Categories
The 98 holders on the register fall into 6 categories, each split by type.
Exchanges
Ł11,046,48814 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.
- Centralized exchanges11Ł10,365,591
- Industry aggregates1Ł673,061
- Swap services1Ł5,000
- Brokers1Ł2,836
Investment products
Ł2,576,81822 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.
- Single-asset funds7Ł2,549,235
- Multi-asset funds15Ł27,583
Company treasuries
Ł868,36912 holders
A company that holds LTC on its balance sheet as a treasury or investment asset. Includes mining companies that hold coins they mined.
- Public companies4Ł823,871
- Mining companies7Ł44,137
- Private companies1Ł361
Miners
Ł342,18741 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.
- Mining pools41Ł342,187
Governments
Ł10,7651 holder
A national or local government body that holds LTC, either as a reserve or as funds seized through legal process.
- Seized funds1Ł10,765
Ecosystem
Ł1,378,5538 holders
Litecoin protocols and infrastructure that hold or lock LTC, including Mimblewimble Extension Blocks (MWEB), the Lightning Network, cross-chain bridges and wrapped LTC.
- Wrapped tokens3Ł831,559
- Extension blocks1Ł496,108
- Cross-chain protocols2Ł39,308
- Collectibles1Ł11,542
- Layer 2 networks1Ł35