Categories

The 98 holders on the register fall into 6 categories, each split by type.

Exchanges

Ł11,046,488

14 holders

A trading venue, broker or custodian that holds LTC, mostly for its customers. Its figure usually reflects customer balances rather than the company’s own holdings.

22 holders

An exchange-traded fund (ETF), exchange-traded product (ETP), trust or other fund whose shares are backed by LTC. The figure is the LTC the product holds, not its sponsor’s own holdings.

12 holders

A company that holds LTC on its balance sheet as a treasury or investment asset. Includes mining companies that hold coins they mined.

Miners

Ł342,187

41 holders

A mining pool that mines Litecoin, usually alongside Dogecoin, identified by the tag it writes into the blocks it mines. The figure is the LTC it mined and has not spent. Mining companies are listed under Company treasuries.

Governments

Ł10,765

1 holder

A national or local government body that holds LTC, either as a reserve or as funds seized through legal process.

Ecosystem

Ł1,378,553

8 holders

Litecoin protocols and infrastructure that hold or lock LTC, including Mimblewimble Extension Blocks (MWEB), the Lightning Network, cross-chain bridges and wrapped LTC.