I have always thought positively about LTC. It is very easily dismissed as just an unsuccessful clone of BTC that will never go anywhere.

Considering the extreme growth for CoinBase in 2017 alone, as well as considering the simultaneous growth of LTC in the beginning of the year, shows that Charlie Lee is definitely dedicated on the growth of LTC. He said a month or so ago he expects LTC to rise to $40 and then $50 USD!

I was hoping LTC would have gone up this year alongside ETH and BTC, especially considering its addition to CoinBase and other markets, but it seems a lot slower and like it has reached a bit of a plateau in growth. In the past couple of days it has broken the $30 dollar mark and showed some positive resistance (from my observations). This news is surely going to provide some more hope behind LTC and some price growth.

I personally am not sure if I will ever sell my first LTC just because it was the first full crypto coin I purchased, so there is a bit of nostalgia attached to it. Looking at the Litecoin Roadmap proposed by the litecoin core team looks like it has a lot going on, maybe Charlie is dedicating himself around the clock to finish some of these projects soon!

I am surprised and excited.