Provide Concentrated Liquidity with Native LTC
LP your Litecoin with a price range you pick and a fee tier you choose. Real LTC, real fees — concentrated LP was an EVM-only product until Rujira shipped native-LTC support.
Why this is new for LTC
Concentrated LP has been an EVM-native product for years. UTXO chains like Litecoin had no smart-contract surface for it. Rujira AMM runs on THORChain, which settles LTC natively, so concentrated LP with real Litecoin is finally possible.
- Real LTC as one side of the pair — not WLTC, not a bridge IOU.
- User-chosen price ranges — concentrate capital where you expect the pair to trade.
- Multiple fee tiers — match the tier to the pair\'s volatility and spread.
- Non-custodial — the protocol, not a company, tracks your position against your address.
Step-by-step: open a LTC LP position
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Open Rujira AMM
Navigate to the Rujira AMM app on THORChain. It supports concentrated LP on native LTC — no WLTC, no bridge, no wrapped derivative.
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Pick a LTC pair
Choose the trading pair — LTC/RUNE, LTC/BTC, LTC/USDC, or any other listed pair. Depth and realised fees differ; check 24h volume and fee tier before committing.
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Set your price range
Concentrated liquidity means your capital earns fees only while price trades inside a range you pick. Wide ranges behave like a classic AMM. Narrow ranges earn much more when price sits in them and nothing when price leaves. Start wide until you know the pair.
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Pick a fee tier
Multiple fee tiers per pair. Lower tiers (0.05%) fit tight-spread pairs; higher tiers (0.30%, 1%) fit volatile pairs. The UI highlights which tier has the most volume — usually the right default.
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Deposit native LTC (and the paired asset)
Send LTC to the inbound address with the deposit memo. For LTC/USDC, also deposit USDC on its chain. Your LTC stays native on Litecoin; Rujira tracks the position on-chain against your address.
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Monitor the position and collect fees
UI shows current range, realised fees, and IL exposure. Fees accrue while price is in range; claim them without closing.
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Adjust or close when needed
If price drifts out of range, rebalance (close, re-open) or wait for price to return. Closing withdraws both tokens plus accumulated fees to your wallets on their chains.
Risks to understand before you LP
Every LP position is exposed to IL when the pair price moves. Concentrated ranges amplify the effect. Pick widths you can live with at the extremes.
When price leaves your range, the position earns nothing and sits entirely in one asset. Wait, rebalance, or close.
Non-custodial is not risk-free. Rujira AMM runs on deployed contracts; a bug could affect LP balances. Size positions accordingly.
Other ways to put LTC to work
LTC concentrated-LP questions
What is concentrated liquidity?
Classic AMMs (original THORChain pools, Uniswap v2) spread LP capital across every possible price. Most of that capital sits at prices the market never touches. Concentrated LP focuses capital into a range you choose — inside the range, denser capital and more fees per dollar; outside, zero fees and the position drifts to one side of the pair.
Why is this new for LTC?
Concentrated LP has been an EVM product for years. UTXO chains like Litecoin had no smart-contract surface to host it, and bridge-wrapped LTC never caught on. Rujira AMM runs on THORChain, which settles LTC natively, so concentrated LP with real Litecoin as one leg of the pair is finally possible.
What is impermanent loss?
Any LP position is exposed to IL when the pair price moves. Concentrated ranges amplify the effect — tight ranges with heavy moves can leave you holding the worse-performing side. Size and range should match your risk tolerance.
How are fees paid out?
Accrued fees sit in the position and can be claimed without closing. Closing withdraws the current token balance plus unclaimed fees. Rates scale with volume and inverse range width.
Any IL protection?
No automatic IL protection. For yield on LTC without IL, the right product is borrowing stables against LTC on Rujira Money Market (different risk: liquidation vs. IL), or the classic THORChain LTC pool (impermanent-loss protection was historically offered there — check current protocol parameters).
How is this different from classic THORChain LTC pools?
Classic THORChain pools are constant-product — LP spread across the whole price curve, with IL protection parameters set at the protocol level. Rujira AMM layers user-set ranges and fee tiers on top, trading protocol-level IL protection for capital efficiency. Different tools for different risk appetites.