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101 Concordium CCD $0.00368
$41.87M
$41.87 million
-6.37%
102 Paycoin PCI $0.0387
$41.42M
$41.42 million
-1.11%
103 Movement MOVE $0.00919
$41.31M
$41.31 million
+4.40%
104 Waves WAVES $0.287
$40.34M
$40.34 million
+4.00%
105 Electroneum ETN $0.00219
$39.45M
$39.45 million
-3.73%
106 ALEO ALEO $0.0261
$37.97M
$37.97 million
+9.83%
107 CNPY CNPY $0.335
$36.76M
$36.76 million
-12.19%
108 Steem STEEM $0.0648
$36.25M
$36.25 million
+3.29%
109 AO AO $4.53
$34.37M
$34.37 million
-0.03%
110 Core DAO CORE $0.0227
$33.96M
$33.96 million
+5.90%
111 VANA VANA $1.09
$33.69M
$33.69 million
+1.50%
112 Hive HIVE $0.0568
$33.46M
$33.46 million
+2.78%
113 Somnia SOMI $0.205
$32.79M
$32.79 million
+2.49%
114 IoTeX IOTX $0.00344
$32.45M
$32.45 million
+4.44%
115 Ardor ARDR $0.0323
$32.26M
$32.26 million
+4.27%
116 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.295
$31.78M
$31.78 million
+4.69%
117 Flux FLUX $0.0744
$31.26M
$31.26 million
+9.72%
118 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00460
$30.08M
$30.08 million
+3.64%
119 SKALE SKL $0.00468
$30.06M
$30.06 million
+5.86%
120 IOST IOST $0.000917
$29.64M
$29.64 million
+1.86%
121 Chia Network XCH $1.55
$29.56M
$29.56 million
+2.39%
122 Osmosis OSMO $0.0371
$29.31M
$29.31 million
+2.79%
123 Energy Web Token EWT $0.333
$28.53M
$28.53 million
-2.06%
124 FOGO FOGO $0.00543
$28.40M
$28.40 million
+1.64%
125 WAX WAXP $0.00613
$28.26M
$28.26 million
+2.86%
126 Kiichain KII $0.0892
$27.87M
$27.87 million
+11.42%
127 Cartesi CTSI $0.0292
$27.64M
$27.64 million
+3.97%
128 Xertra STRAX $0.0115
$25.40M
$25.40 million
+2.81%
129 Initia INIT $0.111
$23.08M
$23.08 million
+17.74%
130 Biconomy BICO $0.0216
$21.56M
$21.56 million
+2.93%
131 Shentu CTK $0.128
$20.98M
$20.98 million
+1.64%
132 QANplatform QANX $0.0121
$20.66M
$20.66 million
+1.21%
133 COTI COTI $0.0132
$18.89M
$18.89 million
+2.24%
134 Apertum APTM $0.0741
$14.74M
$14.74 million
+4.27%
135 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00932
$13.97M
$13.97 million
+11.62%
136 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00954
$13.94M
$13.94 million
-3.71%
137 CORN CORN $0.0260
$13.65M
$13.65 million
+0.33%
138 SAGA SAGA $0.0266
$11.09M
$11.09 million
-0.89%
139 BXN BXN $0.000688
$11.05M
$11.05 million
+0.78%
140 XION XION $0.119
$11.02M
$11.02 million
-0.45%
141 Realio Network RIO $0.0740
$10.54M
$10.54 million
+16.80%
142 GUNZ GUN $0.00298
$10.47M
$10.47 million
+2.04%
143 BounceBit BB $0.00963
$10.25M
$10.25 million
-0.08%
144 Quai Network QUAI $0.0122
$9.53M
$9.53 million
+11.88%
145 MGO MGO $0.00571
$9.13M
$9.13 million
-0.25%
146 Alephium ALPH $0.0619
$8.56M
$8.56 million
+3.11%
147 Elastos ELA $0.349
$8.05M
$8.05 million
+0.97%
148 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00758
$7.67M
$7.67 million
-3.62%
149 Supra SUPRA $0.000169
$7.45M
$7.45 million
-3.84%
150 Telos TLOS $0.0155
$7.01M
$7.01 million
+1.56%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
PIVX PIVX $0.0393
$4.20M
$4.20 million
+56.36%
0G 0G $0.349
$74.07M
$74.07 million
+43.86%
Telcoin TEL $0.00229
$220.18M
$220.18 million
+25.78%
Celo CELO $0.108
$65.41M
$65.41 million
+18.84%
Initia INIT $0.111
$23.08M
$23.08 million
+17.75%
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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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