05/08/2021: Litecoin Foundation Partners with Atari
The Litecoin Foundation partners with Atari, a prominent gaming company, to integrate Litecoin into Atari's gaming ecosystem, enabling players to use LTC for in-game purchases and transactions.
26/02/2020: Litecoin Implements Mimblewimble Extension Blocks
Litecoin developers announce plans to introduce Mimblewimble Extension Blocks, a privacy-focused protocol extension, to enhance fungibility and transaction anonymity.
05/08/2019: Litecoin Halving
The block reward for Litecoin is halved from 25 LTC to 12.5 LTC, reducing new supply issuance and potentially impacting the cryptocurrency's price and mining economics.
12/12/2017: Litecoin Futures Launch on CME
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) launches futures contracts for Litecoin, offering institutional investors an avenue to trade and speculate on the cryptocurrency.
10/05/2017: Segregated Witness Activation
Litecoin activates Segregated Witness (SegWit), a protocol upgrade aimed at improving scalability and enabling second-layer solutions like the Lightning Network.
29/11/2013: Litecoin's First Major Price Rally
Litecoin experiences its first major price rally, reaching a peak of over $39 per LTC, driven by increased adoption and market speculation.
07/11/2013: Change in banknote design and security features
The Bank of Canada introduced new polymer banknotes with enhanced security features and redesigned motifs, replacing the paper-based notes in circulation since 1935.
07/10/2011: Creation of Litecoin
Litecoin is created by Charlie Lee as a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency, based on the Bitcoin protocol, with faster block generation time and a different hashing algorithm.
15/08/1971: Canada switches to a floating exchange rate
Canada abandoned its fixed exchange rate system and adopted a floating exchange rate, allowing the value of the Canadian dollar to fluctuate in response to market forces.
01/03/1950: Introduction of the Canadian dollar's decimalization
Canada adopted a decimal currency system, dividing the dollar into 100 cents, replacing the previous system based on pounds, shillings, and pence.
01/01/1933: Currency depreciation during the Great Depression
The Canadian dollar experienced significant depreciation during the Great Depression due to economic uncertainty and a decrease in international trade.
02/01/1914: Introduction of the Canadian Dollar Act
The Canadian Dollar Act established the Canadian dollar as the sole currency of Canada and gave the government control over its issuance.
01/01/1858: Introduction of the Canadian dollar
The Canadian pound was replaced by the Canadian dollar as the official currency of Canada, helping to unify the currency across the country.
01/01/1841: Introduction of the Canadian pound
The first Canadian currency was the Canadian pound, which was introduced to replace British pounds in the Province of Canada.