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201 Bitcoin Diamond BCD $ 0.0279
$ 4.29M
$ 4.29 million
-0.15%
202 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0471
$ 3.65M
$ 3.65 million
+0.77%
203 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000639
$ 3.39M
$ 3.39 million
-0.93%
204 Saito SAITO $ 0.00135
$ 3.39M
$ 3.39 million
+0.02%
205 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0720
$ 3.38M
$ 3.38 million
+2.87%
206 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆572
$ 3.36M
$ 3.36 million
-0.39%
207 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00846
$ 3.35M
$ 3.35 million
-0.09%
208 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0407
$ 3.23M
$ 3.23 million
-2.67%
209 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000248
$ 2.92M
$ 2.92 million
-3.03%
210 Particl PART $ 0.325
$ 2.90M
$ 2.90 million
+0.12%
211 Handshake HNS $ 0.00424
$ 2.89M
$ 2.89 million
-8.21%
212 Namada NAM $ 0.00271
$ 2.69M
$ 2.69 million
-6.26%
213 Validity VAL $ 0.488
$ 2.68M
$ 2.68 million
+6.02%
214 NERO Chain NERO $ 0.00193
$ 2.49M
$ 2.49 million
+0.83%
215 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.558
$ 1.93M
$ 1.93 million
+1.90%
216 ChessCoin CHESS $ 0.0333
$ 1.80M
$ 1.80 million
-1.19%
217 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00715
$ 1.77M
$ 1.77 million
-9.54%
218 Velas VLX $ 0.00400
$ 1.75M
$ 1.75 million
+403.57%
219 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000798
$ 1.75M
$ 1.75 million
+0.28%
220 Dero DERO $ 0.305
$ 1.71M
$ 1.71 million
-10.19%
221 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000715
$ 1.63M
$ 1.63 million
-1.43%
222 Crypton CRP $ 0.148
$ 1.56M
$ 1.56 million
+0.39%
223 Nexus NXS $ 0.0193
$ 1.48M
$ 1.48 million
+0.10%
224 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0540
$ 1.31M
$ 1.31 million
+0.11%
225 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000756
$ 1.29M
$ 1.29 million
+1.91%
226 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0250
$ 1.28M
$ 1.28 million
+2.91%
227 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $ 0.598
$ 1.25M
$ 1.25 million
+1.20%
228 eXPerience Chain XPC $ 0.0₅788
$ 1.04M
$ 1.04 million
-4.48%
229 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0559
$ 925,225
$ 925,225
+0.74%
230 Q Protocol QGOV $ 0.00552
$ 828,946
$ 828,946
-0.18%
231 Super Zero SERO $ 0.00174
$ 633,290
$ 633,290
-1.92%
232 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.310
$ 586,397
$ 586,397
-22.42%
233 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0234
$ 465,598
$ 465,598
-1.73%
234 Statter STT $ 0.00692
$ 348,385
$ 348,385
-2.58%
235 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00388
$ 344,794
$ 344,794
+44.53%
236 ChainX PCX $ 0.0211
$ 264,364
$ 264,364
-1.49%
237 Ignis IGNIS $ 0.000600
$ 264,000
$ 264,000
+0.00%
238 Synereo AMP $ 0.00170
$ 171,088
$ 171,088
-1.92%
239 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000339
$ 115,796
$ 115,796
+10.06%
240 kira.network KEX $ 0.000511
$ 115,010
$ 115,010
+0.00%
241 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000151
$ 114,342
$ 114,342
-2.50%
242 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0843
$ 86,832
$ 86,832
+0.16%
243 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.00150
$ 75,000
$ 75,000
-6.25%
244 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000546
$ 52,933
$ 52,933
-5.15%
245 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0454
$ 25,229
$ 25,229
-0.18%
246 Teritori TORI $ 0.0000620
$ 25,107
$ 25,107
+2.07%
247 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000790
$ 21,151
$ 21,151
+0.00%
248 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₆760
$ 15,601
$ 15,601
+0.00%
249 ByteCoin BCN $ --
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250 Metaverse ETP ETP $ --
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Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.000417
$ 773,649
$ 773,649
+36.83%
Verge XVG $ 0.00592
$ 98.41M
$ 98.41 million
+10.44%
Irys IRYS $ 0.0307
$ 61.92M
$ 61.92 million
+8.74%
Canton Network CC $ 0.144
$ 5.29B
$ 5.29 billion
+8.72%
Polymesh POLYX $ 0.0546
$ 45.71M
$ 45.71 million
+7.92%
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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