1. The lightning network (beta) is released.
2. Abra launched derivative trading based on the Litecoin blockchain.
3. Litecoin 0.16 is released.
I believe these will have a huge impact on Litecoin.
need an official statement about the thing you mentioned, please attach the link here.
did not find the official statement so far.
Check out Litecoin creator's twitter account. Btw I have attached the link, thanks!