Layer-1 coins

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# Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
101 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.280
$30.14M
$30.14 million
+4.37%
102 VANA VANA $0.977
$30.12M
$30.12 million
+7.99%
103 Waves WAVES $0.219
$29.83M
$29.83 million
+9.82%
104 Osmosis OSMO $0.0380
$29.79M
$29.79 million
+21.37%
105 Siacoin SC $0.000522
$29.41M
$29.41 million
+9.65%
106 Movement MOVE $0.00675
$29.21M
$29.21 million
+7.90%
107 Chia Network XCH $1.51
$28.47M
$28.47 million
+5.44%
108 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00450
$28.41M
$28.41 million
-10.10%
109 IoTeX IOTX $0.00282
$26.61M
$26.61 million
+4.70%
110 Energy Web Token EWT $0.313
$26.53M
$26.53 million
+15.63%
111 Hive HIVE $0.0436
$25.10M
$25.10 million
+7.12%
112 Cartesi CTSI $0.0268
$25.04M
$25.04 million
+4.77%
113 Phala Network PHA $0.0247
$24.63M
$24.63 million
+6.70%
114 SKALE SKL $0.00375
$23.79M
$23.79 million
+6.56%
115 Steem STEEM $0.0417
$23.18M
$23.18 million
+12.06%
116 ALEO ALEO $0.0166
$22.46M
$22.46 million
+6.76%
117 Kiichain KII $0.0643
$20.08M
$20.08 million
-7.08%
118 Xertra STRAX $0.00907
$19.93M
$19.93 million
+3.95%
119 ARK ARK $0.101
$19.44M
$19.44 million
+8.47%
120 Lisk LSK $0.0849
$19.14M
$19.14 million
+0.78%
121 WAX WAXP $0.00414
$19.05M
$19.05 million
+6.87%
122 Shentu CTK $0.117
$19.01M
$19.01 million
+5.38%
123 IOST IOST $0.000588
$18.81M
$18.81 million
+4.21%
124 Flux FLUX $0.0448
$18.75M
$18.75 million
+8.34%
125 Biconomy BICO $0.0186
$18.60M
$18.60 million
+7.48%
126 Symbol XYM $0.00282
$18.45M
$18.45 million
+5.68%
127 ICON ICX $0.0166
$18.26M
$18.26 million
+8.12%
128 Somnia SOMI $0.105
$16.80M
$16.80 million
+8.20%
129 Apertum APTM $0.121
$15.08M
$15.08 million
-6.80%
130 Electroneum ETN $0.000768
$13.80M
$13.80 million
-3.03%
131 CORN CORN $0.0255
$13.37M
$13.37 million
-0.03%
132 BounceBit BB $0.0103
$12.80M
$12.80 million
+14.78%
133 Radix XRD $0.000934
$12.63M
$12.63 million
-2.38%
134 Initia INIT $0.0569
$11.69M
$11.69 million
+2.51%
135 MGO MGO $0.00693
$11.08M
$11.08 million
-0.23%
136 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0592
$10.48M
$10.48 million
+3.99%
137 GUNZ GUN $0.00332
$10.21M
$10.21 million
+7.09%
138 BXN BXN $0.000603
$9.65M
$9.65 million
+6.51%
139 Quai Network QUAI $0.0122
$9.52M
$9.52 million
+2.12%
140 Telos TLOS $0.0210
$9.48M
$9.48 million
-14.09%
141 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00661
$9.48M
$9.48 million
+4.26%
142 XION XION $0.102
$9.48M
$9.48 million
+0.26%
143 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00615
$9.23M
$9.23 million
+8.51%
144 Realio Network RIO $0.0558
$7.95M
$7.95 million
+19.75%
145 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00752
$7.60M
$7.60 million
+2.74%
146 Moonriver MOVR $0.787
$7.43M
$7.43 million
+6.51%
147 UChain UCN $148.35
$7.42M
$7.42 million
+1.12%
148 LUKSO LYX $0.240
$7.32M
$7.32 million
-2.95%
149 Secret SCRT $0.0200
$7.30M
$7.30 million
-4.00%
150 Supra SUPRA $0.000197
$6.46M
$6.46 million
-6.93%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Bitcoin Cash BCH $267.55
$5.37B
$5.37 billion
+23.00%
Osmosis OSMO $0.0380
$29.79M
$29.79 million
+21.37%
Realio Network RIO $0.0558
$7.95M
$7.95 million
+19.75%
XRP XRP $1.38
$86.18B
$86.18 billion
+19.42%
Stacks STX $0.163
$302.11M
$302.11 million
+18.88%
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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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