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151 MITO MITO $0.0132
$2.58M
$2.58 million
+1.73%
152 Zenchain ZTC $0.000544
$2.03M
$2.03 million
-0.06%
153 VANRY VANRY $0.000581
$1.36M
$1.36 million
+0.20%
154 Shardeum SHM $0.0000377
$705,476
$705,476
+0.25%
155 Warden WARD $0.00274
$685,332
$685,332
-5.12%
156 MultiVAC MTV $0.0000946
$384,235
$384,235
-0.72%
157 Bifrost BNC $0.00955
$358,077
$358,077
-1.77%
158 Stafi FIS $0.00172
$244,113
$244,113
-5.55%

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159 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.597
$159.92M
$159.92 million
+0.05%
160 EOS EOS $0.0934
$149.90M
$149.90 million
+5.22%
161 Huobi Token HT $0.138
$68.78M
$68.78 million
-1.17%
162 KUB Coin KUB $0.539
$47.98M
$47.98 million
-1.48%
163 Nano NANO $0.345
$45.98M
$45.98 million
+3.25%
164 Venom VENOM $0.0190
$43.93M
$43.93 million
+2.40%
165 Ozone Chain OZO $0.131
$39.71M
$39.71 million
-0.08%
166 AO AO $3.68
$28.36M
$28.36 million
-0.96%
167 Ardor ARDR $0.0230
$23.07M
$23.07 million
-10.07%
168 Keep Network KEEP $0.0228
$22.03M
$22.03 million
-1.10%
169 Coreum COREUM $0.0537
$20.68M
$20.68 million
+0.01%
170 QANplatform QANX $0.0119
$20.17M
$20.17 million
-2.38%
171 Symbol XYM $0.00273
$17.88M
$17.88 million
+0.49%
172 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.188
$16.90M
$16.90 million
+0.28%
173 Firo FIRO $0.891
$16.17M
$16.17 million
-4.37%
174 Songbird SGB $0.000824
$15.40M
$15.40 million
+2.20%
175 PeerCoin PPC $0.501
$15.28M
$15.28 million
+0.52%
176 Rujira RUJI $0.194
$14.42M
$14.42 million
-1.39%
177 ICON ICX $0.0120
$13.17M
$13.17 million
-0.83%
178 Bitcoin Gold BTG $0.750
$13.01M
$13.01 million
+0.27%
179 Decentralized Social DESO $1.20
$10.67M
$10.67 million
-2.89%
180 TEXITcoin TXC $0.112
$10.54M
$10.54 million
+1.61%
181 AERGO Chain AERGO $0.0198
$9.90M
$9.90 million
-10.01%
182 BXN BXN $0.000564
$9.08M
$9.08 million
-1.01%
183 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.445
$8.92M
$8.92 million
+0.09%
184 UChain UCN $157.70
$7.88M
$7.88 million
+3.66%
185 Elastos ELA $0.323
$7.46M
$7.46 million
-0.55%
186 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₅126
$7.38M
$7.38 million
+1.89%
187 Maxonrow MXW $0.000771
$7.17M
$7.17 million
+42.21%
188 Handshake HNS $0.0106
$7.05M
$7.05 million
+1.42%
189 Validity VAL $1.20
$6.82M
$6.82 million
+0.00%
190 KONET KONET $0.0141
$6.81M
$6.81 million
+0.64%
191 Quai Network QUAI $0.00834
$6.53M
$6.53 million
-3.56%
192 LUKSO LYX $0.210
$6.42M
$6.42 million
-3.72%
193 CPCOIN CPC $0.0249
$6.24M
$6.24 million
-1.38%
194 MCOIN MCOIN $0.0346
$6.12M
$6.12 million
-5.61%
195 Wanchain WAN $0.0566
$6.00M
$6.00 million
-0.06%
196 Prizm PZM $0.00112
$5.37M
$5.37 million
+3.18%
197 Secret SCRT $0.00720
$4.94M
$4.94 million
-2.39%
198 KardiaChain KAI $0.000920
$4.89M
$4.89 million
+0.00%
199 CESSToken CESS $0.00173
$4.67M
$4.67 million
+2.91%
200 MonaCoin MONA $0.0695
$4.57M
$4.57 million
-2.70%
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Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Phala Network PHA $0.0643
$64.42M
$64.42 million
+31.77%
Osmosis OSMO $0.0529
$39.59M
$39.59 million
+18.20%
Sonic S $0.0565
$162.67M
$162.67 million
+6.75%
Kite KITE $0.123
$249.70M
$249.70 million
+6.60%
Stable STABLE $0.0253
$455.10M
$455.10 million
+5.47%
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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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