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101 Casper CSPR $0.00234
$40.65M
$40.65 million
-2.43%
102 Naoris Protocol NAORIS $0.0282
$38.94M
$38.94 million
-3.62%
103 Movement MOVE $0.00805
$37.52M
$37.52 million
-0.84%
104 IoTeX IOTX $0.00388
$36.59M
$36.59 million
+5.38%
105 Electroneum ETN $0.00202
$36.26M
$36.26 million
+0.53%
106 ARK ARK $0.182
$35.09M
$35.09 million
+0.71%
107 Osmosis OSMO $0.0458
$34.29M
$34.29 million
+19.29%
108 Waves WAVES $0.244
$34.02M
$34.02 million
-1.82%
109 Irys IRYS $0.0131
$33.62M
$33.62 million
-0.04%
110 Flux FLUX $0.0788
$33.22M
$33.22 million
-2.95%
111 Somnia SOMI $0.200
$32.02M
$32.02 million
+2.72%
112 SKALE SKL $0.00483
$30.99M
$30.99 million
-1.46%
113 VANA VANA $1.01
$30.98M
$30.98 million
+0.04%
114 Steem STEEM $0.0544
$30.53M
$30.53 million
-2.00%
115 Cartesi CTSI $0.0318
$30.32M
$30.32 million
+4.16%
116 Hive HIVE $0.0513
$30.29M
$30.29 million
+0.48%
117 Chia Network XCH $1.56
$29.84M
$29.84 million
-1.54%
118 Energy Web Token EWT $0.344
$29.41M
$29.41 million
+1.71%
119 CNPY CNPY $0.262
$29.34M
$29.34 million
+0.50%
120 Core DAO CORE $0.0190
$28.12M
$28.12 million
+2.67%
121 Kiichain KII $0.0878
$27.42M
$27.42 million
+0.75%
122 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.250
$26.98M
$26.98 million
-0.39%
123 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00410
$26.96M
$26.96 million
-0.15%
124 Xphere XP $0.00891
$26.93M
$26.93 million
-1.62%
125 Initia INIT $0.126
$26.39M
$26.39 million
+1.84%
126 IOST IOST $0.000810
$26.29M
$26.29 million
+1.11%
127 WAX WAXP $0.00513
$23.65M
$23.65 million
+0.27%
128 Incentiv CENT $0.00238
$23.41M
$23.41 million
+9.17%
129 FOGO FOGO $0.00433
$22.66M
$22.66 million
-6.83%
130 Xertra STRAX $0.0102
$22.61M
$22.61 million
+1.62%
131 Shentu CTK $0.118
$19.47M
$19.47 million
-0.49%
132 Biconomy BICO $0.0172
$17.25M
$17.25 million
+2.30%
133 COTI COTI $0.0114
$16.54M
$16.54 million
-3.85%
134 CORN CORN $0.0252
$13.25M
$13.25 million
+0.86%
135 BounceBit BB $0.00857
$12.50M
$12.50 million
-0.91%
136 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00803
$11.84M
$11.84 million
-3.42%
137 XION XION $0.112
$10.38M
$10.38 million
-2.05%
138 Apertum APTM $0.0502
$10.25M
$10.25 million
-1.14%
139 Moonbeam GLMR $0.0100
$10.12M
$10.12 million
-3.56%
140 Moonriver MOVR $1.41
$9.56M
$9.56 million
+0.87%
141 MGO MGO $0.00586
$9.37M
$9.37 million
-1.33%
142 GUNZ GUN $0.00244
$9.11M
$9.11 million
-1.50%
143 SAGA SAGA $0.0203
$8.47M
$8.47 million
+1.22%
144 Alephium ALPH $0.0601
$8.44M
$8.44 million
-6.88%
145 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.594
$8.21M
$8.21 million
-3.60%
146 Realio Network RIO $0.0554
$7.88M
$7.88 million
-3.26%
147 Telos TLOS $0.0170
$7.67M
$7.67 million
-10.60%
148 Elastos ELA $0.332
$7.66M
$7.66 million
-1.03%
149 Quai Network QUAI $0.00890
$6.96M
$6.96 million
+1.43%
150 Supra SUPRA $0.000152
$6.88M
$6.88 million
+6.23%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Humanode HMND $0.00361
$990,801
$990,801
+46.71%
Osmosis OSMO $0.0458
$34.29M
$34.29 million
+19.29%
Celestia TIA $0.607
$594.70M
$594.70 million
+13.61%
Dusk DUSK $0.115
$57.51M
$57.51 million
+12.49%
Aleph Zero AZERO $0.00795
$2.12M
$2.12 million
+9.91%
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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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