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101 Cysic CYS $0.154
$39.67M
$39.67 million
+1.39%
102 Waves WAVES $0.276
$38.39M
$38.39 million
+8.07%
103 Venom VENOM $0.0164
$38.02M
$38.02 million
+6.36%
104 Fractal Bitcoin FB $0.345
$37.92M
$37.92 million
+1.01%
105 Concordium CCD $0.00316
$35.97M
$35.97 million
+2.30%
106 IoTeX IOTX $0.00372
$35.13M
$35.13 million
+10.99%
107 VANA VANA $1.12
$34.58M
$34.58 million
+1.78%
108 Core DAO CORE $0.0222
$33.23M
$33.23 million
+4.26%
109 Chia Network XCH $1.73
$32.76M
$32.76 million
+11.72%
110 Hive HIVE $0.0555
$32.63M
$32.63 million
+3.34%
111 Steem STEEM $0.0578
$32.30M
$32.30 million
+1.59%
112 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.295
$31.76M
$31.76 million
+8.40%
113 Somnia SOMI $0.190
$30.47M
$30.47 million
-5.85%
114 ARK ARK $0.153
$29.54M
$29.54 million
+1.44%
115 SKALE SKL $0.00459
$29.39M
$29.39 million
+3.30%
116 Electroneum ETN $0.00163
$29.25M
$29.25 million
+21.57%
117 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00450
$29.13M
$29.13 million
+3.16%
118 Osmosis OSMO $0.0366
$28.87M
$28.87 million
-0.58%
119 IOST IOST $0.000888
$28.63M
$28.63 million
+0.30%
120 Cartesi CTSI $0.0294
$27.85M
$27.85 million
+0.88%
121 Energy Web Token EWT $0.319
$27.24M
$27.24 million
+2.61%
122 Ardor ARDR $0.0264
$26.37M
$26.37 million
+3.07%
123 Flux FLUX $0.0616
$25.87M
$25.87 million
+4.99%
124 WAX WAXP $0.00554
$25.51M
$25.51 million
+5.08%
125 Kiichain KII $0.0809
$25.28M
$25.28 million
-0.53%
126 FOGO FOGO $0.00687
$25.10M
$25.10 million
+4.64%
127 Xertra STRAX $0.0111
$24.49M
$24.49 million
+4.07%
128 ALEO ALEO $0.0165
$23.70M
$23.70 million
+8.28%
129 Biconomy BICO $0.0226
$22.64M
$22.64 million
+4.70%
130 Shentu CTK $0.129
$21.19M
$21.19 million
+3.50%
131 COTI COTI $0.0149
$21.15M
$21.15 million
-18.13%
132 Symbol XYM $0.00322
$21.08M
$21.08 million
+5.93%
133 Songbird SGB $0.000950
$17.69M
$17.69 million
-1.59%
134 Initia INIT $0.0825
$17.16M
$17.16 million
+12.21%
135 SAGA SAGA $0.0393
$16.38M
$16.38 million
+0.22%
136 Apertum APTM $0.0799
$15.72M
$15.72 million
-1.89%
137 UChain UCN $280.04
$14.00M
$14.00 million
-0.32%
138 CORN CORN $0.0260
$13.66M
$13.66 million
+0.11%
139 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00906
$13.20M
$13.20 million
+4.25%
140 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00777
$11.65M
$11.65 million
+2.65%
141 BXN BXN $0.000700
$11.24M
$11.24 million
+7.04%
142 XION XION $0.119
$11.06M
$11.06 million
+11.61%
143 GUNZ GUN $0.00304
$10.46M
$10.46 million
+3.33%
144 BounceBit BB $0.00916
$10.04M
$10.04 million
+8.87%
145 MGO MGO $0.00596
$9.53M
$9.53 million
+1.14%
146 Alephium ALPH $0.0582
$7.97M
$7.97 million
+0.17%
147 Elastos ELA $0.340
$7.79M
$7.79 million
+4.86%
148 Realio Network RIO $0.0545
$7.75M
$7.75 million
+5.60%
149 Supra SUPRA $0.000175
$7.70M
$7.70 million
+3.05%
150 Quai Network QUAI $0.00968
$7.57M
$7.57 million
+14.00%

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ZetaChain ZETA $0.0561
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Phala Network PHA $0.0501
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Electroneum ETN $0.00163
$29.25M
$29.25 million
+21.57%
Bittensor TAO $317.51
$3.67B
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AO AO $5.53
$41.69M
$41.69 million
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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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