[1] ‘Conflict of Interest’: Litecoin Creator Charlie Lee Sells His Entire LTC Balance
Charlie Lee sold all of his LTC to make the project more decentralized. It would not look good for a cryptocurrency creator to have a large stake on the network (conflict of interest). LTC is now in the hands of the community. Just like Bitcoin. It's one of the few projects that actually supports decentralization and censorship-resistance. While other coins have cheaper fees and faster speeds, they're often centralized and unreliable.
It's not about the hype, but rather the usefulness of a cryptocurrency. The time will come when LTC will gather the attention of mainstream investors and traders alike. It has a limited supply of only 84m units, making it second next to Bitcoin in terms of scarcity (if I'm right). The crypto market often behaves in strange and bizarre ways, so expect the unexpected.