LIP-0002 & LIP-0003 Active Confidential Transaction Layer Opt-In Privacy

MWEB Privacy Dashboard

MimbleWimble Extension Blocks enable confidential transactions by hiding sender, recipient, and amount. Explore live privacy pool capitalization, real-time peg-in and peg-out telemetry, and cryptographic verification metrics.

MWEB Protocol Status
Activation Block: #2,258,400
Consensus: 100% Miner Signaling
Cryptography: Pedersen / Secp256k1
Pruning: Kernel Cut-Through
Total MWEB Pool
565,426 LTC
Share of Supply: 0.75% of circulating
24h Peg-Ins
1,235 txs
Volume Shielded: +12,391 LTC
24h Peg-Outs
792 txs
Volume Released: 7,413 LTC
Net Flow (24h)
+4,978 LTC
Direction: ▲ Inflow into Privacy

MWEB Pool Size Growth

Last 30 Days

Historical confidential extension block supply accumulation and daily peg settlement balance.

30D Low: 550,709 LTC
30D High: 556,818 LTC
Day 1: 550,709 LTC
Day 2: 551,430 LTC
Day 3: 552,194 LTC
Day 4: 552,061 LTC
Day 5: 552,267 LTC
Day 6: 552,821 LTC
Day 7: 552,468 LTC
Day 8: 552,234 LTC
Day 9: 552,598 LTC
Day 10: 552,971 LTC
Day 11: 553,352 LTC
Day 12: 553,311 LTC
Day 13: 553,194 LTC
Day 14: 553,296 LTC
Day 15: 553,613 LTC
Day 16: 554,209 LTC
Day 17: 553,830 LTC
Day 18: 554,605 LTC
Day 19: 555,157 LTC
Day 20: 555,349 LTC
Day 21: 555,998 LTC
Day 22: 556,572 LTC
Day 23: 556,383 LTC
Day 24: 556,097 LTC
Day 25: 556,685 LTC
Day 26: 556,667 LTC
Day 27: 556,818 LTC
Day 28: 556,691 LTC
Day 29: 556,346 LTC
Day 30: 556,188 LTC
30 Days Ago 15 Days Ago 7 Days Ago Today (Live)

Recent MWEB Transactions

Live Extension Block Stream

Cryptographically audited peg-in and peg-out operations across active Litecoin blocks.

Showing latest 15 confirmed operations
Type Block Height Transparent Address Amount Timestamp
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,750,000 Confidential (Hidden) 2m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,995 Confidential (Hidden) 4m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,990 Confidential (Hidden) 6m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,994 Confidential (Hidden) 8m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,996 Confidential (Hidden) 10m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,985 Confidential (Hidden) 12m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,970 Confidential (Hidden) 14m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,965 Confidential (Hidden) 16m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,960 299.556 LTC 18m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,991 223.6832 LTC 20m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,950 Confidential (Hidden) 22m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,945 Confidential (Hidden) 24m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,940 Confidential (Hidden) 26m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,935 278.8451 LTC 28m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,986 264.0332 LTC 30m ago

Understanding Litecoin MWEB

Educational Guide

What is MWEB?

MWEB stands for MimbleWimble Extension Blocks, an opt-in privacy and fungibility upgrade officially activated on Litecoin at block 2,258,400 in May 2022.

It functions as an extension block attached side-by-side to the standard Litecoin ledger, providing a confidential sandbox where transactions can execute without revealing sensitive financial balances to public observers.

Standardized via LIP-0002 & LIP-0003

Which Wallets Support MWEB?

Multiple leading non-custodial and full-node wallets provide direct integration for depositing, transacting, and withdrawing MWEB funds:

  • Litecoin Core: Full consensus validation node & Qt wallet
  • Cake Wallet: Mobile non-custodial iOS & Android wallet
  • Nexus Wallet: Seamless Web3 & desktop privacy client
  • Electrum-LTC: Fast desktop lightweight client with MWEB plugin
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How Does MWEB Protect Privacy?

MWEB combines cutting-edge elliptic curve cryptography and protocol-level transaction compaction:

1. Pedersen Commitments: Amounts are blinded cryptographically (C = r·G + v·H). Nodes verify zero-sum balances without learning the actual quantity of LTC transferred.
2. Stealth Addresses: One-time ephemeral destination addresses prevent external observers from linking receiver wallets or reconstructing transaction graphs.
3. Cut-Through Pruning: Intermediate inputs and outputs cancel out within a block, boosting blockchain scalability and deleting traceable footprints.
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