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201 Epic Cash EPIC $0.210
$4.08M
$4.08 million
+3.86%
202 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₆548
$3.21M
$3.21 million
+2.58%
203 KYVE Network KYVE $0.00246
$2.99M
$2.99 million
-3.20%
204 Football Coin XFC $0.00715
$2.83M
$2.83 million
-2.07%
205 Clover Finance CLV $0.00218
$2.61M
$2.61 million
+1.63%
206 Aleph Zero AZERO $0.00936
$2.50M
$2.50 million
-6.16%
207 Nimiq NIM $0.000398
$2.39M
$2.39 million
-3.42%
208 Vertcoin VTC $0.0506
$2.37M
$2.37 million
-0.36%
209 PLAYA3ULL GAMES 3ULL $0.000151
$2.36M
$2.36 million
-4.84%
210 Pocketcoin PKOIN $0.199
$2.27M
$2.27 million
+0.57%
211 Dill DL $0.00170
$2.01M
$2.01 million
-1.03%
212 LumiWave Protocol LWP $0.00243
$1.87M
$1.87 million
+3.83%
213 JUNO JUNO $0.0232
$1.85M
$1.85 million
-5.37%
214 Syscoin SYS $0.00184
$1.68M
$1.68 million
-10.53%
215 Handshake HNS $0.00247
$1.64M
$1.64 million
+15.52%
216 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $0.473
$1.64M
$1.64 million
+0.16%
217 Nexus NXS $0.0211
$1.62M
$1.62 million
+0.11%
218 REI Network REI $0.00163
$1.61M
$1.61 million
+3.06%
219 NERO Chain NERO $0.00124
$1.60M
$1.60 million
-2.05%
220 Crypton CRP $0.141
$1.48M
$1.48 million
-0.06%
221 BEAM BEAM $0.00764
$1.42M
$1.42 million
+0.17%
222 TOP Network TOP $0.0000694
$1.36M
$1.36 million
+0.00%
223 Saito SAITO $0.000521
$1.31M
$1.31 million
+1.38%
224 kira.network KEX $0.00570
$1.28M
$1.28 million
+0.00%
225 The Root Network ROOT $0.000161
$1.28M
$1.28 million
-1.29%
226 Oort Token OORT $0.00141
$1.15M
$1.15 million
-1.05%
227 KardiaChain KAI $0.000203
$1.08M
$1.08 million
+4.10%
228 Ternoa CAPS $0.000450
$1.05M
$1.05 million
+0.67%
229 Superfluid Token SUP $0.00571
$1.00M
$1.00 million
-2.51%
230 Bitcore BTX $0.0553
$918,778
$918,778
+3.35%
231 Energi NRG $0.00874
$912,700
$912,700
-1.84%
232 Chihuahua HUAHUA $0.0₅677
$775,016
$775,016
-1.82%
233 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $0.0298
$727,596
$727,596
+0.88%
234 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $0.000377
$643,956
$643,956
-2.03%
235 Particl PART $0.0679
$609,700
$609,700
+3.82%
236 CLORE CLORE $0.000902
$573,430
$573,430
+0.05%
237 Dione Protocol DIONE $0.0000439
$532,296
$532,296
-2.30%
238 MultiVAC MTV $0.000101
$403,048
$403,048
-0.16%
239 Humanode HMND $0.00158
$400,839
$400,839
+3.17%
240 LnfiOFT LN $0.00263
$394,998
$394,998
-5.21%
241 Persistence XPRT $0.00147
$393,137
$393,137
+4.99%
242 Oasys OAS $0.000421
$366,457
$366,457
-1.18%
243 Arena-Z A2Z $0.0000324
$324,062
$324,062
+6.47%
244 Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $0.00177
$288,791
$288,791
+1.19%
245 FIO Protocol FIO $0.000312
$287,875
$287,875
+5.56%
246 ICB NETWORK ICBX $0.0000149
$287,457
$287,457
+6.58%
247 Stafi FIS $0.00190
$269,308
$269,308
-4.95%
248 Stratos STOS $0.00646
$250,564
$250,564
-29.02%
249 Dynex DNX $0.00318
$228,899
$228,899
+9.58%
250 Taraxa TARA $0.0000358
$219,573
$219,573
-0.89%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Hathor HTR $0.00395
$2.04M
$2.04 million
+49.92%
Matchain MAT $0.0477
$2.86M
$2.86 million
+34.48%
Bluzelle BLZ $0.00953
$4.50M
$4.50 million
+31.60%
DigiByte DGB $0.00492
$90.67M
$90.67 million
+18.68%
Stacks STX $0.234
$436.01M
$436.01 million
+18.08%
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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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