Highly unlikely that this coin will ever die as long as Bitcoin is around.
The base is too large.
I agree, as long as there is even a slight possibility that Bitcoin might stumble, LTC will be around.
In my view if we all find out that this last halving of LTC was just a pump and dump by BTC and LTC whales and the price goes back AFTER halving to around
say 1.69 usd to 2.00 (it was 1.69 june 5th 2015) well ...a lot of p/o'd bag holders at that point will dump and anyone still mining scrypt on equipment they
already have (me with titan(s)) will DEFINITELY be mining LTC to BTC direct and not holding LTC anymore..ie run the rubber band out imho
and also at that price again imho we likely would NOT see any new scrypt pow miners of any type in the works either data hall exclusive or less likely
home miner versions..it would really cripple if not kill all pow/scrypt like LTC and dodgecoin etc
such a hit would wind the worldwide press up as well and the FUD would fly on how pow/scrypt alts are in trouble thus the inevitable that means bitcoin is
in trouble (not really but that is what the FUD would say) so would likely for a bit effect BTC price lower
so yeah LTC and pow/scrypt could go away....if on this halving it was all pump and goes back to old prices with 1/2 the coin you are able to mine with your
scrypt/pow equipment for LTC and/or as a result of this price return to around 2 bucks..the further unlikelyhood of any new pow/scrypt equipment of any kind
now LTC currently is doing what I expect...ie around 4 bucks and after halving I expect the same if not a small rise due to the halving ..but the above alternative
is possible if not as likely imho as just the expected 3 - 4 buck LTC coin after halving
"prepare for the worst......hope for the best" I guess