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51 Kite KITE $0.121
$247.46M
$247.46 million
-2.77%
52 Compound COMP $24.32
$243.20M
$243.20 million
+4.66%
53 THORChain RUNE $0.705
$231.57M
$231.57 million
+4.26%
54 Akash AKT $0.731
$218.31M
$218.31 million
+0.69%
55 Telcoin TEL $0.00187
$180.37M
$180.37 million
+1.89%
56 Onyxcoin XCN $0.00422
$169.66M
$169.66 million
+4.02%
57 Chiliz CHZ $0.0157
$165.37M
$165.37 million
+5.44%
58 eCash XEC $0.0₅727
$146.09M
$146.09 million
+0.74%
59 MultiversX EGLD $4.56
$140.97M
$140.97 million
+12.21%
60 Sonic S $0.0443
$127.57M
$127.57 million
+14.57%
61 Humanity H $0.0599
$124.35M
$124.35 million
-5.22%
62 Plume PLUME $0.0182
$120.50M
$120.50 million
+1.89%
63 Espresso ESP $0.114
$119.73M
$119.73 million
+2.82%
64 PEAQ PEAQ $0.0438
$112.39M
$112.39 million
+12.47%
65 Mina Protocol Token MINA $0.0793
$102.56M
$102.56 million
+3.05%
66 Kusama KSM $5.08
$96.33M
$96.33 million
+10.15%
67 Pharos PROS $0.664
$89.46M
$89.46 million
+2.72%
68 Zigcoin ZIG $0.0592
$86.12M
$86.12 million
+0.91%
69 QUBIC QUBIC $0.0₆596
$85.40M
$85.40 million
+2.71%
70 Wrapped Centrifuge CFG $0.144
$82.69M
$82.69 million
+8.35%
71 ADI ADI $8.47
$79.91M
$79.91 million
+3.37%
72 ZetaChain ZETA $0.0472
$78.17M
$78.17 million
+2.64%
73 Berachain BERA $0.217
$75.83M
$75.83 million
+3.87%
74 Cysic CYS $0.156
$74.99M
$74.99 million
+0.59%
75 Zilliqa ZIL $0.00348
$71.64M
$71.64 million
+5.76%
76 Data Network DATA $0.195
$70.12M
$70.12 million
-0.36%
77 Proton XPR $0.00229
$68.61M
$68.61 million
+2.86%
78 Axelar AXL $0.0548
$68.36M
$68.36 million
+7.07%
79 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00815
$65.52M
$65.52 million
+8.52%
80 DigiByte DGB $0.00339
$62.74M
$62.74 million
-9.54%
81 Phala Network PHA $0.0618
$61.69M
$61.69 million
+0.40%
82 Astar ASTR $0.00701
$61.59M
$61.59 million
+5.16%
83 Celo CELO $0.0973
$59.21M
$59.21 million
+5.33%
84 AB AB $0.000574
$56.72M
$56.72 million
+0.71%
85 0G 0G $0.259
$55.33M
$55.33 million
-9.33%
86 Siacoin SC $0.000958
$53.67M
$53.67 million
+0.54%
87 Polymesh POLYX $0.0406
$53.56M
$53.56 million
+5.17%
88 Flow FLOW $0.0314
$53.22M
$53.22 million
+6.30%
89 KUB Coin KUB $0.592
$52.67M
$52.67 million
+2.24%
90 Lisk LSK $0.239
$51.67M
$51.67 million
-0.64%
91 Ronin RON $0.0658
$50.74M
$50.74 million
+9.21%
92 XYO Network XYO $0.00360
$50.32M
$50.32 million
-0.09%
93 Gravity G $0.00422
$47.06M
$47.06 million
+2.02%
94 Verge XVG $0.00284
$46.91M
$46.91 million
+2.33%
95 ALEO ALEO $0.0315
$46.63M
$46.63 million
+5.17%
96 Nano XNO $0.345
$45.91M
$45.91 million
+2.41%
97 Movement MOVE $0.00920
$42.89M
$42.89 million
+4.67%
98 Fractal Bitcoin FB $0.383
$42.61M
$42.61 million
-1.53%
99 Casper CSPR $0.00242
$41.95M
$41.95 million
+0.39%
100 Naoris Protocol NAORIS $0.0302
$41.65M
$41.65 million
+0.51%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Kaia KAIA $0.0619
$397.02M
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Cosmos ATOM $2.07
$1.10B
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+16.70%
Sonic S $0.0443
$127.53M
$127.53 million
+14.54%
Flux FLUX $0.0846
$35.72M
$35.72 million
+12.74%
PEAQ PEAQ $0.0438
$112.35M
$112.35 million
+12.43%
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What are Layer-1 coins?

Layer-1 coins are the native cryptocurrencies of base-layer blockchains that validate transactions, secure the network, and pay for gas without relying on another chain. Examples include BTC (Bitcoin), ETH (Ethereum), SOL (Solana), AVAX (Avalanche), and ADA (Cardano). These networks provide the final settlement layer for all activity built on top.

Quick Facts

  • Settlement layer: All transactions finalize on-chain; no external network needed.
  • Consensus: Proof-of-Work (Bitcoin), Proof-of-Stake (Ethereum, Cardano, Avalanche), or hybrid variants.
  • Gas currency: Fees are paid in the native coin; demand for block space drives coin value.
  • Trilemma trade-off: Early L-1s prioritized decentralization + security over speed; newer chains add sharding, subnets, or faster finality to scale.
  • Scalability helpers: Lightning (BTC), rollups (ETH), subnets (AVAX), shards (SOL) are Layer-2 or off-chain fixes.

Core Components

  1. Block production – miners/validators create blocks and confirm transactions.
  2. Transaction finality – once included, blocks are immutable.
  3. Native assets – coins pay fees and reward validators; tokens (ERC-20, SPL, etc.) ride on top.
  4. Security model – consensus + cryptography protect against double-spend and re-orgs.
  5. Optional sharding – splits the network into parallel shards to raise throughput (Ethereum 2.0, Near, Elrond).

Top Layer-1 Coins (Illustrative)

Coin Chain Consensus TPS (claimed) L2 Helpers
BTC Bitcoin PoW ~7 Lightning, Liquid, Stacks
ETH Ethereum PoS ~15 Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync
SOL Solana PoH + PoS ~65k Solana Pay, rollups in dev
AVAX Avalanche Avalanche PoS ~4.5k Subnets, Avalanche Bridge
ADA Cardano Ouroboros PoS ~250 Hydra, Milkomeda sidechains
DOT Polkadot NPoS ~1k Parachains, bridges
NEAR Near Nightshade PoS ~100k Shards, Aurora EVM

Benefits

  • Final settlement: Transactions are immutable once confirmed.
  • High liquidity: Native coins trade on every major CEX and DEX.
  • Ecosystem anchor: DeFi, NFTs, DAOs all settle gas in the L-1 coin.
  • Store-of-value narrative: BTC and ETH are viewed as digital commodities/collateral.
  • Validator rewards: Staking yields attract long-term holders and secure the chain.

Limitations

  • Scalability trilemma: increasing throughput often sacrifices decentralization or security.
  • High fees during congestion: Bitcoin and Ethereum gas can spike under heavy load.
  • Energy use (PoW): Bitcoin’s mining power draws environmental criticism.
  • Upgrade complexity: hard forks require consensus; changes are slow and contentious.
  • Competition: new L-1s launch frequently, diluting liquidity and developer attention.

Layer-1 vs Layer-2

Layer Purpose Scalability Tools
L-1 Final settlement, security Bigger blocks, new consensus, sharding
L-2 Speed & cheap fees Rollups, state channels, sidechains, subnets

Final Thoughts

Layer-1 coins are the bedrock of crypto — secure, liquid, and battle-tested — but most need Layer-2 help to scale. Evaluate use-case, consensus design, developer activity, and roadmap before buying. For a live list, filter Coinranking by “layer-1” and sort by market cap, volume, or recent performance.

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