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A layer-1 coin is the native coin of a blockchain. More

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101 Dusk DUSK $0.0880
$43.99M
$43.99 million
-4.65%
102 CNPY CNPY $0.390
$42.73M
$42.73 million
-10.41%
103 Paycoin PCI $0.0391
$41.86M
$41.86 million
-0.84%
104 Movement MOVE $0.00901
$40.44M
$40.44 million
-8.47%
105 Waves WAVES $0.283
$39.06M
$39.06 million
-6.32%
106 Electroneum ETN $0.00215
$38.71M
$38.71 million
-9.15%
107 ALEO ALEO $0.0254
$36.73M
$36.73 million
+0.67%
108 Steem STEEM $0.0630
$35.06M
$35.06 million
-5.69%
109 AO AO $4.57
$34.64M
$34.64 million
-11.09%
110 VANA VANA $1.10
$33.72M
$33.72 million
-5.15%
111 Core DAO CORE $0.0223
$33.37M
$33.37 million
-5.97%
112 Somnia SOMI $0.208
$33.20M
$33.20 million
-4.88%
113 Hive HIVE $0.0562
$33.14M
$33.14 million
-5.19%
114 IoTeX IOTX $0.00338
$31.88M
$31.88 million
-6.65%
115 Ardor ARDR $0.0313
$31.21M
$31.21 million
+2.69%
116 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.289
$31.19M
$31.19 million
-5.38%
117 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00463
$29.82M
$29.82 million
-4.63%
118 IOST IOST $0.000911
$29.40M
$29.40 million
-8.83%
119 Flux FLUX $0.0693
$29.11M
$29.11 million
-5.79%
120 SKALE SKL $0.00453
$29.00M
$29.00 million
-3.33%
121 Osmosis OSMO $0.0366
$28.91M
$28.91 million
-5.88%
122 Energy Web Token EWT $0.337
$28.85M
$28.85 million
+0.62%
123 Chia Network XCH $1.52
$28.85M
$28.85 million
-5.59%
124 WAX WAXP $0.00602
$27.69M
$27.69 million
-6.00%
125 Cartesi CTSI $0.0286
$26.99M
$26.99 million
-5.34%
126 Kiichain KII $0.0805
$25.14M
$25.14 million
+0.79%
127 Xertra STRAX $0.0113
$25.07M
$25.07 million
-5.42%
128 Biconomy BICO $0.0216
$21.58M
$21.58 million
-5.60%
129 Shentu CTK $0.127
$20.94M
$20.94 million
-6.38%
130 FOGO FOGO $0.00550
$20.10M
$20.10 million
-10.36%
131 COTI COTI $0.0132
$18.96M
$18.96 million
-10.20%
132 Initia INIT $0.0877
$18.24M
$18.24 million
-5.19%
133 Songbird SGB $0.000939
$17.51M
$17.51 million
-9.98%
134 ICON ICX $0.0136
$14.87M
$14.87 million
-7.43%
135 Hippo Protocol HP $0.0100
$14.65M
$14.65 million
+5.46%
136 Apertum APTM $0.0693
$13.76M
$13.76 million
-11.47%
137 CORN CORN $0.0261
$13.69M
$13.69 million
-0.28%
138 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00860
$12.90M
$12.90 million
-2.64%
139 SAGA SAGA $0.0274
$11.40M
$11.40 million
+1.53%
140 BXN BXN $0.000683
$10.98M
$10.98 million
-1.93%
141 XION XION $0.118
$10.96M
$10.96 million
-0.63%
142 UChain UCN $215.30
$10.76M
$10.76 million
-8.43%
143 BounceBit BB $0.00995
$10.63M
$10.63 million
-8.21%
144 GUNZ GUN $0.00295
$10.34M
$10.34 million
-7.07%
145 MGO MGO $0.00576
$9.22M
$9.22 million
-5.29%
146 Realio Network RIO $0.0621
$8.84M
$8.84 million
-13.15%
147 Alephium ALPH $0.0607
$8.41M
$8.41 million
+0.50%
148 Quai Network QUAI $0.0105
$8.19M
$8.19 million
-5.52%
149 Elastos ELA $0.343
$7.88M
$7.88 million
-2.93%
150 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00780
$7.87M
$7.87 million
-20.60%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Hathor HTR $0.00699
$3.61M
$3.61 million
+67.83%
Hedera HBAR $0.119
$5.19B
$5.19 billion
+24.38%
Oort Token OORT $0.00234
$1.99M
$1.99 million
+15.19%
CLORE CLORE $0.00251
$1.60M
$1.60 million
+14.99%
Algorand ALGO $0.132
$1.20B
$1.20 billion
+12.71%
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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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