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201 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00739
$ 2.92M
$ 2.92 million
+0.03%
202 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆478
$ 2.80M
$ 2.80 million
-0.13%
203 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0327
$ 2.52M
$ 2.52 million
-11.46%
204 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0987
$ 2.41M
$ 2.41 million
-0.47%
205 Superfluid Token SUP $ 0.0134
$ 2.36M
$ 2.36 million
+1.92%
206 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0501
$ 2.35M
$ 2.35 million
+1.57%
207 Dill DL $ 0.00181
$ 2.15M
$ 2.15 million
+0.21%
208 Hathor HTR $ 0.00388
$ 2.00M
$ 2.00 million
-2.26%
209 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000361
$ 1.92M
$ 1.92 million
-3.73%
210 Validity VAL $ 0.328
$ 1.83M
$ 1.83 million
-55.74%
211 Velas VLX $ 0.000644
$ 1.78M
$ 1.78 million
-100.00%
212 Stafi FIS $ 0.0161
$ 1.76M
$ 1.76 million
+3.81%
213 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.487
$ 1.68M
$ 1.68 million
-4.37%
214 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00602
$ 1.56M
$ 1.56 million
+3.94%
215 Crypton CRP $ 0.143
$ 1.50M
$ 1.50 million
+1.93%
216 Particl PART $ 0.163
$ 1.46M
$ 1.46 million
+6.89%
217 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000650
$ 1.43M
$ 1.43 million
+0.00%
218 Nexus NXS $ 0.0182
$ 1.39M
$ 1.39 million
-2.29%
219 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.720
$ 1.36M
$ 1.36 million
+260.00%
220 Oduwa Coin OWC $ 0.0848
$ 1.32M
$ 1.32 million
+0.00%
221 Saito SAITO $ 0.000527
$ 1.32M
$ 1.32 million
+0.34%
222 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000510
$ 1.17M
$ 1.17 million
+0.55%
223 Dynex DNX $ 0.0149
$ 1.07M
$ 1.07 million
+6.28%
224 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00660
$ 989,766
$ 989,766
-10.54%
225 Dero DERO $ 0.171
$ 961,299
$ 961,299
-7.36%
226 Statter STT $ 0.0189
$ 949,449
$ 949,449
+6.78%
227 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000484
$ 826,792
$ 826,792
+18.78%
228 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0438
$ 724,542
$ 724,542
+7.43%
229 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.0000461
$ 557,102
$ 557,102
-2.36%
230 FIO Protocol FIO $ 0.000606
$ 549,683
$ 549,683
+1.12%
231 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00569
$ 530,192
$ 530,192
-3.24%
232 kira.network KEX $ 0.00199
$ 447,438
$ 447,438
+0.00%
233 Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $ 0.00265
$ 432,866
$ 432,866
+4.17%
234 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.00801
$ 418,893
$ 418,893
-14.92%
235 Humanode HMND $ 0.00198
$ 414,775
$ 414,775
-0.59%
236 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0₅995
$ 398,200
$ 398,200
+5.54%
237 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000175
$ 337,617
$ 337,617
-4.37%
238 Taraxa TARA $ 0.0000360
$ 220,615
$ 220,615
-15.83%
239 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0102
$ 203,758
$ 203,758
-1.05%
240 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00181
$ 160,716
$ 160,716
-5.88%
241 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000402
$ 137,316
$ 137,316
+11.98%
242 TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000319
$ 107,809
$ 107,809
+0.02%
243 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000117
$ 92,049
$ 92,049
-0.04%
244 Synereo AMP $ 0.000914
$ 92,037
$ 92,037
-2.13%
245 ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.0000448
$ 83,263
$ 83,263
+2.89%
246 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅237
$ 49,308
$ 49,308
+0.00%
247 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000399
$ 38,713
$ 38,713
+2.73%
248 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.000750
$ 37,500
$ 37,500
-2.60%
249 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0458
$ 25,457
$ 25,457
-0.02%
250 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,144
$ 21,144
-0.05%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Phala Network PHA $ 0.0401
$ 40.11M
$ 40.11 million
+24.70%
Biconomy BICO $ 0.0293
$ 29.34M
$ 29.34 million
+14.73%
Hyperliquid HYPE $ 63.56
$ 18.99B
$ 18.99 billion
+14.34%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $ 2.38
$ 3.09B
$ 3.09 billion
+14.23%
Akash AKT $ 0.828
$ 243.58M
$ 243.58 million
+13.88%
All Gainers

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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