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
567,856 LTC
Share of Supply: 0.76% of circulating
24h Peg-Ins
1,402 txs
Volume Shielded: +20,670 LTC
24h Peg-Outs
878 txs
Volume Released: 9,087 LTC
Net Flow (24h)
+11,583 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: 552,946 LTC
30D High: 556,893 LTC
Day 1: 553,279 LTC
Day 2: 552,946 LTC
Day 3: 553,436 LTC
Day 4: 554,165 LTC
Day 5: 554,352 LTC
Day 6: 554,300 LTC
Day 7: 553,945 LTC
Day 8: 553,527 LTC
Day 9: 553,514 LTC
Day 10: 553,394 LTC
Day 11: 553,527 LTC
Day 12: 554,327 LTC
Day 13: 554,094 LTC
Day 14: 554,577 LTC
Day 15: 555,294 LTC
Day 16: 555,489 LTC
Day 17: 555,435 LTC
Day 18: 555,506 LTC
Day 19: 555,254 LTC
Day 20: 555,705 LTC
Day 21: 556,390 LTC
Day 22: 556,831 LTC
Day 23: 556,739 LTC
Day 24: 556,526 LTC
Day 25: 556,244 LTC
Day 26: 556,173 LTC
Day 27: 556,166 LTC
Day 28: 556,540 LTC
Day 29: 556,870 LTC
Day 30: 556,893 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) #2,750,000 194.3094 LTC 2m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,996 Confidential (Hidden) 4m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,990 440.2428 LTC 6m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,985 Confidential (Hidden) 8m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,992 Confidential (Hidden) 10m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,995 45.8615 LTC 12m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,970 Confidential (Hidden) 14m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,972 78.0597 LTC 16m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,960 459.9356 LTC 18m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,964 Confidential (Hidden) 20m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,970 Confidential (Hidden) 22m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,967 Confidential (Hidden) 24m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,940 Confidential (Hidden) 26m ago
Peg-Out (Settled) #2,749,974 186.5534 LTC 28m ago
Peg-In (Shielded) #2,749,972 Confidential (Hidden) 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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