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151 NYM NYM $0.0347
$6.79M
$6.79 million
+38.33%
152 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0379
$6.71M
$6.71 million
-0.44%
153 Moonriver MOVR $0.987
$6.08M
$6.08 million
+9.16%
154 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.435
$6.02M
$6.02 million
+3.23%
155 Radix XRD $0.000439
$5.95M
$5.95 million
-7.98%
156 LUKSO LYX $0.190
$5.79M
$5.79 million
+3.01%
157 CESSToken CESS $0.00204
$5.78M
$5.78 million
+42.95%
158 Bluzelle BLZ $0.0116
$5.63M
$5.63 million
+23.28%
159 PlatON LAT $0.000657
$4.67M
$4.67 million
+2.80%
160 XL1 XL1 $0.000207
$3.72M
$3.72 million
+2.72%
161 MITO MITO $0.0163
$3.21M
$3.21 million
+1.42%
162 Clover Finance CLV $0.00233
$2.79M
$2.79 million
-1.69%
163 Aleph Zero AZERO $0.00985
$2.63M
$2.63 million
+5.18%
164 PIVX PIVX $0.0197
$2.11M
$2.11 million
+7.68%
165 Hathor HTR $0.00394
$2.04M
$2.04 million
+23.45%
166 Zenchain ZTC $0.000544
$2.03M
$2.03 million
+0.10%
167 VANRY VANRY $0.000706
$1.65M
$1.65 million
+0.20%
168 Energi NRG $0.00823
$863,114
$863,114
-0.31%
169 Warden WARD $0.00289
$722,783
$722,783
+3.96%
170 Shardeum SHM $0.0000379
$681,108
$681,108
-0.04%
171 Viction VIC $0.00496
$635,679
$635,679
+0.89%
172 MultiVAC MTV $0.0000981
$395,695
$395,695
-1.42%
173 Bifrost BNC $0.00948
$355,213
$355,213
-0.47%

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174 EOS EOS $0.102
$163.57M
$163.57 million
+3.23%
175 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.597
$159.77M
$159.77 million
+0.13%
176 Huobi Token HT $0.154
$77.00M
$77.00 million
+0.10%
177 Nano NANO $0.377
$50.21M
$50.21 million
-1.77%
178 Ozone Chain OZO $0.131
$39.65M
$39.65 million
-0.15%
179 Venom VENOM $0.0138
$32.06M
$32.06 million
-3.62%
180 Keep Network KEEP $0.0268
$25.83M
$25.83 million
-2.83%
181 Firo FIRO $1.30
$23.58M
$23.58 million
+3.79%
182 Symbol XYM $0.00321
$21.03M
$21.03 million
+1.20%
183 Coreum COREUM $0.0544
$20.92M
$20.92 million
+0.58%
184 QANplatform QANX $0.0118
$20.09M
$20.09 million
-1.18%
185 Omni Network OMNI $1.90
$19.70M
$19.70 million
+0.58%
186 Namecoin NMC $1.27
$18.67M
$18.67 million
+20.80%
187 Rujira RUJI $0.222
$16.55M
$16.55 million
-2.38%
188 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.184
$16.53M
$16.53 million
+0.01%
189 Songbird SGB $0.000884
$16.48M
$16.48 million
+3.48%
190 TEXITcoin TXC $0.177
$15.94M
$15.94 million
+0.90%
191 CounterParty XCP $4.62
$12.02M
$12.02 million
+9.33%
192 Bitcoin Gold BTG $0.586
$10.17M
$10.17 million
+2.29%
193 Decentralized Social DESO $1.09
$9.67M
$9.67 million
+2.40%
194 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.431
$8.64M
$8.64 million
-2.48%
195 KONET KONET $0.0179
$8.41M
$8.41 million
+0.02%
196 Alephium ALPH $0.0601
$8.31M
$8.31 million
+0.49%
197 Epic Cash EPIC $0.426
$8.27M
$8.27 million
-9.78%
198 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₅126
$7.39M
$7.39 million
+4.30%
199 Prizm PZM $0.00152
$7.23M
$7.23 million
-0.00%
200 CPCOIN CPC $0.0260
$6.49M
$6.49 million
+1.54%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Phala Network PHA $0.0850
$84.83M
$84.83 million
+68.37%
CESSToken CESS $0.00204
$5.78M
$5.78 million
+42.95%
NYM NYM $0.0347
$6.79M
$6.79 million
+38.32%
ARK ARK $0.252
$47.76M
$47.76 million
+33.69%
Hathor HTR $0.00394
$2.04M
$2.04 million
+23.31%
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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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