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101 Venom VENOM $0.0165
$38.23M
$38.23 million
-12.43%
102 Fractal Bitcoin FB $0.346
$38.07M
$38.07 million
+2.98%
103 Waves WAVES $0.271
$37.73M
$37.73 million
+3.79%
104 VANA VANA $1.14
$35.04M
$35.04 million
+8.74%
105 Concordium CCD $0.00307
$34.91M
$34.91 million
-5.25%
106 IoTeX IOTX $0.00366
$34.66M
$34.66 million
+13.19%
107 Core DAO CORE $0.0223
$33.38M
$33.38 million
+7.64%
108 Cysic CYS $0.152
$32.61M
$32.61 million
+0.58%
109 Hive HIVE $0.0546
$32.11M
$32.11 million
+3.83%
110 Steem STEEM $0.0566
$31.62M
$31.62 million
+2.04%
111 Somnia SOMI $0.196
$31.40M
$31.40 million
-2.95%
112 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.285
$30.68M
$30.68 million
+6.90%
113 Chia Network XCH $1.61
$30.60M
$30.60 million
+6.43%
114 SKALE SKL $0.00468
$29.91M
$29.91 million
+4.74%
115 Osmosis OSMO $0.0371
$29.33M
$29.33 million
+6.64%
116 ARK ARK $0.152
$29.29M
$29.29 million
+2.21%
117 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00445
$28.80M
$28.80 million
+3.00%
118 IOST IOST $0.000888
$28.64M
$28.64 million
+1.27%
119 Cartesi CTSI $0.0297
$28.11M
$28.11 million
+0.51%
120 Ardor ARDR $0.0275
$27.46M
$27.46 million
+10.14%
121 Energy Web Token EWT $0.318
$27.23M
$27.23 million
+3.40%
122 COTI COTI $0.0183
$26.07M
$26.07 million
+3.85%
123 Flux FLUX $0.0613
$25.77M
$25.77 million
+7.44%
124 WAX WAXP $0.00555
$25.53M
$25.53 million
+7.21%
125 Electroneum ETN $0.00141
$25.42M
$25.42 million
+9.10%
126 Kiichain KII $0.0811
$25.34M
$25.34 million
-0.76%
127 FOGO FOGO $0.00691
$25.26M
$25.26 million
+7.51%
128 Xertra STRAX $0.0110
$24.36M
$24.36 million
+4.69%
129 Biconomy BICO $0.0232
$23.14M
$23.14 million
+13.32%
130 ALEO ALEO $0.0154
$22.06M
$22.06 million
-1.82%
131 Shentu CTK $0.130
$21.39M
$21.39 million
+5.95%
132 Symbol XYM $0.00314
$20.46M
$20.46 million
+0.95%
133 Songbird SGB $0.000953
$17.85M
$17.85 million
+3.02%
134 Initia INIT $0.0802
$16.68M
$16.68 million
+12.49%
135 Apertum APTM $0.0809
$15.91M
$15.91 million
-2.19%
136 SAGA SAGA $0.0347
$14.44M
$14.44 million
+20.98%
137 ICON ICX $0.0125
$13.69M
$13.69 million
-1.39%
138 CORN CORN $0.0260
$13.63M
$13.63 million
+0.02%
139 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00892
$12.99M
$12.99 million
+5.56%
140 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00784
$11.77M
$11.77 million
+7.96%
141 BXN BXN $0.000683
$10.96M
$10.96 million
+3.33%
142 XION XION $0.115
$10.66M
$10.66 million
+8.16%
143 GUNZ GUN $0.00303
$10.43M
$10.43 million
+5.80%
144 BounceBit BB $0.00884
$9.68M
$9.68 million
+9.14%
145 MGO MGO $0.00595
$9.52M
$9.52 million
+1.25%
146 Alephium ALPH $0.0588
$8.06M
$8.06 million
+1.35%
147 Realio Network RIO $0.0556
$7.91M
$7.91 million
+9.83%
148 Supra SUPRA $0.000172
$7.59M
$7.59 million
+4.42%
149 Telos TLOS $0.0166
$7.50M
$7.50 million
+3.19%
150 Radix XRD $0.000543
$7.34M
$7.34 million
-1.17%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
ZetaChain ZETA $0.0653
$105.73M
$105.73 million
+74.07%
Phala Network PHA $0.0589
$59.40M
$59.40 million
+65.29%
SEI SEI $0.0610
$464.23M
$464.23 million
+29.37%
PlatON LAT $0.000649
$4.54M
$4.54 million
+27.35%
Sui Network SUI $1.03
$4.20B
$4.20 billion
+25.36%
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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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