the specs
as a payment method
best for larger invoices where finality matters more than speed — the most widely held and recognised asset a customer can pay with.
how to accept bitcoinBitcoin's faster, cheaper sibling — boring in the best way, and supported by almost every wallet ever made.
how to accept litecoinIn practice, merchants don't have to choose. A crypt.pe payment page lists every coin you enable — the customer picks whichever they already hold, and each payment settles wallet-to-wallet to your own address with 0% platform fees. Accepting both BTC and LTC just means more customers can pay you.
accept BTC + LTC — freefrequently asked
Neither is strictly better — they optimise for different things. Bitcoin focuses on store of value, final settlement, while Litecoin focuses on everyday payments. The right choice depends on whether you value Bitcoin's Proof of Work model or Litecoin's speed, fees and ecosystem for your use case.
Bitcoin settles in ~10 min blocks, 10–60 min to settle, while Litecoin settles in ~2.5 min blocks, ~10 min to settle. Typical network fees are ~$0.50–$5 (varies with congestion) on Bitcoin and ~$0.01–$0.05 on Litecoin.
Both — there is no trade-off. A crypt.pe payment page lists every coin you enable, the customer picks whichever they hold, and each payment settles to your own wallet with 0% platform fees. Accepting both simply widens who can pay you.
Nobody can know — price predictions are scenarios, not facts. You can stress-test your own assumptions with the Bitcoin and Litecoin scenario calculators on crypt.pe, which project the live price forward at growth rates you choose. Educational only, never financial advice.
educational comparison — not financial advice. always do your own research.