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151 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0371
$6.56M
$6.56 million
+0.37%
152 Moonbeam GLMR $0.00644
$6.50M
$6.50 million
+5.27%
153 LUKSO LYX $0.211
$6.43M
$6.43 million
+14.11%
154 Oraichain Token ORAI $0.429
$5.93M
$5.93 million
-7.07%
155 Secret SCRT $0.00814
$5.53M
$5.53 million
+0.46%
156 Moonriver MOVR $0.858
$5.15M
$5.15 million
+2.17%
157 Bluzelle BLZ $0.00936
$4.53M
$4.53 million
-2.18%
158 NYM NYM $0.0228
$4.45M
$4.45 million
-8.93%
159 PlatON LAT $0.000492
$3.44M
$3.44 million
-1.13%
160 MITO MITO $0.0154
$3.02M
$3.02 million
+3.30%
161 PIVX PIVX $0.0211
$2.25M
$2.25 million
-2.26%
162 Zenchain ZTC $0.000546
$1.61M
$1.61 million
-0.04%
163 VANRY VANRY $0.000628
$1.47M
$1.47 million
-1.40%
164 Shardeum SHM $0.0000378
$673,755
$673,755
-0.01%
165 Warden WARD $0.00262
$656,467
$656,467
-9.33%
166 Viction VIC $0.00416
$533,500
$533,500
-1.23%
167 Humanode HMND $0.00145
$373,204
$373,204
+1.39%
168 Bifrost BNC $0.00934
$350,195
$350,195
+0.61%
169 Fruits Token FRTS $0.0₅513
$205,277
$205,277
-1.29%

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170 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.596
$159.62M
$159.62 million
-0.12%
171 EOS EOS $0.0884
$141.83M
$141.83 million
-3.16%
172 Huobi Token HT $0.164
$82.07M
$82.07 million
+3.11%
173 Nano NANO $0.344
$45.89M
$45.89 million
+1.98%
174 Ozone Chain OZO $0.131
$39.74M
$39.74 million
+0.23%
175 Venom VENOM $0.0111
$25.60M
$25.60 million
+32.88%
176 Firo FIRO $1.21
$21.97M
$21.97 million
+0.21%
177 Keep Network KEEP $0.0215
$20.79M
$20.79 million
+0.98%
178 Coreum COREUM $0.0539
$20.73M
$20.73 million
+0.00%
179 Symbol XYM $0.00314
$20.57M
$20.57 million
+3.18%
180 Omni Network OMNI $1.88
$19.52M
$19.52 million
+0.00%
181 Songbird SGB $0.000984
$18.33M
$18.33 million
+1.49%
182 Namecoin NMC $1.09
$16.09M
$16.09 million
+9.52%
183 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.179
$16.07M
$16.07 million
-0.52%
184 Rujira RUJI $0.212
$15.80M
$15.80 million
+1.93%
185 TEXITcoin TXC $0.173
$15.60M
$15.60 million
-1.28%
186 UChain UCN $296.65
$14.83M
$14.83 million
-13.33%
187 Bitcoin Gold BTG $0.571
$9.92M
$9.92 million
+3.55%
188 Decentralized Social DESO $1.11
$9.83M
$9.83 million
+8.25%
189 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.435
$8.71M
$8.71 million
+0.38%
190 KONET KONET $0.0184
$8.70M
$8.70 million
+0.49%
191 CounterParty XCP $3.05
$7.93M
$7.93 million
-11.36%
192 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₅121
$7.08M
$7.08 million
-8.22%
193 Prizm PZM $0.00144
$6.85M
$6.85 million
+0.00%
194 Validity VAL $1.19
$6.74M
$6.74 million
-0.83%
195 CPCOIN CPC $0.0264
$6.60M
$6.60 million
-0.99%
196 Maxonrow MXW $0.000683
$6.35M
$6.35 million
-1.69%
197 Wanchain WAN $0.0579
$6.14M
$6.14 million
-1.52%
198 AERGO Chain AERGO $0.00968
$4.84M
$4.84 million
-0.60%
199 MonaCoin MONA $0.0736
$4.84M
$4.84 million
+1.27%
200 Epic Cash EPIC $0.242
$4.70M
$4.70 million
-3.50%

Trending Layer-1 coins

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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Gravity G $0.0106
$117.95M
$117.95 million
+40.91%
Tezos XTZ $0.368
$403.17M
$403.17 million
+25.07%
Avalanche AVAX $10.10
$4.47B
$4.47 billion
+23.20%
QANplatform QANX $0.0129
$22.00M
$22.00 million
+21.72%
Arweave AR $4.38
$287.13M
$287.13 million
+21.62%
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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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