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101 Waves WAVES $0.303
$42.21M
$42.21 million
-2.59%
102 Paycoin PCI $0.0385
$41.26M
$41.26 million
-0.43%
103 Dusk DUSK $0.0823
$41.18M
$41.18 million
-7.11%
104 Irys IRYS $0.0159
$40.93M
$40.93 million
-0.75%
105 Concordium CCD $0.00347
$39.49M
$39.49 million
-3.86%
106 Electroneum ETN $0.00211
$37.97M
$37.97 million
-2.56%
107 AO AO $4.90
$37.28M
$37.28 million
+3.06%
108 Steem STEEM $0.0625
$35.00M
$35.00 million
-3.32%
109 Somnia SOMI $0.209
$33.56M
$33.56 million
+1.02%
110 Energy Web Token EWT $0.390
$33.38M
$33.38 million
-1.86%
111 Core DAO CORE $0.0222
$33.23M
$33.23 million
-3.20%
112 VANA VANA $1.07
$32.94M
$32.94 million
-3.04%
113 Hive HIVE $0.0559
$32.94M
$32.94 million
-2.54%
114 IoTeX IOTX $0.00345
$32.60M
$32.60 million
-3.88%
115 CNPY CNPY $0.291
$32.11M
$32.11 million
+0.20%
116 Flux FLUX $0.0740
$31.13M
$31.13 million
-2.53%
117 Chia Network XCH $1.60
$30.56M
$30.56 million
+2.39%
118 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.282
$30.43M
$30.43 million
-4.65%
119 SKALE SKL $0.00461
$29.58M
$29.58 million
-1.55%
120 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00452
$29.56M
$29.56 million
+0.57%
121 WAX WAXP $0.00623
$28.70M
$28.70 million
-2.60%
122 Xphere XP $0.00944
$28.34M
$28.34 million
-5.93%
123 Cartesi CTSI $0.0293
$27.79M
$27.79 million
-1.16%
124 Osmosis OSMO $0.0346
$27.38M
$27.38 million
-6.57%
125 IOST IOST $0.000844
$27.32M
$27.32 million
-4.16%
126 FOGO FOGO $0.00522
$27.27M
$27.27 million
-2.53%
127 Kiichain KII $0.0867
$27.09M
$27.09 million
-2.40%
128 Xertra STRAX $0.0113
$25.07M
$25.07 million
-3.13%
129 Initia INIT $0.108
$22.59M
$22.59 million
+6.90%
130 Biconomy BICO $0.0218
$21.79M
$21.79 million
-1.37%
131 Shentu CTK $0.122
$20.02M
$20.02 million
-4.67%
132 Symbol XYM $0.00304
$19.87M
$19.87 million
-0.34%
133 COTI COTI $0.0135
$19.32M
$19.32 million
-3.89%
134 ICON ICX $0.0143
$15.66M
$15.66 million
+1.76%
135 BounceBit BB $0.00948
$15.13M
$15.13 million
-3.10%
136 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00975
$14.29M
$14.29 million
-2.48%
137 CORN CORN $0.0261
$13.69M
$13.69 million
-0.58%
138 Moonriver MOVR $1.88
$12.54M
$12.54 million
-12.74%
139 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00826
$12.40M
$12.40 million
-4.59%
140 Apertum APTM $0.0592
$11.86M
$11.86 million
-13.98%
141 Alephium ALPH $0.0849
$11.76M
$11.76 million
+6.92%
142 GUNZ GUN $0.00322
$11.61M
$11.61 million
+1.29%
143 XION XION $0.117
$10.81M
$10.81 million
-0.14%
144 Moonbeam GLMR $0.0104
$10.55M
$10.55 million
+19.55%
145 Realio Network RIO $0.0695
$9.90M
$9.90 million
-6.79%
146 SAGA SAGA $0.0228
$9.51M
$9.51 million
-6.31%
147 MGO MGO $0.00576
$9.22M
$9.22 million
-1.29%
148 Elastos ELA $0.373
$8.60M
$8.60 million
-2.50%
149 Quai Network QUAI $0.0110
$8.59M
$8.59 million
+3.84%
150 PIVX PIVX $0.0773
$8.27M
$8.27 million
+4.86%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0104
$10.48M
$10.48 million
+18.75%
ALEO ALEO $0.0305
$44.57M
$44.57 million
+9.53%
Arweave AR $4.75
$312.16M
$312.16 million
+8.99%
Hathor HTR $0.00804
$4.16M
$4.16 million
+7.59%
Initia INIT $0.108
$22.60M
$22.60 million
+6.95%
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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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