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201 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00740
$ 2.93M
$ 2.93 million
-0.27%
202 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0621
$ 2.91M
$ 2.91 million
-2.65%
203 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0371
$ 2.86M
$ 2.86 million
+0.35%
204 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0486
$ 2.68M
$ 2.68 million
+0.01%
205 Nexus NXS $ 0.0326
$ 2.49M
$ 2.49 million
+0.00%
206 Validity VAL $ 0.448
$ 2.48M
$ 2.48 million
+14.95%
207 Dill DL $ 0.00204
$ 2.42M
$ 2.42 million
+0.46%
208 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0285
$ 2.27M
$ 2.27 million
-3.52%
209 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00893
$ 2.24M
$ 2.24 million
+1.07%
210 CounterParty XCP $ 0.851
$ 2.21M
$ 2.21 million
-43.22%
211 Particl PART $ 0.242
$ 2.17M
$ 2.17 million
+0.00%
212 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000983
$ 2.15M
$ 2.15 million
+1.75%
213 Namada NAM $ 0.00191
$ 1.91M
$ 1.91 million
-9.08%
214 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0703
$ 1.71M
$ 1.71 million
+0.41%
215 Crypton CRP $ 0.145
$ 1.52M
$ 1.52 million
+0.03%
216 Energi NRG $ 0.0142
$ 1.47M
$ 1.47 million
-0.83%
217 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000121
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
+2.66%
218 Saito SAITO $ 0.000564
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
-4.04%
219 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.402
$ 1.39M
$ 1.39 million
+1.12%
220 kira.network KEX $ 0.00570
$ 1.28M
$ 1.28 million
+0.00%
221 Dero DERO $ 0.220
$ 1.24M
$ 1.24 million
+2.53%
222 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00759
$ 1.14M
$ 1.14 million
-0.64%
223 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000476
$ 1.09M
$ 1.09 million
-0.37%
224 eXPerience Chain XPC $ 0.0₅745
$ 989,184
$ 989,184
+5.67%
225 Oasys OAS $ 0.00108
$ 936,090
$ 936,090
-3.76%
226 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.0106
$ 928,504
$ 928,504
+0.74%
227 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $ 0.442
$ 925,746
$ 925,746
+1.95%
228 Taraxa TARA $ 0.000148
$ 904,726
$ 904,726
-8.92%
229 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0533
$ 881,584
$ 881,584
-1.39%
230 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000426
$ 727,053
$ 727,053
-6.34%
231 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0116
$ 606,623
$ 606,623
+9.20%
232 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000287
$ 555,277
$ 555,277
+3.91%
233 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.220
$ 415,886
$ 415,886
-15.22%
234 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0209
$ 414,699
$ 414,699
-3.26%
235 Velas VLX $ 0.000589
$ 258,265
$ 258,265
-2.48%
236 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00243
$ 215,929
$ 215,929
-2.10%
237 Q Protocol QGOV $ 0.00104
$ 156,178
$ 156,178
+5.05%
238 Synereo AMP $ 0.00153
$ 154,597
$ 154,597
+0.04%
239 Karbo KRB $ 0.0266
$ 143,007
$ 143,007
-15.70%
240 Statter STT $ 0.00284
$ 142,979
$ 142,979
+0.67%
241 ChessCoin CHESS $ 0.00210
$ 113,469
$ 113,469
-12.50%
242 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000290
$ 99,059
$ 99,059
-11.04%
243 Teritori TORI $ 0.000214
$ 86,571
$ 86,571
+482.81%
244 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000104
$ 82,314
$ 82,314
-0.18%
245 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0790
$ 81,337
$ 81,337
-0.20%
246 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.00135
$ 67,500
$ 67,500
-3.57%
247 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅239
$ 49,294
$ 49,294
+0.00%
248 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000436
$ 42,331
$ 42,331
+0.60%
249 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0474
$ 26,358
$ 26,358
+0.21%
250 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,121
$ 21,121
-0.11%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Naoris Protocol NAORIS $ 0.0429
$ 36.46M
$ 36.46 million
+14.64%
Shentu CTK $ 0.229
$ 35.64M
$ 35.64 million
+10.23%
Somnia SOMI $ 0.215
$ 34.46M
$ 34.46 million
+10.11%
Akash AKT $ 0.346
$ 99.73M
$ 99.73 million
+9.56%
0G 0G $ 0.679
$ 144.47M
$ 144.47 million
+8.93%
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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