Litecoin MWEB

MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Blocks) is Litecoin's built-in privacy layer. Move your litecoins into MWEB and amounts and addresses become confidential — outside observers can't see how much you hold or receive. In Cake Wallet, MWEB shows up as a second, "Private" side of your Litecoin wallet.

The other incredible benefit of MWEB is the ability to re-use your MWEB address over and over — without revealing your payments to the world. Because of that you can easily post an MWEB address publicly, put it in your X bio, post it on Github for donations, and much more without the normal privacy concerns.

Enable MWEB

1

Start from the home banner

Your Litecoin wallet's home screen shows an MWEB banner — tap it (or go to Settings → Privacy → MWEB) to open MWEB settings.

2

Turn it on

Flip Enable MWEB. The same screen holds MWEB Scanning, MWEB Logs, and MWEB Node if you ever need them.

3

Let the first sync finish

MWEB needs to download extra chain data the first time — expect a large download (hundreds of MB) and a wait, so start it on Wi-Fi. Your home screen shows a Blocks Remaining counter, and an Assets tab appears listing your Litecoin and Litecoin Private balances separately.

Receive privately

Tap Receive, tap the address type under the QR code, and switch from Standard to Private. Your MWEB address starts with ltcmweb1 — payments to it are confidential from the moment they arrive.

Moving between Standard and Private

Sending works the same in both directions — MWEB is just an address type:

• Into MWEB ("peg in"): send from your standard balance to your own ltcmweb1 address.
• Out of MWEB ("peg out"): send from your MWEB balance to a standard ltc1 address.
• Paying someone on MWEB: paste their ltcmweb1... address into the Send screen — no extra steps.

You don't have to peg in before paying an MWEB address, but holding funds in MWEB ahead of time improves your privacy and makes MWEB payments faster.