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151 Supra SUPRA $0.000165
$7.30M
$7.30 million
-2.23%
152 PIVX PIVX $0.0629
$6.73M
$6.73 million
+8.29%
153 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0371
$6.57M
$6.57 million
-0.30%
154 CESSToken CESS $0.00224
$6.35M
$6.35 million
+6.03%
155 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.412
$5.70M
$5.70 million
-4.34%
156 NYM NYM $0.0268
$5.28M
$5.28 million
-0.99%
157 Bluzelle BLZ $0.0104
$5.04M
$5.04 million
+0.25%
158 Radix XRD $0.000368
$4.98M
$4.98 million
-2.24%
159 PlatON LAT $0.000674
$4.81M
$4.81 million
+0.99%
160 MITO MITO $0.0159
$3.11M
$3.11 million
+3.12%
161 CLORE CLORE $0.00348
$2.21M
$2.21 million
+13.92%
162 Zenchain ZTC $0.000544
$2.03M
$2.03 million
+0.24%
163 VANRY VANRY $0.000692
$1.62M
$1.62 million
+0.27%
164 Energi NRG $0.00840
$883,802
$883,802
-0.26%
165 Warden WARD $0.00301
$753,367
$753,367
+0.73%
166 Shardeum SHM $0.0000381
$686,523
$686,523
+0.72%
167 Viction VIC $0.00455
$584,354
$584,354
-1.97%
168 Bifrost BNC $0.00960
$359,799
$359,799
+3.14%

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169 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.597
$159.78M
$159.78 million
+0.04%
170 EOS EOS $0.0961
$154.17M
$154.17 million
-2.13%
171 Huobi Token HT $0.148
$74.08M
$74.08 million
-1.24%
172 Nano NANO $0.375
$49.97M
$49.97 million
+4.64%
173 Ozone Chain OZO $0.131
$39.65M
$39.65 million
-0.15%
174 Ardor ARDR $0.0291
$29.16M
$29.16 million
-0.04%
175 Venom VENOM $0.0125
$29.02M
$29.02 million
-1.81%
176 Keep Network KEEP $0.0256
$24.69M
$24.69 million
-2.62%
177 QANplatform QANX $0.0123
$20.90M
$20.90 million
+1.53%
178 Coreum COREUM $0.0542
$20.84M
$20.84 million
+0.26%
179 Symbol XYM $0.00303
$19.83M
$19.83 million
-1.55%
180 Firo FIRO $1.09
$19.72M
$19.72 million
+1.18%
181 Songbird SGB $0.000989
$18.44M
$18.44 million
+0.32%
182 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.184
$16.55M
$16.55 million
-0.05%
183 Rujira RUJI $0.213
$15.85M
$15.85 million
-2.34%
184 TEXITcoin TXC $0.149
$13.43M
$13.43 million
-7.56%
185 BXN BXN $0.000684
$10.99M
$10.99 million
-0.24%
186 Decentralized Social DESO $1.20
$10.64M
$10.64 million
+4.63%
187 CounterParty XCP $3.71
$9.65M
$9.65 million
+1.83%
188 Bitcoin Gold BTG $0.542
$9.41M
$9.41 million
-2.71%
189 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.427
$8.56M
$8.56 million
+1.62%
190 KONET KONET $0.0172
$8.16M
$8.16 million
+0.22%
191 Prizm PZM $0.00157
$7.50M
$7.50 million
-0.00%
192 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₅117
$6.85M
$6.85 million
+1.20%
193 UChain UCN $134.91
$6.75M
$6.75 million
-5.74%
194 Handshake HNS $0.00978
$6.51M
$6.51 million
+95.64%
195 CPCOIN CPC $0.0252
$6.31M
$6.31 million
+1.00%
196 Maxonrow MXW $0.000666
$6.20M
$6.20 million
-2.27%
197 Wanchain WAN $0.0582
$6.19M
$6.19 million
-4.50%
198 Secret SCRT $0.00850
$5.80M
$5.80 million
+0.94%
199 AERGO Chain AERGO $0.00978
$4.89M
$4.89 million
+4.86%
200 MonaCoin MONA $0.0716
$4.70M
$4.70 million
+1.02%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Energy Web Token EWT $0.426
$36.46M
$36.46 million
+15.11%
Moonriver MOVR $2.66
$20.88M
$20.88 million
+14.53%
CLORE CLORE $0.00348
$2.21M
$2.21 million
+13.92%
ICON ICX $0.0150
$16.49M
$16.49 million
+13.35%
PIVX PIVX $0.0629
$6.73M
$6.73 million
+8.29%
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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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