Enjoying Coinranking ad-free? Enjoying Coinranking ad-free? Get the complete experience with Elite. No ads · Full Pro Chart · Premium features No ads · Pro Chart · More

Layer-1 coins

934 coins #5 Page 5

A layer-1 coin is the native coin of a blockchain. More

Download
# Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Ad

Go ad-free with Coinranking Elite. Go ad-free with Elite. No ads. Full Pro Chart. All premium features. No ads. Full Pro Chart.

The coins below are ranked lower due to missing data. Learn more

201 NEXA Token NEXA $0.0₆869
$5.10M
$5.10 million
-8.29%
202 MonaCoin MONA $0.0740
$4.86M
$4.86 million
+1.47%
203 AERGO Chain AERGO $0.00906
$4.53M
$4.53 million
+0.66%
204 Diamond DMD $1.06
$4.12M
$4.12 million
-3.00%
205 XL1 XL1 $0.000205
$3.69M
$3.69 million
-0.03%
206 Clover Finance CLV $0.00230
$2.74M
$2.74 million
-0.04%
207 Football Coin XFC $0.00672
$2.66M
$2.66 million
-0.01%
208 Everscale EVER $0.00128
$2.55M
$2.55 million
+1.06%
209 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $0.713
$2.46M
$2.46 million
-1.84%
210 Velas VLX $0.000831
$2.30M
$2.30 million
-2.48%
211 Oort Token OORT $0.00251
$2.16M
$2.16 million
+0.27%
212 KYVE Network KYVE $0.00175
$2.14M
$2.14 million
-10.35%
213 Aleph Zero AZERO $0.00796
$2.12M
$2.12 million
-7.60%
214 REI Network REI $0.00207
$2.05M
$2.05 million
-3.98%
215 LumiWave Protocol LWP $0.00263
$2.03M
$2.03 million
-0.80%
216 Pocketcoin PKOIN $0.173
$1.98M
$1.98 million
-2.97%
217 Syscoin SYS $0.00198
$1.82M
$1.82 million
-0.35%
218 Nimiq NIM $0.000300
$1.80M
$1.80 million
+2.92%
219 Particl PART $0.199
$1.79M
$1.79 million
-13.78%
220 Nexus NXS $0.0218
$1.66M
$1.66 million
-0.49%
221 BEAM BEAM $0.00799
$1.48M
$1.48 million
-6.31%
222 Crypton CRP $0.138
$1.45M
$1.45 million
+0.06%
223 Dill DL $0.00122
$1.45M
$1.45 million
+0.27%
224 The Root Network ROOT $0.000177
$1.41M
$1.41 million
-4.67%
225 TOP Network TOP $0.0000696
$1.37M
$1.37 million
+0.11%
226 kira.network KEX $0.00570
$1.28M
$1.28 million
+0.00%
227 Trac Network TNK $0.0816
$1.27M
$1.27 million
-0.07%
228 KardiaChain KAI $0.000225
$1.20M
$1.20 million
-2.16%
229 Bitcore BTX $0.0575
$950,186
$950,186
-4.58%
230 Namada NAM $0.000916
$915,981
$915,981
-5.92%
231 Saito SAITO $0.000362
$908,363
$908,363
-1.50%
232 Energi NRG $0.00791
$833,503
$833,503
-3.39%
233 Ternoa CAPS $0.000340
$792,305
$792,305
-1.15%
234 Persistence XPRT $0.00281
$766,114
$766,114
-5.23%
235 NERO Chain NERO $0.000503
$650,316
$650,316
-2.08%
236 JUNO JUNO $0.00811
$644,799
$644,799
-8.41%
237 Superfluid Token SUP $0.00376
$615,014
$615,014
+1.24%
238 PLAYA3ULL GAMES 3ULL $0.0000360
$560,751
$560,751
-4.13%
239 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $0.000302
$515,848
$515,848
+0.00%
240 Chihuahua HUAHUA $0.0₅388
$444,170
$444,170
-4.50%
241 FIO Protocol FIO $0.000442
$409,445
$409,445
-9.29%
242 Acala ACA $0.000348
$408,131
$408,131
+2.85%
243 MultiVAC MTV $0.0000973
$394,424
$394,424
+0.03%
244 The ChampCoin TCC $0.00750
$375,000
$375,000
+0.00%
245 LnfiOFT LN $0.00237
$355,920
$355,920
+21.99%
246 Autonomys AI3 $0.00277
$308,103
$308,103
+10.36%
247 Arena-Z A2Z $0.0000287
$287,733
$287,733
+2.53%
248 Oasys OAS $0.000329
$286,628
$286,628
-3.22%
249 Stafi FIS $0.00156
$222,190
$222,190
-13.12%
250 Fruits Token FRTS $0.0₅466
$186,320
$186,320
-1.36%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $0.00117
$197,614
$197,614
+15.48%
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0116
$11.73M
$11.73 million
+12.03%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $5.47
$7.16B
$7.16 billion
+9.65%
ALEO ALEO $0.0289
$42.68M
$42.68 million
+9.17%
Matchain MAT $0.0376
$2.26M
$2.26 million
+8.16%
All Gainers

Market Cap

$-- --%
Pro Chart

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.

Useful / Related Links