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201 Dill DL $ 0.00184
$ 2.18M
$ 2.18 million
-1.28%
202 Statter STT $ 0.0410
$ 2.06M
$ 2.06 million
-10.36%
203 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0257
$ 2.04M
$ 2.04 million
-3.52%
204 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0785
$ 1.91M
$ 1.91 million
-3.98%
205 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000788
$ 1.73M
$ 1.73 million
+0.33%
206 Particl PART $ 0.188
$ 1.69M
$ 1.69 million
-0.37%
207 Taraxa TARA $ 0.000244
$ 1.60M
$ 1.60 million
+7.62%
208 Nexus NXS $ 0.0206
$ 1.58M
$ 1.58 million
+6.03%
209 Crypton CRP $ 0.145
$ 1.52M
$ 1.52 million
+0.01%
210 Saito SAITO $ 0.000588
$ 1.48M
$ 1.48 million
+3.08%
211 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000571
$ 1.45M
$ 1.45 million
+3.54%
212 Stafi FIS $ 0.0130
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
+1.65%
213 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.392
$ 1.36M
$ 1.36 million
+3.43%
214 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00502
$ 1.34M
$ 1.34 million
+1.51%
215 Dynex DNX $ 0.0182
$ 1.31M
$ 1.31 million
-2.40%
216 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00498
$ 1.27M
$ 1.27 million
+14.43%
217 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000102
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-2.62%
218 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0678
$ 1.12M
$ 1.12 million
+1.48%
219 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00745
$ 1.12M
$ 1.12 million
-0.63%
220 Dero DERO $ 0.181
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
+8.74%
221 Acala ACA $ 0.000792
$ 923,642
$ 923,642
-0.05%
222 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000476
$ 812,888
$ 812,888
+5.58%
223 Namada NAM $ 0.000682
$ 681,747
$ 681,747
-6.16%
224 MultiVAC MTV $ 0.000180
$ 648,475
$ 648,475
+1.62%
225 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0324
$ 643,943
$ 643,943
+141.82%
226 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00700
$ 625,343
$ 625,343
+9.67%
227 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0000120
$ 480,200
$ 480,200
+0.08%
228 kira.network KEX $ 0.00200
$ 450,136
$ 450,136
+0.00%
229 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.207
$ 391,183
$ 391,183
-6.76%
230 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000197
$ 380,924
$ 380,924
+1.25%
231 Velas VLX $ 0.000621
$ 272,652
$ 272,652
-8.08%
232 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00223
$ 198,285
$ 198,285
-2.80%
233 TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000504
$ 170,335
$ 170,335
+23.56%
234 Temtum TEM $ 0.000600
$ 156,627
$ 156,627
+0.00%
235 ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.0000730
$ 135,147
$ 135,147
+25.98%
236 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.00200
$ 100,000
$ 100,000
-9.09%
237 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000275
$ 93,935
$ 93,935
+1.10%
238 Synereo AMP $ 0.000926
$ 93,282
$ 93,282
-1.67%
239 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0848
$ 87,313
$ 87,313
+1.58%
240 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000582
$ 56,473
$ 56,473
-1.04%
241 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.0000647
$ 51,063
$ 51,063
+1.65%
242 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅244
$ 50,538
$ 50,538
+0.00%
243 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0480
$ 26,697
$ 26,697
-0.04%
244 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,123
$ 21,123
-0.04%
245 Rise RISE $ 0.0000393
$ 9,202
$ 9,202
-98.84%
246 Atleta ATLA $ 288.86
$ 865.01B
$ 865.01 billion
-0.65%
247 EIOB EIOB $ 2.07
$ 20.73B
$ 20.73 billion
-0.24%
248 VerifiedX VFX $ 85.78
$ 17.16B
$ 17.16 billion
+14.38%
249 SIORA XSR $ 0.458
$ 15.35B
$ 15.35 billion
-6.66%
250 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 9.57
$ 14.36B
$ 14.36 billion
+4.36%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Paycoin PCI $ 0.0587
$ 62.55M
$ 62.55 million
+34.02%
FOGO FOGO $ 0.0203
$ 76.98M
$ 76.98 million
+17.97%
Nimiq NIM $ 0.000485
$ 2.91M
$ 2.91 million
+13.57%
Oraichain Token ORAI $ 0.457
$ 8.90M
$ 8.90 million
+10.36%
Wrapped Centrifuge CFG $ 0.166
$ 95.65M
$ 95.65 million
+8.22%
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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