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151 Supra SUPRA $0.000159
$7.52M
$7.52 million
-1.33%
152 LUKSO LYX $0.237
$7.24M
$7.24 million
-8.88%
153 PIVX PIVX $0.0541
$5.79M
$5.79 million
-16.85%
154 Bluzelle BLZ $0.0107
$5.16M
$5.16 million
-0.85%
155 NYM NYM $0.0261
$5.11M
$5.11 million
-0.27%
156 Radix XRD $0.000347
$4.70M
$4.70 million
-1.18%
157 PlatON LAT $0.000642
$4.58M
$4.58 million
-0.58%
158 MITO MITO $0.0158
$3.11M
$3.11 million
-0.70%
159 CLORE CLORE $0.00355
$2.26M
$2.26 million
+18.25%
160 Zenchain ZTC $0.000543
$2.02M
$2.02 million
-0.37%
161 VANRY VANRY $0.000680
$1.60M
$1.60 million
+0.27%
162 Warden WARD $0.00314
$785,891
$785,891
+5.62%
163 Shardeum SHM $0.0000380
$683,486
$683,486
-0.41%
164 Viction VIC $0.00441
$566,163
$566,163
+2.93%
165 Bifrost BNC $0.00980
$367,642
$367,642
+1.44%

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166 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.597
$159.77M
$159.77 million
+0.13%
167 EOS EOS $0.0971
$155.86M
$155.86 million
+2.42%
168 Huobi Token HT $0.149
$74.33M
$74.33 million
+0.27%
169 Nano NANO $0.359
$47.88M
$47.88 million
-0.82%
170 Ozone Chain OZO $0.131
$39.74M
$39.74 million
+0.00%
171 Ardor ARDR $0.0279
$27.97M
$27.97 million
+3.30%
172 Venom VENOM $0.0121
$27.96M
$27.96 million
-1.42%
173 Keep Network KEEP $0.0265
$25.56M
$25.56 million
+1.98%
174 QANplatform QANX $0.0128
$21.86M
$21.86 million
-0.20%
175 Coreum COREUM $0.0540
$20.77M
$20.77 million
-0.35%
176 Firo FIRO $1.13
$20.57M
$20.57 million
+4.82%
177 Symbol XYM $0.00304
$19.87M
$19.87 million
+3.43%
178 Songbird SGB $0.00102
$19.04M
$19.04 million
+5.41%
179 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.184
$16.56M
$16.56 million
+0.09%
180 Rujira RUJI $0.221
$16.44M
$16.44 million
+4.28%
181 TEXITcoin TXC $0.150
$13.50M
$13.50 million
+4.36%
182 Decentralized Social DESO $1.32
$11.71M
$11.71 million
+0.00%
183 BXN BXN $0.000666
$10.70M
$10.70 million
-1.27%
184 Bitcoin Gold BTG $0.588
$10.21M
$10.21 million
+4.36%
185 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.444
$8.91M
$8.91 million
-0.51%
186 KONET KONET $0.0171
$8.12M
$8.12 million
+0.53%
187 Validity VAL $1.18
$6.70M
$6.70 million
+1.08K%
188 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0362
$6.41M
$6.41 million
-0.33%
189 UChain UCN $127.95
$6.40M
$6.40 million
-2.73%
190 CPCOIN CPC $0.0253
$6.35M
$6.35 million
-0.16%
191 Secret SCRT $0.00923
$6.30M
$6.30 million
+3.35%
192 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₅106
$6.23M
$6.23 million
-5.38%
193 Wanchain WAN $0.0581
$6.16M
$6.16 million
-0.43%
194 CESSToken CESS $0.00193
$5.43M
$5.43 million
-1.35%
195 Maxonrow MXW $0.000576
$5.36M
$5.36 million
-4.14%
196 Handshake HNS $0.00801
$5.33M
$5.33 million
-28.15%
197 MonaCoin MONA $0.0742
$4.88M
$4.88 million
+1.05%
198 AERGO Chain AERGO $0.00954
$4.77M
$4.77 million
+0.37%
199 Hathor HTR $0.00878
$4.54M
$4.54 million
+9.35%
200 Diamond DMD $1.14
$4.42M
$4.42 million
+0.71%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Oraichain Token ORAI $0.609
$8.41M
$8.41 million
+42.07%
CLORE CLORE $0.00355
$2.26M
$2.26 million
+18.25%
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET $0.257
$563.80M
$563.80 million
+16.70%
Akash AKT $0.791
$235.77M
$235.77 million
+16.07%
Cardano ADA $0.268
$10.09B
$10.09 billion
+10.62%
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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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