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201 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00745
$ 2.94M
$ 2.94 million
-0.44%
202 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0371
$ 2.86M
$ 2.86 million
-0.62%
203 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆485
$ 2.84M
$ 2.84 million
-2.51%
204 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0606
$ 2.84M
$ 2.84 million
+0.07%
205 Signum SIGNA $ 0.00125
$ 2.74M
$ 2.74 million
-5.70%
206 Handshake HNS $ 0.00391
$ 2.60M
$ 2.60 million
+11.04%
207 Dill DL $ 0.00211
$ 2.50M
$ 2.50 million
+0.11%
208 Validity VAL $ 0.436
$ 2.40M
$ 2.40 million
-3.18%
209 Particl PART $ 0.256
$ 2.30M
$ 2.30 million
-0.35%
210 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0282
$ 2.24M
$ 2.24 million
-5.78%
211 NERO Chain NERO $ 0.00169
$ 2.18M
$ 2.18 million
-0.34%
212 Saito SAITO $ 0.000813
$ 2.04M
$ 2.04 million
-9.99%
213 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000152
$ 1.81M
$ 1.81 million
-5.10%
214 Bitcoin Diamond BCD $ 0.0105
$ 1.69M
$ 1.69 million
-51.50%
215 Nexus NXS $ 0.0221
$ 1.69M
$ 1.69 million
+0.00%
216 Energi NRG $ 0.0160
$ 1.64M
$ 1.64 million
+7.16%
217 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.463
$ 1.60M
$ 1.60 million
-2.24%
218 Crypton CRP $ 0.147
$ 1.54M
$ 1.54 million
+0.72%
219 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000583
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
-5.43%
220 kira.network KEX $ 0.00570
$ 1.28M
$ 1.28 million
+0.00%
221 Dero DERO $ 0.218
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-2.07%
222 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00815
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-0.05%
223 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.0135
$ 1.18M
$ 1.18 million
-4.54%
224 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0484
$ 1.17M
$ 1.17 million
-0.64%
225 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $ 0.523
$ 1.10M
$ 1.10 million
+0.75%
226 ChessCoin CHESS $ 0.0200
$ 1.08M
$ 1.08 million
-20.63%
227 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0202
$ 1.06M
$ 1.06 million
-1.04%
228 eXPerience Chain XPC $ 0.0₅705
$ 934,436
$ 934,436
-1.95%
229 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000509
$ 868,025
$ 868,025
-8.08%
230 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0493
$ 814,469
$ 814,469
-0.14%
231 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0248
$ 493,171
$ 493,171
+8.75%
232 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.260
$ 491,501
$ 491,501
+8.36%
233 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0₅713
$ 285,332
$ 285,332
-1.27%
234 Q Protocol QGOV $ 0.00177
$ 265,803
$ 265,803
-2.21%
235 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00238
$ 211,739
$ 211,739
-7.08%
236 Statter STT $ 0.00370
$ 186,325
$ 186,325
-3.22%
237 Synereo AMP $ 0.00158
$ 159,597
$ 159,597
-2.68%
238 Karbo KRB $ 0.0274
$ 147,434
$ 147,434
+0.22%
239 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.00231
$ 115,450
$ 115,450
-0.37%
240 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000120
$ 94,502
$ 94,502
+0.34%
241 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0858
$ 88,290
$ 88,290
-0.47%
242 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000184
$ 62,851
$ 62,851
-1.08%
243 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅244
$ 50,243
$ 50,243
+0.00%
244 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000363
$ 35,240
$ 35,240
+0.67%
245 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0473
$ 26,280
$ 26,280
+0.06%
246 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,131
$ 21,131
-0.10%
247 Teritori TORI $ 0.0000414
$ 16,737
$ 16,737
-2.02%
248 Super Zero SERO $ 0.0000350
$ 12,746
$ 12,746
-33.96%
249 Atleta ATLA $ 22.28
$ 66.85B
$ 66.85 billion
+2.54%
250 EIOB EIOB $ 5.00
$ 49.98B
$ 49.98 billion
+3.39%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
LUKSO LYX $ 0.375
$ 11.43M
$ 11.43 million
+39.87%
Zilliqa ZIL $ 0.00568
$ 112.86M
$ 112.86 million
+37.28%
Stable STABLE $ 0.0301
$ 529.07M
$ 529.07 million
+30.46%
Irys IRYS $ 0.0541
$ 108.21M
$ 108.21 million
+14.64%
CLORE CLORE $ 0.00314
$ 783,265
$ 783,265
+10.09%
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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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