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101 ARK ARK $0.213
$41.05M
$41.05 million
+2.23%
102 Paycoin PCI $0.0383
$41.00M
$41.00 million
-2.49%
103 Dusk DUSK $0.0784
$39.20M
$39.20 million
-8.14%
104 Irys IRYS $0.0150
$38.50M
$38.50 million
-4.45%
105 Concordium CCD $0.00331
$37.70M
$37.70 million
-1.45%
106 Waves WAVES $0.268
$37.39M
$37.39 million
-8.61%
107 IoTeX IOTX $0.00373
$35.24M
$35.24 million
-4.07%
108 AO AO $4.59
$35.09M
$35.09 million
-5.40%
109 Flux FLUX $0.0827
$34.81M
$34.81 million
-2.71%
110 Steem STEEM $0.0592
$33.15M
$33.15 million
-4.14%
111 Hive HIVE $0.0552
$32.56M
$32.56 million
-4.11%
112 Somnia SOMI $0.201
$32.14M
$32.14 million
-4.80%
113 Electroneum ETN $0.00179
$32.13M
$32.13 million
-5.13%
114 CNPY CNPY $0.288
$31.94M
$31.94 million
-0.25%
115 VANA VANA $1.03
$31.72M
$31.72 million
-4.62%
116 Energy Web Token EWT $0.357
$30.59M
$30.59 million
-5.21%
117 Core DAO CORE $0.0196
$29.35M
$29.35 million
-10.59%
118 MANTRA MANTRA $0.00447
$29.22M
$29.22 million
-2.19%
119 EthereumPoW ETHW $0.271
$29.21M
$29.21 million
-5.36%
120 SKALE SKL $0.00452
$29.02M
$29.02 million
-6.11%
121 Xphere XP $0.00966
$29.00M
$29.00 million
-0.76%
122 Cartesi CTSI $0.0301
$28.69M
$28.69 million
-4.22%
123 Chia Network XCH $1.50
$28.53M
$28.53 million
-4.43%
124 Kiichain KII $0.0875
$27.33M
$27.33 million
-0.83%
125 IOST IOST $0.000832
$26.94M
$26.94 million
-3.48%
126 WAX WAXP $0.00584
$26.94M
$26.94 million
-4.16%
127 Osmosis OSMO $0.0340
$26.89M
$26.89 million
-3.81%
128 Ardor ARDR $0.0265
$26.36M
$26.36 million
-4.34%
129 FOGO FOGO $0.00501
$26.18M
$26.18 million
-7.45%
130 Initia INIT $0.117
$24.44M
$24.44 million
+3.42%
131 Xertra STRAX $0.0108
$23.89M
$23.89 million
-4.37%
132 Shentu CTK $0.127
$20.85M
$20.85 million
-2.41%
133 Biconomy BICO $0.0202
$20.17M
$20.17 million
-2.77%
134 COTI COTI $0.0132
$19.07M
$19.07 million
-2.47%
135 BounceBit BB $0.00922
$14.51M
$14.51 million
-4.56%
136 CORN CORN $0.0256
$13.43M
$13.43 million
-1.91%
137 Moonriver MOVR $1.95
$13.19M
$13.19 million
+4.77%
138 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00890
$13.08M
$13.08 million
-9.33%
139 Moonbeam GLMR $0.0118
$11.89M
$11.89 million
+13.09%
140 GUNZ GUN $0.00296
$10.85M
$10.85 million
-5.37%
141 XION XION $0.110
$10.21M
$10.21 million
-4.33%
142 Alephium ALPH $0.0706
$9.81M
$9.81 million
-1.01%
143 SAGA SAGA $0.0233
$9.72M
$9.72 million
-5.65%
144 Apertum APTM $0.0480
$9.70M
$9.70 million
-3.97%
145 MGO MGO $0.00570
$9.13M
$9.13 million
+0.24%
146 Elastos ELA $0.377
$8.70M
$8.70 million
-7.95%
147 Realio Network RIO $0.0595
$8.47M
$8.47 million
-3.93%
148 Telos TLOS $0.0185
$8.33M
$8.33 million
-4.88%
149 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.580
$8.02M
$8.02 million
-14.39%
150 LUKSO LYX $0.261
$7.97M
$7.97 million
-1.74%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0118
$11.89M
$11.89 million
+13.09%
ALEO ALEO $0.0291
$42.93M
$42.93 million
+8.43%
VANRY VANRY $0.000686
$1.62M
$1.62 million
+5.60%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $5.34
$7.00B
$7.00 billion
+5.59%
Moonriver MOVR $1.95
$13.20M
$13.20 million
+4.82%
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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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