BUILD AND TEST WITH LITEDRIVE
Use LITE for payments on LVM and DRIVE for apps on the EVM chain. Miners create blocks for both. Paid Litecoin transactions help decide which block rewards can be paid.
HOW IT WORKS
LVM uses LITE. EVM uses DRIVE. Each chain has its own balances and rules. They share a mining process and use paid transactions on Litecoin to check block rewards.
MEET THE BLOCKCHAINS
LVM is LiteDrive’s LITE blockchain. Use LITE to send payments and pay its transaction fees. Its balances are separate from Litecoin and DRIVE.
View LVM code
Use DRIVE to pay for apps and transactions on LiteDrive’s EVM blockchain. It can run Ethereum-style programs called smart contracts. DRIVE is this chain’s own coin.
View EVM codeMining connects the chains. It does not combine their coins or balances.
MINING REWARDS
You can test LiteDrive by running a node, mining, or trying apps. The current network uses test LITE and DRIVE, not production coins.
Eligible blocks create 25 new coins as a mining reward. The current rules have no planned automatic cut to that amount. The miner must also get a paid Litecoin transaction recorded within the allowed time.
Same split for both coins.
From each 25-coin block reward, the miner gets 23.75 and the Foundation gets 1.25. Transaction tips belong to the miner. Both parts of the block reward must meet the Litecoin payment and waiting-period rules.
The paid transaction must appear on Litecoin within 13 Litecoin blocks. After that window closes and the required confirmation is present, eligible rewards are added to each chain. They can be spent after another 100 blocks on that chain.
FROM MINING TO REWARDS
LiteDrive blocks can move forward while a Litecoin payment is pending. Mining decides which chain to follow. The paid Litecoin record is used to check the block reward.
Read how it worksLiteDrive uses RandomX, a mining system built for regular computer processors (CPUs). This lets people try mining without special mining hardware. It does not guarantee a block or reward.
A miner prepares an LVM block and a matching EVM block.
Other nodes check and share valid blocks. They can accept a block before its Litecoin payment is made.
The miner’s wallet saves the payment record. It can keep trying the same signed payment while mining continues and recover it after a restart. Other nodes check that Litecoin records it in time before adding the block reward.
TRY THE TEST NETWORK
A node is a computer that checks and shares blockchain data. Build the current LiteDrive Core version and the matching LVM and EVM modules listed in its guide. The default setup connects to other nodes without mining or accepting incoming connections.
signet=1
listen=0
dnsseed=0
[signet]
signetchallenge=012e
addnode=signet.nodestrata.org:39335These settings connect a node without mining. This is a test network. Check the current Core guide before using them.
CHOOSE HOW TO JOIN
Check and share test-network blocks. The default setup makes outgoing connections only.
START HEREAccept incoming connections and help other nodes join the network. The validator role needs listen=1.
Create LVM and EVM blocks together. A paid Litecoin transaction is needed for eligible block rewards. Your wallet tracks that payment and can recover it after a restart.
MINERNETWORK STATUS
LiteDrive’s public test network uses Litecoin Signet, a Litecoin test network. Its EVM chain ID is 51373. The production LVM and EVM chains are disabled. No Litecoin-mainnet launch block has been chosen. The explorer shows the blocks it has seen; check when its data was last updated.
View the test explorerBased on Core c3f9c10 ↗. This list is not a live status check. Use your node to check current block heights and fee rules.
COMMON QUESTIONS
A few things to know before trying LiteDrive.
No. LVM and EVM are separate LiteDrive blockchains. Litecoin stores paid transactions used to check LiteDrive block rewards. The three chains do not share balances or coins.
No. The coins stay separate, even though they share a mining process. Swapping them would need a separate exchange or bridge.
No. It helps check whether a block reward can be paid. LiteDrive blocks can still be replaced if the chain changes. A payment saved or sent by your wallet is also not proof that Litecoin has included it.
No. The production network is still disabled. A future software release must set a launch block on Litecoin and add the rules needed to start the network.
No. The default setup checks and shares blockchain data without mining. You can choose to mine separately.
WHAT’S NEXT
Use the public test network to try the chains and apps. Current work focuses on reliable reward payments, clear fees, and keeping nodes in sync. A production launch has not been scheduled.
Send test LITE, try EVM apps, or test Signet vault rewards. The current software improves Litecoin payment recovery and helps nodes catch up while keeping the current network’s data.
Keep validators and miners on compatible software. Check fees, payment recovery, and syncing after restarts. Keep improving the tools and testing with more independent nodes.
Study new ways to connect with Litecoin and check blockchain activity. These are research ideas, not current features or promised updates. Each would need its own design, testing, and agreement across the network.