Yeah LTC kid of hit a brick wall in terms of development. It seems like all the talk about it was all hype and sadly nothing was really being worked on. The only real blockchain I have seen significant advancements on this year has been Ethereum only.

Bear market I am sure had some factor into the low amounts. But I also think a major part of it was two systems already offer what Bakkt does (other then payouts are done in BTC instead of cash) but the lack of funds coming into the crypto space is a big deterrent