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101 Paycoin PCI $0.0385
$41.20M
$41.20 million
+2.39%
102 Naoris Protocol NAORIS $0.0295
$40.76M
$40.76 million
-1.68%
103 Concordium CCD $0.00350
$39.84M
$39.84 million
+5.58%
104 Waves WAVES $0.272
$37.79M
$37.79 million
+2.51%
105 Irys IRYS $0.0146
$37.47M
$37.47 million
-0.27%
106 IoTeX IOTX $0.00383
$36.18M
$36.18 million
+3.79%
107 Flux FLUX $0.0839
$35.32M
$35.32 million
+2.34%
108 Cartesi CTSI $0.0367
$34.97M
$34.97 million
+7.88%
109 Electroneum ETN $0.00194
$34.90M
$34.90 million
+0.61%
110 Steem STEEM $0.0615
$34.43M
$34.43 million
+1.00%
111 AO AO $4.41
$34.01M
$34.01 million
+1.07%
112 VANA VANA $1.08
$33.28M
$33.28 million
+5.11%
113 Hive HIVE $0.0555
$32.72M
$32.72 million
+1.88%
114 Somnia SOMI $0.202
$32.36M
$32.36 million
-2.14%
115 SKALE SKL $0.00502
$32.24M
$32.24 million
-2.64%
116 Core DAO CORE $0.0203
$30.49M
$30.49 million
+5.14%
117 CNPY CNPY $0.272
$30.27M
$30.27 million
-1.61%
118 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.280
$30.11M
$30.11 million
-0.18%
119 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00456
$29.99M
$29.99 million
+4.43%
120 Energy Web Token EWT $0.341
$29.21M
$29.21 million
-0.66%
121 Chia Network XCH $1.51
$28.85M
$28.85 million
-1.60%
122 Xphere XP $0.00931
$28.15M
$28.15 million
-0.16%
123 IOST IOST $0.000864
$28.01M
$28.01 million
+4.15%
124 Kiichain KII $0.0882
$27.55M
$27.55 million
+1.94%
125 Osmosis OSMO $0.0343
$27.17M
$27.17 million
-0.90%
126 WAX WAXP $0.00586
$26.99M
$26.99 million
+1.85%
127 FOGO FOGO $0.00481
$25.15M
$25.15 million
+2.83%
128 Initia INIT $0.117
$24.61M
$24.61 million
+5.44%
129 Xertra STRAX $0.0107
$23.79M
$23.79 million
+1.08%
130 Shentu CTK $0.131
$21.66M
$21.66 million
+4.02%
131 Biconomy BICO $0.0195
$19.48M
$19.48 million
+0.34%
132 COTI COTI $0.0130
$18.85M
$18.85 million
+0.98%
133 BounceBit BB $0.00957
$14.21M
$14.21 million
+5.57%
134 CORN CORN $0.0254
$13.36M
$13.36 million
+0.91%
135 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00885
$13.01M
$13.01 million
+2.82%
136 Moonriver MOVR $1.75
$11.87M
$11.87 million
-6.88%
137 GUNZ GUN $0.00296
$10.91M
$10.91 million
+4.99%
138 Moonbeam GLMR $0.0105
$10.58M
$10.58 million
-1.71%
139 Alephium ALPH $0.0690
$9.57M
$9.57 million
-1.48%
140 SAGA SAGA $0.0223
$9.28M
$9.28 million
+3.02%
141 MGO MGO $0.00579
$9.26M
$9.26 million
-1.20%
142 Apertum APTM $0.0421
$8.52M
$8.52 million
+2.32%
143 Telos TLOS $0.0176
$7.96M
$7.96 million
+0.20%
144 Quai Network QUAI $0.00970
$7.59M
$7.59 million
+2.97%
145 LUKSO LYX $0.240
$7.31M
$7.31 million
+2.28%
146 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.522
$7.23M
$7.23 million
+4.94%
147 Supra SUPRA $0.000146
$6.62M
$6.62 million
+4.38%
148 NYM NYM $0.0262
$5.11M
$5.11 million
+5.52%
149 PlatON LAT $0.000560
$4.00M
$4.00 million
+1.64%
150 MITO MITO $0.0153
$3.01M
$3.01 million
+4.35%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Arena-Z A2Z $0.0000480
$485,022
$485,022
+94.08%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $5.39
$7.05B
$7.05 billion
+14.80%
Injective Protocol INJ $7.66
$765.17M
$765.17 million
+10.16%
Dusk DUSK $0.0862
$43.06M
$43.06 million
+9.01%
Celestia TIA $0.513
$502.25M
$502.25 million
+8.37%
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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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