Magic Numbers
Magic numbers appear at the start of all Litecoin network messages. For example the first 4 bytes of a Litecoin block include a Litecoin-specific magic number.
| Network | Magic Number | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mainnet | 0xfbc0b6db | https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/blob/0.21/src/chainparams.cpp#L107 |
| Testnet | 0xfdd2c8f1 | https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/blob/0.21/src/chainparams.cpp#L221 |