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101 Irys IRYS $0.0163
$41.72M
$41.72 million
+2.26%
102 Fractal Bitcoin FB $0.339
$37.31M
$37.31 million
-0.21%
103 IoTeX IOTX $0.00393
$37.12M
$37.12 million
+2.73%
104 Core DAO CORE $0.0245
$36.80M
$36.80 million
+12.45%
105 Concordium CCD $0.00322
$36.63M
$36.63 million
-3.02%
106 AO AO $4.70
$35.41M
$35.41 million
-11.44%
107 VANA VANA $1.14
$35.25M
$35.25 million
+1.83%
108 Steem STEEM $0.0610
$34.09M
$34.09 million
+5.87%
109 Hive HIVE $0.0563
$33.09M
$33.09 million
+3.61%
110 Electroneum ETN $0.00181
$32.59M
$32.59 million
+10.58%
111 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.299
$32.31M
$32.31 million
+4.18%
112 ARK ARK $0.162
$31.24M
$31.24 million
+4.98%
113 Somnia SOMI $0.194
$31.09M
$31.09 million
+2.47%
114 Chia Network XCH $1.63
$30.89M
$30.89 million
-0.12%
115 IOST IOST $0.000931
$30.04M
$30.04 million
+3.43%
116 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00464
$30.02M
$30.02 million
+3.93%
117 Flux FLUX $0.0707
$29.67M
$29.67 million
+10.80%
118 Osmosis OSMO $0.0368
$29.06M
$29.06 million
+0.02%
119 SKALE SKL $0.00450
$28.88M
$28.88 million
-0.49%
120 Cartesi CTSI $0.0290
$27.51M
$27.51 million
-0.52%
121 Energy Web Token EWT $0.321
$27.48M
$27.48 million
-0.26%
122 Ardor ARDR $0.0269
$26.81M
$26.81 million
+3.49%
123 WAX WAXP $0.00566
$26.05M
$26.05 million
+3.25%
124 FOGO FOGO $0.00695
$25.40M
$25.40 million
-4.51%
125 Kiichain KII $0.0805
$25.16M
$25.16 million
-0.88%
126 Xertra STRAX $0.0114
$25.13M
$25.13 million
+0.10%
127 ALEO ALEO $0.0172
$24.74M
$24.74 million
+8.52%
128 COTI COTI $0.0174
$24.72M
$24.72 million
+13.97%
129 Biconomy BICO $0.0228
$22.82M
$22.82 million
+1.73%
130 Shentu CTK $0.131
$21.53M
$21.53 million
+1.17%
131 SAGA SAGA $0.0486
$20.23M
$20.23 million
+24.21%
132 Initia INIT $0.0894
$18.59M
$18.59 million
+3.55%
133 ICON ICX $0.0162
$17.82M
$17.82 million
-47.02%
134 Apertum APTM $0.0843
$16.61M
$16.61 million
+1.65%
135 Songbird SGB $0.000847
$15.78M
$15.78 million
-11.60%
136 CORN CORN $0.0260
$13.66M
$13.66 million
-0.08%
137 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00928
$13.52M
$13.52 million
+3.74%
138 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00802
$12.03M
$12.03 million
+6.01%
139 BXN BXN $0.000701
$11.26M
$11.26 million
+0.34%
140 BounceBit BB $0.0101
$11.03M
$11.03 million
+11.37%
141 XION XION $0.116
$10.78M
$10.78 million
-5.33%
142 GUNZ GUN $0.00311
$10.73M
$10.73 million
+3.90%
143 MGO MGO $0.00589
$9.43M
$9.43 million
-1.36%
144 Realio Network RIO $0.0648
$9.23M
$9.23 million
+14.16%
145 Alephium ALPH $0.0594
$8.14M
$8.14 million
+7.02%
146 Quai Network QUAI $0.0103
$8.04M
$8.04 million
+5.28%
147 Elastos ELA $0.341
$7.86M
$7.86 million
+6.06%
148 Supra SUPRA $0.000174
$7.65M
$7.65 million
-10.25%
149 Telos TLOS $0.0167
$7.56M
$7.56 million
-1.14%
150 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0389
$6.89M
$6.89 million
-0.53%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
SAGA SAGA $0.0486
$20.28M
$20.28 million
+24.49%
Realio Network RIO $0.0648
$9.23M
$9.23 million
+14.18%
COTI COTI $0.0174
$24.72M
$24.72 million
+14.00%
Core DAO CORE $0.0245
$36.86M
$36.86 million
+12.64%
Bitcoin Cash BCH $355.31
$7.14B
$7.14 billion
+12.11%
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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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