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101 ALEO ALEO $0.0297
$43.22M
$43.22 million
+22.06%
102 Concordium CCD $0.00367
$41.88M
$41.88 million
-0.61%
103 Irys IRYS $0.0161
$41.36M
$41.36 million
+0.62%
104 Waves WAVES $0.296
$41.13M
$41.13 million
+3.37%
105 Electroneum ETN $0.00223
$40.10M
$40.10 million
-4.41%
106 Steem STEEM $0.0638
$35.65M
$35.65 million
-0.03%
107 Somnia SOMI $0.216
$34.67M
$34.67 million
+0.96%
108 Core DAO CORE $0.0227
$34.04M
$34.04 million
+0.09%
109 CNPY CNPY $0.304
$33.41M
$33.41 million
-7.37%
110 Hive HIVE $0.0567
$33.37M
$33.37 million
+0.56%
111 AO AO $4.38
$33.26M
$33.26 million
-6.40%
112 VANA VANA $1.08
$33.24M
$33.24 million
+0.83%
113 IoTeX IOTX $0.00349
$32.98M
$32.98 million
+2.10%
114 Energy Web Token EWT $0.392
$32.94M
$32.94 million
+16.04%
115 Xphere XP $0.0107
$32.04M
$32.04 million
+1.66%
116 Chia Network XCH $1.63
$31.03M
$31.03 million
-0.35%
117 Flux FLUX $0.0734
$30.86M
$30.86 million
+1.77%
118 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.285
$30.70M
$30.70 million
-2.81%
119 SKALE SKL $0.00459
$29.47M
$29.47 million
-0.30%
120 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00447
$29.26M
$29.26 million
+0.07%
121 Osmosis OSMO $0.0370
$29.23M
$29.23 million
+1.68%
122 IOST IOST $0.000896
$28.97M
$28.97 million
+0.19%
123 WAX WAXP $0.00617
$28.45M
$28.45 million
+0.13%
124 FOGO FOGO $0.00532
$27.82M
$27.82 million
-1.12%
125 Kiichain KII $0.0888
$27.74M
$27.74 million
-3.89%
126 Cartesi CTSI $0.0292
$27.67M
$27.67 million
+1.32%
127 Xertra STRAX $0.0117
$25.80M
$25.80 million
+1.56%
128 Moonriver MOVR $2.91
$22.00M
$22.00 million
+71.63%
129 Biconomy BICO $0.0215
$21.58M
$21.58 million
+1.79%
130 Initia INIT $0.102
$21.39M
$21.39 million
-0.26%
131 Shentu CTK $0.128
$21.12M
$21.12 million
+2.61%
132 QANplatform QANX $0.0121
$20.65M
$20.65 million
-3.69%
133 ICON ICX $0.0181
$19.80M
$19.80 million
+54.48%
134 COTI COTI $0.0131
$18.83M
$18.83 million
+0.56%
135 BounceBit BB $0.00967
$15.45M
$15.45 million
+2.15%
136 Apertum APTM $0.0738
$14.74M
$14.74 million
+1.26%
137 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00982
$14.37M
$14.37 million
+3.98%
138 CORN CORN $0.0259
$13.63M
$13.63 million
-0.55%
139 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00878
$13.18M
$13.18 million
-4.29%
140 XION XION $0.117
$10.83M
$10.83 million
-3.32%
141 BXN BXN $0.000672
$10.80M
$10.80 million
-2.02%
142 Realio Network RIO $0.0749
$10.65M
$10.65 million
+8.85%
143 GUNZ GUN $0.00299
$10.57M
$10.57 million
+1.56%
144 SAGA SAGA $0.0248
$10.32M
$10.32 million
-5.39%
145 Alephium ALPH $0.0729
$10.13M
$10.13 million
+12.80%
146 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00983
$9.91M
$9.91 million
+9.09%
147 MGO MGO $0.00590
$9.43M
$9.43 million
+2.81%
148 Elastos ELA $0.365
$8.44M
$8.44 million
+5.36%
149 LUKSO LYX $0.274
$8.36M
$8.36 million
+20.29%
150 Quai Network QUAI $0.00981
$7.65M
$7.65 million
-6.81%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Moonriver MOVR $2.91
$22.00M
$22.00 million
+71.63%
ICON ICX $0.0181
$19.80M
$19.80 million
+54.48%
QUBIC QUBIC $0.0₆701
$100.65M
$100.65 million
+40.26%
PIVX PIVX $0.0677
$7.23M
$7.23 million
+35.28%
Stacks STX $0.403
$755.80M
$755.80 million
+28.67%
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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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