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A layer-1 coin is the native coin of a blockchain. More

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151 Supra SUPRA $0.000144
$6.41M
$6.41 million
-5.49%
152 NYM NYM $0.0260
$5.10M
$5.10 million
-6.78%
153 Bluzelle BLZ $0.0102
$4.91M
$4.91 million
-2.49%
154 Radix XRD $0.000332
$4.50M
$4.50 million
-0.54%
155 PlatON LAT $0.000582
$4.17M
$4.17 million
-4.85%
156 Hathor HTR $0.00721
$3.73M
$3.73 million
-12.19%
157 MITO MITO $0.0152
$2.99M
$2.99 million
-2.50%
158 Matchain MAT $0.0375
$2.25M
$2.25 million
+7.66%
159 CLORE CLORE $0.00335
$2.13M
$2.13 million
-6.74%
160 Zenchain ZTC $0.000543
$2.02M
$2.02 million
-0.10%
161 VANRY VANRY $0.000697
$1.63M
$1.63 million
+8.02%
162 Warden WARD $0.00286
$714,602
$714,602
-3.16%
163 Shardeum SHM $0.0000380
$708,721
$708,721
+0.10%
164 Viction VIC $0.00420
$539,426
$539,426
+5.42%
165 Humanode HMND $0.00157
$424,260
$424,260
-10.59%
166 Bifrost BNC $0.00911
$342,069
$342,069
-12.50%
167 Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $0.00107
$175,604
$175,604
+3.92%

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168 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.597
$159.79M
$159.79 million
+0.11%
169 EOS EOS $0.0961
$154.19M
$154.19 million
-3.36%
170 Huobi Token HT $0.146
$73.05M
$73.05 million
-0.90%
171 Nano NANO $0.350
$46.66M
$46.66 million
-0.24%
172 Nano XNO $0.348
$46.42M
$46.42 million
+0.10%
173 Ozone Chain OZO $0.131
$39.83M
$39.83 million
+0.46%
174 Venom VENOM $0.0116
$26.78M
$26.78 million
-7.79%
175 Keep Network KEEP $0.0244
$23.55M
$23.55 million
+0.29%
176 Coreum COREUM $0.0540
$20.78M
$20.78 million
-0.07%
177 QANplatform QANX $0.0120
$20.31M
$20.31 million
-1.05%
178 Symbol XYM $0.00290
$19.00M
$19.00 million
+1.00%
179 Bitcoin Gold BTG $1.04
$17.78M
$17.78 million
+55.59%
180 Firo FIRO $0.978
$17.73M
$17.73 million
+7.96%
181 Songbird SGB $0.000912
$17.03M
$17.03 million
-5.82%
182 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.181
$16.24M
$16.24 million
-1.67%
183 Rujira RUJI $0.197
$14.69M
$14.69 million
-2.88%
184 ICON ICX $0.0125
$13.76M
$13.76 million
-3.50%
185 Decentralized Social DESO $1.50
$13.32M
$13.32 million
+6.15%
186 TEXITcoin TXC $0.129
$11.62M
$11.62 million
-6.40%
187 BXN BXN $0.000645
$10.35M
$10.35 million
-1.79%
188 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.441
$8.84M
$8.84 million
-1.05%
189 KONET KONET $0.0176
$8.38M
$8.38 million
+0.17%
190 UChain UCN $136.87
$6.84M
$6.84 million
+2.21%
191 Validity VAL $1.18
$6.70M
$6.70 million
+0.00%
192 Prizm PZM $0.00140
$6.67M
$6.67 million
-1.95%
193 Maxonrow MXW $0.000714
$6.64M
$6.64 million
-4.11%
194 CPCOIN CPC $0.0251
$6.28M
$6.28 million
-0.10%
195 Handshake HNS $0.00899
$5.98M
$5.98 million
-4.54%
196 Wanchain WAN $0.0562
$5.98M
$5.98 million
+1.13%
197 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0337
$5.97M
$5.97 million
+0.71%
198 CESSToken CESS $0.00209
$5.87M
$5.87 million
-13.00%
199 Secret SCRT $0.00840
$5.74M
$5.74 million
-3.29%
200 PIVX PIVX $0.0513
$5.51M
$5.51 million
-13.68%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0116
$11.78M
$11.78 million
+11.30%
ALEO ALEO $0.0290
$42.78M
$42.78 million
+8.94%
VANRY VANRY $0.000697
$1.63M
$1.63 million
+8.02%
Matchain MAT $0.0375
$2.25M
$2.25 million
+7.66%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $5.36
$6.98B
$6.98 billion
+7.54%
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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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