in 2025.
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Notable holders include Grayscale, Lite Strategy, and Luxxfolio Holdings. Luxxfolio Holdings aims to accumulate 1 million LTC by 2026.
Additionally, LitVM’s “Silver Standard” report highlights Litecoin as the blockchain with the highest utilization rate among legacy networks. We have maintained 100% occupancy for the past 12 years.
Uptime measures the amount of time a network is operating continuously without interruption. A highly operational blockchain demonstrates the stability, security, and reliability of the system in processing transactions without technical failures.
“Financial institutions want sound capital. They want 12 years of reliability from LTC,” said investor Creed.
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Fundamental data does not necessarily have an immediate short-term impact. However, the short-term outlook for the derivatives market looks very positive.
Top traders on Binance rapidly increased their long positions in LTC in the second week of December. Their actions indicate strong bullish expectations.
These factors may explain why several long-time investors continue to believe in LTC. Lucky, a crypto investor who has been active since 2015, believes LTC will recover soon.
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“I don’t think LTC will stay below $100 for long,” Lackey predicted.
The situation with LTC is similar to that of several altcoins with strong fundamentals but slow price movements, such as XRP, XLM, LINK, and INJ.
Experts also argue that only altcoins backed by liquidity from DATs and ETFs can survive and sustainably grow in this new phase of the market.
