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
558,393 LTC
Share of Supply: 0.74% of circulating
24h Peg-Ins
836 txs
Volume Shielded: +12,508 LTC
24h Peg-Outs
1,171 txs
Volume Released: 12,590 LTC
Net Flow (24h)
-82 LTC
Direction: ▼ Outflow to Public

MWEB Pool Size Growth

Last 30 Days

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

30D Low: 543,758 LTC
30D High: 548,961 LTC
Day 1: 543,758 LTC
Day 2: 544,299 LTC
Day 3: 544,431 LTC
Day 4: 544,553 LTC
Day 5: 544,199 LTC
Day 6: 544,297 LTC
Day 7: 545,056 LTC
Day 8: 545,843 LTC
Day 9: 545,971 LTC
Day 10: 546,513 LTC
Day 11: 546,048 LTC
Day 12: 546,113 LTC
Day 13: 546,419 LTC
Day 14: 546,068 LTC
Day 15: 546,799 LTC
Day 16: 546,921 LTC
Day 17: 547,456 LTC
Day 18: 547,311 LTC
Day 19: 546,964 LTC
Day 20: 546,535 LTC
Day 21: 547,259 LTC
Day 22: 548,031 LTC
Day 23: 548,785 LTC
Day 24: 548,816 LTC
Day 25: 548,961 LTC
Day 26: 548,645 LTC
Day 27: 548,655 LTC
Day 28: 548,661 LTC
Day 29: 548,253 LTC
Day 30: 548,646 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-Out (Settled) #2,750,000 129.9782 LTC 2m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,995 Confidential (Hidden) 4m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,996 Confidential (Hidden) 6m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,997 130.7289 LTC 8m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,992 Confidential (Hidden) 10m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,990 132.3014 LTC 12m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,988 452.6064 LTC 14m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,965 Confidential (Hidden) 16m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,976 Confidential (Hidden) 18m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,955 Confidential (Hidden) 20m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,980 Confidential (Hidden) 22m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,978 209.4508 LTC 24m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,976 Confidential (Hidden) 26m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,948 321.4053 LTC 28m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,972 314.469 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
100% Non-Custodial Key Storage

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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