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151 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0393
$6.95M
$6.95 million
+0.31%
152 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00670
$6.76M
$6.76 million
+0.84%
153 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.430
$5.95M
$5.95 million
-7.31%
154 LUKSO LYX $0.194
$5.91M
$5.91 million
-2.79%
155 Secret SCRT $0.00835
$5.68M
$5.68 million
+0.96%
156 Moonriver MOVR $0.937
$5.62M
$5.62 million
+4.68%
157 NYM NYM $0.0241
$4.71M
$4.71 million
-4.01%
158 Bluzelle BLZ $0.00932
$4.51M
$4.51 million
+0.24%
159 PlatON LAT $0.000629
$4.42M
$4.42 million
+1.87%
160 MITO MITO $0.0166
$3.26M
$3.26 million
+1.85%
161 Aleph Zero AZERO $0.00859
$2.29M
$2.29 million
+1.18%
162 Matchain MAT $0.0378
$2.26M
$2.26 million
+3.05%
163 PIVX PIVX $0.0189
$2.02M
$2.02 million
-14.54%
164 VANRY VANRY $0.000703
$1.64M
$1.64 million
+9.62%
165 Zenchain ZTC $0.000544
$1.60M
$1.60 million
+0.44%
166 CLORE CLORE $0.00202
$1.28M
$1.28 million
+3.62%
167 Energi NRG $0.00828
$867,910
$867,910
+2.46%
168 Warden WARD $0.00294
$735,668
$735,668
+3.48%
169 Shardeum SHM $0.0000380
$682,940
$682,940
-0.06%
170 Viction VIC $0.00438
$559,914
$559,914
+2.72%
171 Humanode HMND $0.00165
$425,731
$425,731
+7.77%
172 Bifrost BNC $0.00991
$371,698
$371,698
+0.42%

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173 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.597
$159.76M
$159.76 million
+0.07%
174 EOS EOS $0.0970
$155.69M
$155.69 million
+4.00%
175 Huobi Token HT $0.161
$80.46M
$80.46 million
-4.35%
176 Nano NANO $0.366
$48.79M
$48.79 million
-10.59%
177 Ozone Chain OZO $0.131
$39.74M
$39.74 million
+0.00%
178 Venom VENOM $0.0131
$30.38M
$30.38 million
-17.96%
179 Keep Network KEEP $0.0267
$25.79M
$25.79 million
+8.91%
180 Firo FIRO $1.30
$23.50M
$23.50 million
+7.01%
181 Symbol XYM $0.00320
$20.90M
$20.90 million
-1.81%
182 Coreum COREUM $0.0543
$20.89M
$20.89 million
+0.35%
183 QANplatform QANX $0.0120
$20.35M
$20.35 million
-6.65%
184 Omni Network OMNI $1.89
$19.67M
$19.67 million
+0.35%
185 Rujira RUJI $0.229
$17.07M
$17.07 million
-1.04%
186 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.184
$16.49M
$16.49 million
+2.04%
187 TEXITcoin TXC $0.177
$15.97M
$15.97 million
-0.96%
188 Namecoin NMC $1.06
$15.65M
$15.65 million
-3.23%
189 UChain UCN $280.58
$14.03M
$14.03 million
+0.22%
190 Bitcoin Gold BTG $0.618
$10.73M
$10.73 million
-0.26%
191 Decentralized Social DESO $1.09
$9.71M
$9.71 million
-2.88%
192 Epic Cash EPIC $0.479
$9.31M
$9.31 million
+49.01%
193 KONET KONET $0.0189
$8.94M
$8.94 million
+1.32%
194 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.445
$8.92M
$8.92 million
+1.37%
195 Prizm PZM $0.00154
$7.34M
$7.34 million
+0.00%
196 CPCOIN CPC $0.0266
$6.65M
$6.65 million
+0.72%
197 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₅111
$6.51M
$6.51 million
-1.63%
198 Maxonrow MXW $0.000694
$6.46M
$6.46 million
+0.80%
199 Wanchain WAN $0.0584
$6.20M
$6.20 million
-0.11%
200 MonaCoin MONA $0.0749
$4.92M
$4.92 million
+2.35%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
ICON ICX $0.0182
$19.94M
$19.94 million
+38.88%
Bitcoin Cash BCH $341.77
$6.87B
$6.87 billion
+28.10%
Mina Protocol Token MINA $0.157
$203.39M
$203.39 million
+21.29%
Realio Network RIO $0.0632
$9.00M
$9.00 million
+19.16%
Celestia TIA $0.507
$493.79M
$493.79 million
+16.48%
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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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