Quick answer
Pay for a gift card with Litecoin: send the exact LTC amount on the Litecoin network within the 30-minute invoice; 6 confirmations (about 15 minutes); typical fee 140–1,400 litoshis, under US$0.001 (checked 21 Oct 2026); code delivered within 24 hours of confirmation; no KYC up to US$1,000. LTC was the second least expensive of our 7 payment routes that day, after SOL.
Litecoin payment facts
| Network | Litecoin mainnet |
|---|---|
| Confirmations we require | 6, about 15 minutes (a block every ~2.5 minutes) |
| Typical fee | 1–10 lit/vB × ~140 vB = 140–1,400 litoshis = 0.0000014–0.000014 LTC |
| In US dollars | US$0.0001–0.0009 at US$62.22 per LTC (21 Oct 2026, 18:29 UTC) |
| Exchange withdrawal fee | Binance 0.0001 LTC (US$0.006), OKX 0.001 LTC (US$0.06), Kraken 0.002 LTC (US$0.12) |
| Address formats | L… (P2PKH), M… (P2SH), ltc1… (SegWit) |
How much does a Litecoin payment cost?
A Litecoin payment cost 140–1,400 litoshis, under US$0.001, on 21 Oct 2026. litecoinspace.org recommended 1 lit/vB for every confirmation target at 18:30 UTC (1 LTC = 100 million litoshis). Block 3,199,186, mined at 18:34 UTC, cleared transactions at a median of about 5 lit/vB and a 75th percentile of 10 lit/vB.
A standard 1-input, 2-output payment is about 140 vB: 140 litoshis at 1 lit/vB, 1,400 at 10 lit/vB. Like Bitcoin, Litecoin charges by size, not by amount.
How long do 6 Litecoin confirmations take?
About 15 minutes. The Litecoin Foundation describes a new block every ~2.5 minutes, four times Bitcoin's pace. Our 6 LTC confirmations usually finish before the 2 confirmations we need for Bitcoin, which average 20 minutes. Delivery within 24 hours starts at the 6th confirmation.
How can I tell a Litecoin address from a Bitcoin address?
Litecoin addresses start with L, M or ltc1; Bitcoin addresses start with 1, 3 or bc1. The Litecoin Foundation lists version byte 48 for P2PKH (L…), 50 for P2SH (M…) and the ltc1 prefix for SegWit. Litecoin Core 0.15 and older gave P2SH addresses the same 3… prefix as Bitcoin, so an old LTC address can look like a BTC one.
Never send BTC to an LTC address or LTC to a BTC address; they are different chains. Binance also lists LTC on BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) next to Litecoin; only the Litecoin network can pay an LTC invoice.
Which exchange charges least to withdraw LTC?
Binance, at 0.0001 LTC (about US$0.006) on 21 Oct 2026. OKX charged 0.001 LTC (US$0.06) and Kraken 0.002 LTC (US$0.12), 20 times Binance. Minimums were 0.002 LTC at Binance, 0.01 at Kraken and 0.02 at OKX. Even Binance's fee was about 7 times the on-chain cost at 10 lit/vB, so a self-custody wallet stays cheaper.
Pay with LTC in 5 steps
Choose a card
Pick brand, country and value in the catalogue.
Select LTC · Litecoin
The invoice shows the exact LTC amount, a Litecoin address and a 30-minute timer.
Check address and network
The address starts with L, M or ltc1. On an exchange, choose Litecoin, not BEP20, and add its fee.
Send the exact LTC
A normal wallet fee is enough (1–10 lit/vB on 21 Oct 2026). Send before the timer ends.
Wait for 6 confirmations
After about 15 minutes the order is paid; your code arrives within 24 hours.
Litecoin payment questions
What is the Litecoin fee to pay a gift card?
On 21 Oct 2026 a typical LTC payment cost 140–1,400 litoshis (0.0000014–0.000014 LTC), under US$0.001. That is 1–10 lit/vB on a 140 vB transaction. Compare all coins in our network fee table.
How many confirmations does Gifts With Crypto need for LTC?
Six. With Litecoin blocks every ~2.5 minutes, that takes about 15 minutes. The 24-hour delivery window starts once the 6th block confirms your payment.
Is Litecoin cheaper than Bitcoin for a gift card?
Yes, by a wide margin on 21 Oct 2026: under US$0.001 for LTC against US$0.12–0.36 for BTC. LTC also confirms our requirement faster, about 15 minutes for 6 blocks against about 20 minutes for 2 Bitcoin blocks.
Can I send LTC from an old address starting with 3?
Yes, the sending address format does not matter. What matters is that you send real LTC on the Litecoin network to the address on your invoice. Older Litecoin wallets used 3… addresses for P2SH, the same prefix as Bitcoin.
Sources (checked 21 Oct 2026) (8)
- Recommended fees API (lit/vB) — litecoinspace.org (2026-10-21)
- Recent blocks API (fee-rate percentiles, block 3,199,186) — litecoinspace.org (2026-10-21)
- Bitcoin vs Litecoin: What are the differences — Litecoin Foundation (2026-10-21)
- Addresses & Prefixes — Litecoin Foundation (2026-10-21)
- Crypto Deposit & Withdrawal Fees — Binance (2026-10-21)
- Cryptocurrency withdrawal fees and minimums — Kraken (2026-10-21)
- Crypto Withdrawal Fees & Supported Tokens (United States) — OKX (2026-10-21)
- CoinGecko API: simple/price (LTC at US$62.22, 18:29 UTC) — CoinGecko (2026-10-21)