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201 Dinastycoin DCY $ 0.00177
$ 3.16M
$ 3.16 million
+0.00%
202 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0409
$ 3.15M
$ 3.15 million
-2.25%
203 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0387
$ 3.07M
$ 3.07 million
+0.77%
204 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0537
$ 2.95M
$ 2.95 million
-9.18%
205 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00739
$ 2.92M
$ 2.92 million
-0.06%
206 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆492
$ 2.88M
$ 2.88 million
-0.37%
207 Superfluid Token SUP $ 0.0135
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
-4.56%
208 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0502
$ 2.35M
$ 2.35 million
-0.61%
209 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000406
$ 2.16M
$ 2.16 million
+1.25%
210 Dill DL $ 0.00180
$ 2.13M
$ 2.13 million
-0.78%
211 Hathor HTR $ 0.00403
$ 2.09M
$ 2.09 million
+1.90%
212 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.482
$ 1.67M
$ 1.67 million
+0.61%
213 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00598
$ 1.55M
$ 1.55 million
+3.10%
214 Crypton CRP $ 0.142
$ 1.49M
$ 1.49 million
-0.84%
215 Nexus NXS $ 0.0182
$ 1.39M
$ 1.39 million
+0.00%
216 Saito SAITO $ 0.000529
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
+0.09%
217 Particl PART $ 0.149
$ 1.32M
$ 1.32 million
-10.04%
218 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000553
$ 1.27M
$ 1.27 million
-1.02%
219 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0505
$ 1.23M
$ 1.23 million
+0.96%
220 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00699
$ 1.05M
$ 1.05 million
-1.45%
221 Dero DERO $ 0.183
$ 1.03M
$ 1.03 million
-3.55%
222 Dynex DNX $ 0.0143
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
-6.53%
223 Statter STT $ 0.0170
$ 856,815
$ 856,815
-19.38%
224 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0444
$ 733,138
$ 733,138
-0.61%
225 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000419
$ 715,516
$ 715,516
-0.29%
226 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.0000489
$ 595,517
$ 595,517
+7.00%
227 FIO Protocol FIO $ 0.000618
$ 560,437
$ 560,437
+0.97%
228 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00591
$ 545,539
$ 545,539
+0.93%
229 Humanode HMND $ 0.00222
$ 462,128
$ 462,128
-1.87%
230 Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $ 0.00280
$ 457,832
$ 457,832
+0.02%
231 kira.network KEX $ 0.00199
$ 447,438
$ 447,438
+0.00%
232 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0₅966
$ 386,720
$ 386,720
-0.06%
233 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000186
$ 358,963
$ 358,963
-0.02%
234 Taraxa TARA $ 0.0000575
$ 352,714
$ 352,714
-0.05%
235 Crust Network CRU $ 0.00994
$ 198,875
$ 198,875
-0.46%
236 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00198
$ 175,660
$ 175,660
+2.61%
237 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000359
$ 123,311
$ 123,311
+14.97%
238 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000145
$ 114,442
$ 114,442
+28.65%
239 TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000317
$ 107,059
$ 107,059
-0.69%
240 Synereo AMP $ 0.000877
$ 88,298
$ 88,298
-0.11%
241 ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.0000440
$ 81,796
$ 81,796
-4.41%
242 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅238
$ 49,508
$ 49,508
+0.00%
243 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000390
$ 37,898
$ 37,898
+0.51%
244 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0458
$ 25,463
$ 25,463
+0.04%
245 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,127
$ 21,127
-0.08%
246 Temtum TEM $ 0.0000300
$ 7,831
$ 7,831
+50.00%
247 Atleta ATLA $ 211.12
$ 633.83B
$ 633.83 billion
+3.60%
248 EIOB EIOB $ 2.09
$ 20.94B
$ 20.94 billion
-0.47%
249 SIORA XSR $ 0.404
$ 13.56B
$ 13.56 billion
-1.01%
250 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 9.64
$ 12.72B
$ 12.72 billion
-1.21%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
NEAR Protocol NEAR $ 2.17
$ 2.81B
$ 2.81 billion
+21.99%
PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0332
$ 70.71M
$ 70.71 million
+21.76%
Matchain MAT $ 0.0884
$ 5.31M
$ 5.31 million
+10.53%
Sonic S $ 0.0491
$ 141.61M
$ 141.61 million
+9.13%
Zigcoin ZIG $ 0.0494
$ 71.93M
$ 71.93 million
+7.13%
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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