Layer-1 coins

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# Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
151 SAGA SAGA $0.0147
$6.12M
$6.12 million
-2.03%
152 Alephium ALPH $0.0371
$5.06M
$5.06 million
-2.77%
153 Bluzelle BLZ $0.00955
$4.61M
$4.61 million
+3.75%
154 CESSToken CESS $0.00144
$4.07M
$4.07 million
+1.21%
155 MITO MITO $0.0202
$3.98M
$3.98 million
-3.85%
156 PlatON LAT $0.000554
$3.87M
$3.87 million
+1.30%
157 NYM NYM $0.0164
$3.23M
$3.23 million
+4.40%
158 Zenchain ZTC $0.000554
$1.63M
$1.63 million
-0.22%
159 VANRY VANRY $0.000577
$1.35M
$1.35 million
-5.58%
160 Warden WARD $0.00325
$813,826
$813,826
+6.26%
161 Shardeum SHM $0.0000385
$655,706
$655,706
-0.28%
162 Bifrost BNC $0.0140
$524,026
$524,026
-3.46%
163 Acala ACA $0.000393
$456,865
$456,865
-7.33%
164 FIO Protocol FIO $0.000407
$375,704
$375,704
-32.90%

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165 Cheesecoin CHEESE $0.596
$159.65M
$159.65 million
-0.01%
166 EOS EOS $0.0745
$119.45M
$119.45 million
-0.54%
167 Huobi Token HT $0.113
$56.37M
$56.37 million
-3.56%
168 Nano NANO $0.388
$51.72M
$51.72 million
-2.92%
169 Concordium CCD $0.00376
$42.80M
$42.80 million
-5.66%
170 Symbol XYM $0.00357
$23.28M
$23.28 million
+4.90%
171 Songbird SGB $0.00123
$21.30M
$21.30 million
-4.13%
172 Venom VENOM $0.00911
$21.09M
$21.09 million
+0.16%
173 Coreum COREUM $0.0543
$20.88M
$20.88 million
-0.02%
174 Omni Network OMNI $1.89
$19.66M
$19.66 million
-0.02%
175 TEXITcoin TXC $0.209
$18.14M
$18.14 million
+4.41%
176 Namecoin NMC $1.14
$16.76M
$16.76 million
-1.28%
177 Keep Network KEEP $0.0171
$16.52M
$16.52 million
-0.79%
178 Rujira RUJI $0.195
$14.56M
$14.56 million
-0.54%
179 Decentralized Social DESO $1.44
$12.78M
$12.78 million
+6.28%
180 QIE Blockchain QIE $0.140
$12.55M
$12.55 million
-0.07%
181 Firo FIRO $0.664
$12.05M
$12.05 million
-0.88%
182 Hippo Protocol HP $0.00738
$10.64M
$10.64 million
+0.26%
183 BXN BXN $0.000657
$10.52M
$10.52 million
-1.68%
184 KONET KONET $0.0198
$9.30M
$9.30 million
+0.47%
185 Bitcoin Gold BTG $0.530
$9.21M
$9.21 million
-0.04%
186 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $0.415
$8.31M
$8.31 million
-2.88%
187 CPCOIN CPC $0.0301
$7.53M
$7.53 million
-0.84%
188 Epic Cash EPIC $0.379
$7.34M
$7.34 million
-1.80%
189 Validity VAL $1.20
$6.79M
$6.79 million
+0.00%
190 Quai Network QUAI $0.00822
$6.41M
$6.41 million
-2.46%
191 Maxonrow MXW $0.000683
$6.35M
$6.35 million
-0.28%
192 Prizm PZM $0.00128
$6.07M
$6.07 million
-1.46%
193 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₅103
$6.03M
$6.03 million
+5.16%
194 Everscale EVER $0.00260
$5.16M
$5.16 million
-3.19%
195 XL1 XL1 $0.000284
$5.12M
$5.12 million
+7.72%
196 MonaCoin MONA $0.0698
$4.58M
$4.58 million
-1.09%
197 Diamond DMD $1.10
$4.28M
$4.28 million
-3.71%
198 AERGO Chain AERGO $0.00834
$4.17M
$4.17 million
-8.10%
199 Football Coin XFC $0.00708
$2.80M
$2.80 million
-0.17%
200 KYVE Network KYVE $0.00229
$2.78M
$2.78 million
-1.96%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Siacoin SC $0.000902
$50.59M
$50.59 million
+44.53%
Oraichain Token ORAI $0.461
$6.37M
$6.37 million
+29.05%
Apertum APTM $0.0961
$12.29M
$12.29 million
+23.48%
ADI ADI $7.99
$1.00B
$1.00 billion
+14.03%
Realio Network RIO $0.0446
$6.32M
$6.32 million
+10.61%
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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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