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Litecoin Foundation Funds are Drying Up Fast, Charlie Lee Says No Need to Panic

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Is the Litecoin Foundation undergoing a financial crisis? Well, that might very well be the case as the non-profit tasked with overseeing the fifth-largest cryptocurrency in the world was reportedly left with only $96k in its reserves by the end of Q1 2019.
However, Charlie Lee, the creator of the digital currency, believes that there is no need to worry, as he believes the depleting reserves are still far from hitting a crisis point. Charlie Lee Litecoin

Litecoin Funds Drying Up Across All Avenues

According to a new set of data, the Litecoin Foundation raised approximately $575K in donations since June 2017. Strikingly, a whopping 81% of that amount (~$468K) came from Lee alone. Roughly 8% came from mining companies. The sales of merchandise only totaled $300 during the first quarter of 2019, which one could see as an ominous sign that the community is gradually losing interest in Litecoin. The data further showed that the average monthly donation during the first three months of 2019 was just $1,000. With the inflow of funds drying up, the Litecoin Foundation has been by and large relying on its cryptocurrency reserves to sustain operational expenses. But, as it turns out, even the reserves are depleting fast, with only $96,400 reported to be left by the end of the quarter ending March 31, 2019. Charlie Lee, however, remains convinced that the Litecoin Foundation is “doing fine” despite all financial setbacks. He took to Twitter earlier on Saturday to respond to ongoing speculations that the Foundation was left with the proverbial peanut to sustain itself. Saying that the project is lean enough to manage on a tight budget, Lee also promised worried stakeholders that they were “starting to make money” once again.

Time to Shake Things Up for Litecoin’s Sake

Once widely acclaimed as ‘the Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold,’ Litecoin currently appears to be facing a range of issues not just financially, but in terms of core development. In fact, there was (kind of) a panic-like situation late last week after reports emerged that the Litecoin Foundation is struggling to rope-in competent developers to take charge of protocol development. Apparently, Lee himself acknowledged that “no one is interested in working on Litecoin protocol development work” during a private conversation with other Foundation members. The conversation took place over at the Telegram channel “LTChasnodev” and was later leaked online. StormGain Lee eventually had to defuse the situation by assuring the community that work was in progress behind the scenes and he would “get the ball rolling” soon. No doubt, Litecoin is still up there among the top-5 cryptocurrencies by market cap, but there is a growing sense among many stakeholders that the Litecoin Foundation should be more proactive in its efforts to resolve the issues hindering the ecosystem’s growth. Do you agree that the time is ripe for a shakeup in the Litecoin Foundation? Perhaps you would prefer faster development and more transparency in the way things are being handled at the top? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Buy and trade cryptocurrencies with a 100x multiplier on our partner exchange, StormGain.
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Shilpa Lama
Shilpa is a freelance tech writer and journalist who is deeply passionate about artificial intelligence and pro-freedom technologies such as distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies. She has been covering the blockchain industry since 2017. Before her ongoing stint in tech media, Shilpa was lending her skills to government-backed fintech endeavors in Bahrain and a leading US-based non-profit dedicated to supporting open-source software projects. In her current role, she focuses on...
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