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101 Dusk DUSK $0.0732
$36.61M
$36.61 million
-2.04%
102 Phala Network PHA $0.0360
$36.01M
$36.01 million
+12.85%
103 Cysic CYS $0.159
$34.19M
$34.19 million
+10.31%
104 AO AO $4.54
$34.14M
$34.14 million
+11.66%
105 VANA VANA $1.09
$33.54M
$33.54 million
+7.20%
106 SKALE SKL $0.00514
$32.92M
$32.92 million
+30.58%
107 IoTeX IOTX $0.00338
$31.94M
$31.94 million
+11.32%
108 Steem STEEM $0.0566
$31.63M
$31.63 million
+1.35%
109 Somnia SOMI $0.197
$31.51M
$31.51 million
-1.93%
110 Hive HIVE $0.0531
$31.23M
$31.23 million
+1.07%
111 ARK ARK $0.161
$31.09M
$31.09 million
+15.59%
112 Core DAO CORE $0.0208
$31.09M
$31.09 million
+2.53%
113 COTI COTI $0.0187
$31.07M
$31.07 million
-5.34%
114 Cartesi CTSI $0.0325
$30.79M
$30.79 million
+25.51%
115 Chia Network XCH $1.52
$28.87M
$28.87 million
-1.63%
116 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.268
$28.76M
$28.76 million
+1.69%
117 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00436
$28.19M
$28.19 million
+1.78%
118 Ardor ARDR $0.0279
$27.97M
$27.97 million
+20.11%
119 IOST IOST $0.000864
$27.86M
$27.86 million
+4.59%
120 Osmosis OSMO $0.0351
$27.72M
$27.72 million
-3.11%
121 Energy Web Token EWT $0.304
$26.00M
$26.00 million
+4.18%
122 Kiichain KII $0.0817
$25.53M
$25.53 million
+0.92%
123 Flux FLUX $0.0586
$24.55M
$24.55 million
+3.64%
124 FOGO FOGO $0.00668
$24.40M
$24.40 million
+0.15%
125 WAX WAXP $0.00529
$24.38M
$24.38 million
+3.27%
126 Xertra STRAX $0.0107
$23.59M
$23.59 million
+3.73%
127 Electroneum ETN $0.00129
$23.13M
$23.13 million
+12.20%
128 ALEO ALEO $0.0156
$22.30M
$22.30 million
+1.84%
129 QANplatform QANX $0.0124
$21.05M
$21.05 million
+17.52%
130 Biconomy BICO $0.0211
$21.05M
$21.05 million
+2.64%
131 Shentu CTK $0.126
$20.67M
$20.67 million
+1.34%
132 Apertum APTM $0.0831
$16.31M
$16.31 million
-4.03%
133 Initia INIT $0.0742
$15.42M
$15.42 million
-0.93%
134 CORN CORN $0.0260
$13.63M
$13.63 million
+0.04%
135 ICON ICX $0.0121
$13.24M
$13.24 million
+14.44%
136 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00857
$12.48M
$12.48 million
+0.18%
137 SAGA SAGA $0.0277
$11.52M
$11.52 million
+9.40%
138 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00738
$11.07M
$11.07 million
+1.24%
139 BXN BXN $0.000667
$10.71M
$10.71 million
-1.09%
140 GUNZ GUN $0.00289
$9.88M
$9.88 million
+5.64%
141 XION XION $0.106
$9.84M
$9.84 million
+1.42%
142 MGO MGO $0.00587
$9.40M
$9.40 million
+2.27%
143 BounceBit BB $0.00849
$9.19M
$9.19 million
+0.63%
144 Alephium ALPH $0.0584
$8.01M
$8.01 million
+1.35%
145 Radix XRD $0.000559
$7.56M
$7.56 million
-1.13%
146 Supra SUPRA $0.000166
$7.31M
$7.31 million
-2.21%
147 Realio Network RIO $0.0513
$7.30M
$7.30 million
-1.42%
148 Telos TLOS $0.0161
$7.28M
$7.28 million
+0.62%
149 Quai Network QUAI $0.00845
$6.61M
$6.61 million
-4.18%
150 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0366
$6.48M
$6.48 million
-0.80%

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Venom VENOM $0.0204
$46.55M
$46.55 million
+142.20%
Gravity G $0.0148
$164.04M
$164.04 million
+98.39%
SKALE SKL $0.00514
$32.92M
$32.92 million
+30.58%
MemeCore M $1.65
$3.75B
$3.75 billion
+27.51%
Cartesi CTSI $0.0325
$30.79M
$30.79 million
+25.51%
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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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