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Litecoin Research Kit

MIT Licensed

A Litecoin fork of Bitcoin Research Kit (BRK).

Open-source Litecoin data toolkit that can parse blocks, index the chain, compute metrics, serve data, and render it — all from a Litecoin Core node. It combines what on-chain analytics providers and block explorers do separately into a single self-hostable package, with historical USD pricing from exchange data (Bitfinex and Coinbase) and live price from your mempool.

litview is the official free hosted instance of LRK.

Data

Zero external dependencies. LRK needs only a Litecoin Core node. 8,000+ metrics across 15 time resolutions, all computed locally from your own copy of the blockchain. Historical LTC/USD prices are built in (Bitfinex back to 2013, Coinbase from 2016), with live price from your mempool. Your node, your data.

Blockchain: Blocks, transactions, addresses, UTXOs — including MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Blocks).

Metrics: Supply distributions, holder cohorts, network activity, fee markets, mining, and market indicators.

Indexes: Date, height, halving epoch, address type, UTXO age.

Mempool: Fee estimation, projected blocks, unconfirmed transactions.

Mining pools: Pool attribution from the litecoinspace mining-pool list.

Usage

Website

Browse metrics and charts at litview.space, no signup required.

API

curl https://litview.space/api/mempool/price

Query metrics and blockchain data in JSON or CSV. No rate limit.

Documentation · JavaScript · Python · Rust · llms.txt · LLM-friendly schema

Self-host

LRK must be built with the litecoin Cargo feature so the MWEB-aware block/transaction decoder is selected at compile time. A default (Bitcoin) build will fail to index once it reaches the first MWEB block.

git clone https://github.com/IndigoNakamoto/lrk.git && cd lrk
cargo install --locked --path crates/brk_cli --features litecoin
brk --chain litecoin

Run your own website and API. All you need is Litecoin Core with server=1.

Disk space: Plan for ~375 GB total — ~250 GB for a full Litecoin Core node plus ~125 GB for LRK's index and computed metrics. LRK uses sparse files; tools like ls -l or Finder report the logical file size, not actual disk usage. Use du -sh to see real usage.

Guide · Professional hosting

Library

cargo add brk --features litecoin

Build custom applications in Rust. Use the full stack or individual components (parser, indexer, computer, server).

Reference · Architecture

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