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101 Paycoin PCI $0.0380
$40.75M
$40.75 million
-1.94%
102 Naoris Protocol NAORIS $0.0292
$40.31M
$40.31 million
-2.42%
103 Movement MOVE $0.00853
$39.78M
$39.78 million
-5.69%
104 ARK ARK $0.189
$36.40M
$36.40 million
-4.07%
105 Waves WAVES $0.257
$35.82M
$35.82 million
-2.83%
106 IoTeX IOTX $0.00376
$35.52M
$35.52 million
-3.47%
107 Electroneum ETN $0.00195
$35.12M
$35.12 million
+0.24%
108 Flux FLUX $0.0818
$34.55M
$34.55 million
-5.50%
109 Irys IRYS $0.0134
$34.38M
$34.38 million
-5.94%
110 SKALE SKL $0.00529
$33.96M
$33.96 million
+2.63%
111 AO AO $4.42
$33.95M
$33.95 million
-4.84%
112 Somnia SOMI $0.206
$33.02M
$33.02 million
+2.69%
113 Osmosis OSMO $0.0441
$32.98M
$32.98 million
+10.63%
114 VANA VANA $1.05
$32.33M
$32.33 million
-3.57%
115 Steem STEEM $0.0570
$31.92M
$31.92 million
-3.37%
116 Cartesi CTSI $0.0328
$31.24M
$31.24 million
-4.73%
117 CNPY CNPY $0.275
$30.88M
$30.88 million
+3.86%
118 Chia Network XCH $1.61
$30.69M
$30.69 million
-1.59%
119 Hive HIVE $0.0520
$30.68M
$30.68 million
-4.14%
120 Energy Web Token EWT $0.340
$29.05M
$29.05 million
-1.80%
121 Core DAO CORE $0.0189
$28.03M
$28.03 million
-5.00%
122 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00424
$27.89M
$27.89 million
-4.86%
123 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.258
$27.71M
$27.71 million
-5.53%
124 Xphere XP $0.00912
$27.55M
$27.55 million
+4.40%
125 Kiichain KII $0.0871
$27.20M
$27.20 million
-1.06%
126 IOST IOST $0.000823
$26.68M
$26.68 million
-3.17%
127 Initia INIT $0.120
$25.13M
$25.13 million
+2.69%
128 Incentiv CENT $0.00247
$24.31M
$24.31 million
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129 WAX WAXP $0.00523
$24.09M
$24.09 million
-7.19%
130 FOGO FOGO $0.00454
$23.76M
$23.76 million
-2.95%
131 Xertra STRAX $0.0106
$23.41M
$23.41 million
-4.68%
132 QANplatform QANX $0.0121
$20.59M
$20.59 million
-1.79%
133 Shentu CTK $0.123
$20.30M
$20.30 million
-7.95%
134 COTI COTI $0.0124
$18.12M
$18.12 million
-6.72%
135 Biconomy BICO $0.0173
$17.25M
$17.25 million
-5.08%
136 CORN CORN $0.0252
$13.26M
$13.26 million
-0.85%
137 BounceBit BB $0.00901
$13.23M
$13.23 million
-5.18%
138 ICON ICX $0.0117
$12.84M
$12.84 million
-3.47%
139 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00836
$12.31M
$12.31 million
-4.40%
140 XION XION $0.117
$10.85M
$10.85 million
+5.36%
141 Moonriver MOVR $1.48
$9.99M
$9.99 million
-10.93%
142 GUNZ GUN $0.00261
$9.70M
$9.70 million
-7.43%
143 Apertum APTM $0.0467
$9.49M
$9.49 million
+4.36%
144 Alephium ALPH $0.0678
$9.41M
$9.41 million
-1.72%
145 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00917
$9.27M
$9.27 million
-12.24%
146 MGO MGO $0.00573
$9.17M
$9.17 million
-0.62%
147 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.663
$9.17M
$9.17 million
+9.58%
148 Telos TLOS $0.0196
$8.84M
$8.84 million
+9.12%
149 SAGA SAGA $0.0207
$8.61M
$8.61 million
-4.21%
150 Realio Network RIO $0.0587
$8.35M
$8.35 million
-1.78%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Matchain MAT $0.0717
$4.24M
$4.24 million
+63.71%
Humanode HMND $0.00218
$588,499
$588,499
+38.41%
Sonic S $0.0705
$203.41M
$203.41 million
+16.86%
Dusk DUSK $0.0996
$49.72M
$49.72 million
+12.53%
Osmosis OSMO $0.0441
$32.99M
$32.99 million
+10.64%
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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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