Litecoin vs 
Dogecoin
Closer relatives than most people realise: Dogecoin was built from Litecoin's code, and the two are merge-mined, meaning the same miners secure both networks at once. The split is in monetary policy and culture. Litecoin caps supply at 84 million and presents itself as sober digital cash; Dogecoin issues a fixed amount forever with no cap, and its value has always been driven more by attention than by design.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
LTC → 49 · DOGE → 31| Measure | LTC | DOGE |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$6.8B | A$20.6B |
| Rank | #25 | #12 |
| Price | A$87.35 | A$0.1317 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +46.2% | +19.2% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | −45.7% | −64.1% |
| From all-time high | −83.3% | −85.9% |
| Supply model | Capped: 84.0M max | No fixed maximum |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 3 | 3 |
About Litecoin
Litecoin, launched in 2011, is one of the oldest surviving cryptocurrencies — a Bitcoin fork with faster blocks and a larger supply, long marketed as "silver to Bitcoin's gold" and still widely supported for payments.
About Dogecoin
Dogecoin started in 2013 as a joke fork of Bitcoin's code with a Shiba Inu mascot — and became the original memecoin. It has an uncapped supply and an enduring community; its price history is driven far more by sentiment than fundamentals.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Litecoin or Dogecoin?
By market value today: Dogecoin (A$20.6B vs A$6.8B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: LTC −45.7%, DOGE −64.1% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. LTC appears on 3 of our reviewed platforms and DOGE on 3. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold LTC or DOGE?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.