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201 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0486
$ 2.67M
$ 2.67 million
+1.21%
202 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0534
$ 2.50M
$ 2.50 million
+0.09%
203 Hathor HTR $ 0.00469
$ 2.41M
$ 2.41 million
+0.97%
204 Nexus NXS $ 0.0308
$ 2.36M
$ 2.36 million
-5.15%
205 Validity VAL $ 0.418
$ 2.32M
$ 2.32 million
-1.30%
206 Dill DL $ 0.00187
$ 2.22M
$ 2.22 million
+0.20%
207 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0274
$ 2.18M
$ 2.18 million
+2.51%
208 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000883
$ 1.94M
$ 1.94 million
+1.24%
209 Taraxa TARA $ 0.000313
$ 1.92M
$ 1.92 million
+21.81%
210 Statter STT $ 0.0365
$ 1.84M
$ 1.84 million
-2.23%
211 Particl PART $ 0.190
$ 1.70M
$ 1.70 million
+0.26%
212 Crypton CRP $ 0.144
$ 1.51M
$ 1.51 million
-0.25%
213 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000575
$ 1.46M
$ 1.46 million
-2.24%
214 Saito SAITO $ 0.000576
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
+1.17%
215 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00541
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
+4.47%
216 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0581
$ 1.42M
$ 1.42 million
-0.14%
217 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.395
$ 1.37M
$ 1.37 million
-1.92%
218 Dynex DNX $ 0.0182
$ 1.31M
$ 1.31 million
+2.71%
219 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00480
$ 1.23M
$ 1.23 million
-4.78%
220 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.0000987
$ 1.18M
$ 1.18 million
-6.21%
221 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00745
$ 1.12M
$ 1.12 million
+0.52%
222 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0639
$ 1.06M
$ 1.06 million
+1.00%
223 Dero DERO $ 0.177
$ 998,069
$ 998,069
-1.60%
224 Acala ACA $ 0.000732
$ 853,545
$ 853,545
-3.37%
225 Rise RISE $ 0.00363
$ 849,067
$ 849,067
+9,155.48%
226 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000469
$ 801,478
$ 801,478
-3.11%
227 Namada NAM $ 0.000592
$ 591,950
$ 591,950
-25.79%
228 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0108
$ 564,386
$ 564,386
-3.74%
229 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00607
$ 544,079
$ 544,079
-2.20%
230 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0000117
$ 466,545
$ 466,545
-3.22%
231 kira.network KEX $ 0.00200
$ 450,136
$ 450,136
+0.00%
232 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.210
$ 396,853
$ 396,853
-8.62%
233 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000200
$ 386,414
$ 386,414
-0.03%
234 Velas VLX $ 0.000605
$ 265,476
$ 265,476
-5.94%
235 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0131
$ 260,002
$ 260,002
-0.84%
236 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00223
$ 198,516
$ 198,516
-2.38%
237 TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000434
$ 146,957
$ 146,957
-10.34%
238 Temtum TEM $ 0.000510
$ 133,133
$ 133,133
+0.00%
239 ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.0000673
$ 125,201
$ 125,201
+7.55%
240 Synereo AMP $ 0.000928
$ 93,526
$ 93,526
+0.71%
241 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000274
$ 93,252
$ 93,252
+0.37%
242 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.00180
$ 90,000
$ 90,000
-10.00%
243 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0852
$ 87,740
$ 87,740
-0.70%
244 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.0000703
$ 55,427
$ 55,427
+4.32%
245 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅244
$ 50,546
$ 50,546
+0.00%
246 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000513
$ 49,771
$ 49,771
-10.17%
247 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0481
$ 26,741
$ 26,741
-0.06%
248 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,131
$ 21,131
+0.05%
249 Atleta ATLA $ 285.86
$ 857.57B
$ 857.57 billion
-0.74%
250 EIOB EIOB $ 2.07
$ 20.68B
$ 20.68 billion
-0.54%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Apertum APTM $ 0.273
$ 24.67M
$ 24.67 million
+13.50%
Oasys OAS $ 0.000358
$ 312,073
$ 312,073
+7.35%
Fractal Bitcoin FB $ 0.439
$ 43.56M
$ 43.56 million
+4.48%
Concordium CCD $ 0.00474
$ 53.89M
$ 53.89 million
+4.03%
NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆551
$ 3.23M
$ 3.23 million
+3.53%
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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