For years, investment pundits have been hyping Bitcoin as the gold of the cryptocurrency realm and Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) as the silver. The analogy seems apt: Just as gold has outperformed silver in the past few years, Bitcoin's returns have trounced those of Litecoin. A $10,000 investment in Bitcoin in 2013 would have grown to $886,000 today, compared with just $232,000 for Litecoin.
This underperformance comes even amid Litecoin's popularity as a medium of exchange for funds and transfers. So can you count on the 15th largest cryptocurrency in the world to help your investment portfolio grow?
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