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101 AO AO $5.23
$39.42M
$39.42 million
-1.70%
102 Waves WAVES $0.272
$37.80M
$37.80 million
+0.14%
103 Concordium CCD $0.00330
$37.56M
$37.56 million
+7.50%
104 Fractal Bitcoin FB $0.339
$37.33M
$37.33 million
-2.43%
105 IoTeX IOTX $0.00391
$36.84M
$36.84 million
+6.19%
106 VANA VANA $1.11
$34.14M
$34.14 million
-2.17%
107 Core DAO CORE $0.0215
$32.21M
$32.21 million
-2.57%
108 Steem STEEM $0.0574
$32.09M
$32.09 million
+1.79%
109 Hive HIVE $0.0538
$31.62M
$31.62 million
-1.82%
110 Chia Network XCH $1.64
$31.19M
$31.19 million
+3.04%
111 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.283
$30.56M
$30.56 million
-0.37%
112 Somnia SOMI $0.187
$29.94M
$29.94 million
-4.04%
113 Electroneum ETN $0.00163
$29.32M
$29.32 million
+13.46%
114 ARK ARK $0.152
$29.30M
$29.30 million
-0.62%
115 SKALE SKL $0.00456
$29.22M
$29.22 million
-1.20%
116 IOST IOST $0.000890
$28.71M
$28.71 million
+0.45%
117 Osmosis OSMO $0.0362
$28.60M
$28.60 million
+0.07%
118 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00441
$28.51M
$28.51 million
-0.63%
119 Energy Web Token EWT $0.321
$27.45M
$27.45 million
+0.23%
120 Cartesi CTSI $0.0289
$27.41M
$27.41 million
-2.68%
121 Flux FLUX $0.0627
$26.32M
$26.32 million
+2.61%
122 Ardor ARDR $0.0259
$25.91M
$25.91 million
-3.92%
123 FOGO FOGO $0.00700
$25.59M
$25.59 million
+1.84%
124 Kiichain KII $0.0813
$25.40M
$25.40 million
+0.22%
125 WAX WAXP $0.00542
$24.95M
$24.95 million
-2.19%
126 Xertra STRAX $0.0113
$24.93M
$24.93 million
+2.02%
127 ALEO ALEO $0.0160
$22.91M
$22.91 million
+3.15%
128 Biconomy BICO $0.0220
$22.04M
$22.04 million
-5.73%
129 COTI COTI $0.0150
$21.35M
$21.35 million
-17.85%
130 Shentu CTK $0.128
$21.07M
$21.07 million
-1.06%
131 Symbol XYM $0.00320
$20.96M
$20.96 million
+1.57%
132 Songbird SGB $0.000956
$17.82M
$17.82 million
+0.65%
133 Initia INIT $0.0846
$17.59M
$17.59 million
+4.35%
134 Apertum APTM $0.0830
$16.34M
$16.34 million
+2.56%
135 SAGA SAGA $0.0391
$16.30M
$16.30 million
+12.36%
136 CORN CORN $0.0260
$13.67M
$13.67 million
+0.22%
137 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00894
$13.02M
$13.02 million
+0.25%
138 XION XION $0.125
$11.58M
$11.58 million
+8.29%
139 BXN BXN $0.000698
$11.21M
$11.21 million
+1.86%
140 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00747
$11.21M
$11.21 million
-3.97%
141 GUNZ GUN $0.00292
$10.07M
$10.07 million
-4.25%
142 BounceBit BB $0.00885
$9.69M
$9.69 million
-0.43%
143 MGO MGO $0.00595
$9.52M
$9.52 million
-0.18%
144 Realio Network RIO $0.0565
$8.05M
$8.05 million
+1.53%
145 Supra SUPRA $0.000182
$8.01M
$8.01 million
+5.03%
146 Alephium ALPH $0.0580
$7.95M
$7.95 million
-1.20%
147 Telos TLOS $0.0170
$7.66M
$7.66 million
+1.83%
148 Quai Network QUAI $0.00973
$7.62M
$7.62 million
+14.22%
149 Elastos ELA $0.321
$7.42M
$7.42 million
+1.51%
150 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0390
$6.91M
$6.91 million
+2.53%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Aleph Zero AZERO $0.00914
$2.44M
$2.44 million
+24.65%
Nano XNO $0.428
$57.04M
$57.04 million
+18.62%
Quai Network QUAI $0.00973
$7.62M
$7.62 million
+14.22%
Electroneum ETN $0.00163
$29.32M
$29.32 million
+13.46%
Bittensor TAO $321.74
$3.71B
$3.71 billion
+13.36%
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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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