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101 ARK ARK $0.219
$42.21M
$42.21 million
-1.74%
102 Dusk DUSK $0.0836
$41.80M
$41.80 million
-1.41%
103 Concordium CCD $0.00367
$41.73M
$41.73 million
-0.40%
104 Irys IRYS $0.0159
$40.73M
$40.73 million
+0.48%
105 AO AO $5.01
$38.13M
$38.13 million
+3.40%
106 Electroneum ETN $0.00199
$35.89M
$35.89 million
+1.13%
107 Steem STEEM $0.0627
$35.08M
$35.08 million
-1.32%
108 Flux FLUX $0.0829
$34.89M
$34.89 million
+7.82%
109 Energy Web Token EWT $0.405
$34.65M
$34.65 million
+4.10%
110 IoTeX IOTX $0.00363
$34.25M
$34.25 million
-0.38%
111 Hive HIVE $0.0572
$33.71M
$33.71 million
-0.39%
112 Somnia SOMI $0.209
$33.42M
$33.42 million
-2.89%
113 VANA VANA $1.08
$33.32M
$33.32 million
-0.44%
114 Core DAO CORE $0.0216
$32.41M
$32.41 million
-0.88%
115 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.291
$31.48M
$31.48 million
+0.14%
116 CNPY CNPY $0.277
$30.67M
$30.67 million
-2.31%
117 SKALE SKL $0.00470
$30.22M
$30.22 million
+1.70%
118 Chia Network XCH $1.58
$30.02M
$30.02 million
-0.41%
119 FOGO FOGO $0.00568
$29.76M
$29.76 million
+11.02%
120 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00450
$29.44M
$29.44 million
-0.85%
121 Xphere XP $0.00961
$28.84M
$28.84 million
+2.60%
122 Cartesi CTSI $0.0300
$28.62M
$28.62 million
+0.39%
123 WAX WAXP $0.00618
$28.48M
$28.48 million
-0.85%
124 Osmosis OSMO $0.0359
$28.41M
$28.41 million
+0.18%
125 IOST IOST $0.000856
$27.71M
$27.71 million
+1.59%
126 Kiichain KII $0.0883
$27.59M
$27.59 million
+0.08%
127 Xertra STRAX $0.0113
$24.99M
$24.99 million
-1.69%
128 Initia INIT $0.113
$23.71M
$23.71 million
-3.41%
129 Shentu CTK $0.128
$21.11M
$21.11 million
-0.84%
130 Biconomy BICO $0.0209
$20.95M
$20.95 million
-3.01%
131 COTI COTI $0.0142
$20.52M
$20.52 million
+1.39%
132 Songbird SGB $0.000964
$17.98M
$17.98 million
-6.62%
133 BounceBit BB $0.00965
$15.27M
$15.27 million
+1.79%
134 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00973
$14.27M
$14.27 million
-0.77%
135 CORN CORN $0.0260
$13.66M
$13.66 million
-0.30%
136 ICON ICX $0.0121
$13.24M
$13.24 million
-6.91%
137 Moonriver MOVR $2.02
$12.93M
$12.93 million
+16.68%
138 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00832
$12.47M
$12.47 million
-1.52%
139 GUNZ GUN $0.00317
$11.51M
$11.51 million
-5.01%
140 Apertum APTM $0.0568
$11.42M
$11.42 million
+0.90%
141 Moonbeam GLMR $0.0111
$11.28M
$11.28 million
-4.48%
142 XION XION $0.113
$10.48M
$10.48 million
-2.00%
143 SAGA SAGA $0.0250
$10.40M
$10.40 million
+10.44%
144 Alephium ALPH $0.0689
$9.55M
$9.55 million
+7.07%
145 MGO MGO $0.00572
$9.16M
$9.16 million
-0.54%
146 Elastos ELA $0.395
$9.15M
$9.15 million
+2.89%
147 Realio Network RIO $0.0633
$9.01M
$9.01 million
-9.95%
148 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.618
$8.51M
$8.51 million
+25.11%
149 Telos TLOS $0.0184
$8.34M
$8.34 million
+9.20%
150 Quai Network QUAI $0.0102
$8.02M
$8.02 million
-13.40%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Oraichain Token ORAI $0.618
$8.51M
$8.51 million
+25.11%
PIVX PIVX $0.0650
$6.95M
$6.95 million
+20.18%
Moonriver MOVR $2.02
$12.93M
$12.93 million
+16.68%
FOGO FOGO $0.00568
$29.76M
$29.76 million
+11.02%
SAGA SAGA $0.0250
$10.40M
$10.40 million
+10.44%
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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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