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Litecoin was created in 2011 by Charlie Lee, a Google employee. Lee released Litecoin via an open-source client on GitHub on October 7, 2011. Lee wanted to emulate a similar network, but with faster payments in mind. Litecoin made the block generation time four times faster than bitcoin. The price of Litecoin experienced its first bull run in 2017 when the price grew almost 5,800% from around $3 to $355 in that year. In May 2020, the Litecoin Foundation reached an agreement with Atari to explore new ways to connect litecoin with gaming and gaming.