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101 Irys IRYS $0.0163
$41.92M
$41.92 million
-14.85%
102 Paycoin PCI $0.0386
$41.34M
$41.34 million
-1.87%
103 Movement MOVE $0.00900
$40.45M
$40.45 million
-6.17%
104 CNPY CNPY $0.361
$39.64M
$39.64 million
-10.61%
105 Waves WAVES $0.280
$38.99M
$38.99 million
-6.31%
106 Electroneum ETN $0.00213
$38.36M
$38.36 million
-6.50%
107 Steem STEEM $0.0633
$35.38M
$35.38 million
-4.58%
108 ALEO ALEO $0.0242
$35.11M
$35.11 million
-3.90%
109 AO AO $4.54
$34.45M
$34.45 million
-7.67%
110 VANA VANA $1.09
$33.55M
$33.55 million
-5.79%
111 Core DAO CORE $0.0220
$33.04M
$33.04 million
-6.67%
112 Hive HIVE $0.0559
$32.90M
$32.90 million
-5.19%
113 Somnia SOMI $0.202
$32.37M
$32.37 million
-6.93%
114 IoTeX IOTX $0.00337
$31.79M
$31.79 million
-5.16%
115 Ardor ARDR $0.0315
$31.45M
$31.45 million
+3.27%
116 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.287
$30.90M
$30.90 million
-7.66%
117 Chia Network XCH $1.56
$29.75M
$29.75 million
-1.44%
118 IOST IOST $0.000903
$29.17M
$29.17 million
-7.88%
119 Energy Web Token EWT $0.341
$29.16M
$29.16 million
-0.70%
120 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00451
$29.16M
$29.16 million
-4.49%
121 SKALE SKL $0.00452
$29.00M
$29.00 million
-3.86%
122 Osmosis OSMO $0.0365
$28.80M
$28.80 million
-4.10%
123 Flux FLUX $0.0681
$28.62M
$28.62 million
-9.07%
124 Kiichain KII $0.0902
$28.18M
$28.18 million
+13.14%
125 WAX WAXP $0.00603
$27.76M
$27.76 million
-4.59%
126 Cartesi CTSI $0.0287
$27.18M
$27.18 million
-3.92%
127 Xertra STRAX $0.0113
$25.03M
$25.03 million
-4.31%
128 Shentu CTK $0.126
$20.64M
$20.64 million
-6.66%
129 Biconomy BICO $0.0206
$20.62M
$20.62 million
-8.83%
130 QANplatform QANX $0.0115
$19.64M
$19.64 million
-8.13%
131 FOGO FOGO $0.00526
$19.22M
$19.22 million
-10.04%
132 COTI COTI $0.0131
$18.77M
$18.77 million
-10.62%
133 Initia INIT $0.0893
$18.65M
$18.65 million
-0.42%
134 Songbird SGB $0.000981
$18.29M
$18.29 million
-7.81%
135 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00968
$14.15M
$14.15 million
+1.26%
136 ICON ICX $0.0128
$14.00M
$14.00 million
-7.70%
137 CORN CORN $0.0261
$13.71M
$13.71 million
+0.74%
138 Oasis Network ROSE $0.00867
$13.00M
$13.00 million
-3.36%
139 Apertum APTM $0.0651
$13.00M
$13.00 million
-9.41%
140 SAGA SAGA $0.0272
$11.34M
$11.34 million
+1.76%
141 BXN BXN $0.000685
$10.99M
$10.99 million
-1.51%
142 XION XION $0.117
$10.85M
$10.85 million
-3.87%
143 GUNZ GUN $0.00298
$10.49M
$10.49 million
-4.46%
144 BounceBit BB $0.00969
$10.33M
$10.33 million
-8.51%
145 UChain UCN $195.78
$9.79M
$9.79 million
-17.30%
146 Realio Network RIO $0.0666
$9.47M
$9.47 million
-4.63%
147 MGO MGO $0.00572
$9.15M
$9.15 million
-3.77%
148 Quai Network QUAI $0.0112
$8.79M
$8.79 million
+3.40%
149 Elastos ELA $0.340
$7.85M
$7.85 million
-3.63%
150 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00748
$7.56M
$7.56 million
-3.92%

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PIVX PIVX $0.0378
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Hedera HBAR $0.122
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Telcoin TEL $0.00236
$226.93M
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CESSToken CESS $0.00210
$5.96M
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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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