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101 Paycoin PCI $0.0374
$40.03M
$40.03 million
-1.68%
102 Naoris Protocol NAORIS $0.0278
$38.43M
$38.43 million
-6.73%
103 Electroneum ETN $0.00206
$37.15M
$37.15 million
+3.04%
104 Movement MOVE $0.00770
$35.88M
$35.88 million
-11.06%
105 Osmosis OSMO $0.0463
$34.65M
$34.65 million
+12.63%
106 Waves WAVES $0.240
$33.83M
$33.83 million
-5.50%
107 ARK ARK $0.173
$33.27M
$33.27 million
-8.81%
108 IoTeX IOTX $0.00348
$32.89M
$32.89 million
-8.78%
109 Irys IRYS $0.0126
$32.37M
$32.37 million
-7.40%
110 Flux FLUX $0.0762
$32.12M
$32.12 million
-8.84%
111 Somnia SOMI $0.196
$31.38M
$31.38 million
-6.07%
112 SKALE SKL $0.00466
$29.96M
$29.96 million
-12.71%
113 VANA VANA $0.969
$29.86M
$29.86 million
-9.30%
114 Energy Web Token EWT $0.349
$29.83M
$29.83 million
+2.04%
115 Chia Network XCH $1.56
$29.77M
$29.77 million
-5.72%
116 Steem STEEM $0.0525
$29.45M
$29.45 million
-8.68%
117 Hive HIVE $0.0492
$29.02M
$29.02 million
-6.90%
118 CNPY CNPY $0.256
$28.73M
$28.73 million
-17.22%
119 Cartesi CTSI $0.0300
$28.62M
$28.62 million
-8.01%
120 Xphere XP $0.00908
$27.42M
$27.42 million
+0.53%
121 Kiichain KII $0.0871
$27.20M
$27.20 million
-0.11%
122 Core DAO CORE $0.0178
$26.33M
$26.33 million
-6.99%
123 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.244
$26.31M
$26.31 million
-6.63%
124 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00393
$25.81M
$25.81 million
-7.44%
125 Initia INIT $0.123
$25.75M
$25.75 million
-0.80%
126 IOST IOST $0.000768
$24.93M
$24.93 million
-8.62%
127 WAX WAXP $0.00492
$22.64M
$22.64 million
-7.95%
128 Xertra STRAX $0.0100
$22.19M
$22.19 million
-6.30%
129 FOGO FOGO $0.00411
$21.50M
$21.50 million
-12.32%
130 QANplatform QANX $0.0122
$20.71M
$20.71 million
-2.42%
131 Shentu CTK $0.115
$19.05M
$19.05 million
-8.53%
132 Incentiv CENT $0.00186
$18.29M
$18.29 million
-27.09%
133 Biconomy BICO $0.0163
$16.27M
$16.27 million
-6.43%
134 COTI COTI $0.0109
$15.94M
$15.94 million
-12.46%
135 CORN CORN $0.0247
$12.98M
$12.98 million
-3.05%
136 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00816
$12.02M
$12.02 million
-2.75%
137 BounceBit BB $0.00821
$11.96M
$11.96 million
-10.53%
138 XION XION $0.112
$10.40M
$10.40 million
-2.27%
139 Apertum APTM $0.0508
$10.37M
$10.37 million
+5.76%
140 Moonbeam GLMR $0.0100
$10.13M
$10.13 million
+7.00%
141 MGO MGO $0.00584
$9.35M
$9.35 million
+2.44%
142 Moonriver MOVR $1.34
$9.08M
$9.08 million
-10.89%
143 Alephium ALPH $0.0634
$8.92M
$8.92 million
-6.88%
144 GUNZ GUN $0.00238
$8.88M
$8.88 million
-10.23%
145 Telos TLOS $0.0187
$8.46M
$8.46 million
-3.75%
146 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.569
$7.86M
$7.86 million
-14.86%
147 SAGA SAGA $0.0188
$7.83M
$7.83 million
-10.21%
148 Realio Network RIO $0.0542
$7.71M
$7.71 million
-6.90%
149 Elastos ELA $0.312
$7.21M
$7.21 million
-9.47%
150 Quai Network QUAI $0.00890
$6.96M
$6.96 million
-3.69%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Bifrost BNC $0.0119
$446,048
$446,048
+21.02%
Osmosis OSMO $0.0463
$34.65M
$34.65 million
+12.63%
Dusk DUSK $0.106
$52.81M
$52.81 million
+7.51%
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0100
$10.13M
$10.13 million
+7.00%
Apertum APTM $0.0508
$10.37M
$10.37 million
+5.76%
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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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