Litecoin is the sixth cryptocurrencyin terms of Market cap. This Cryptocurrency was launched in October 2011 by Charles Lee. It's a clone of Bitcoin, but with some modifications that allow much faster transactions. The protocol is different, which suggests to some experts that it is the perfect cryptocurrency, as its based on Bitcoin but with improvements, thus the vast potential we see in this cryptocurrency. It remains unknown if this coin will reach Bitcoins growth, only the future will reveal that.