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201 Handshake HNS $ 0.00595
$ 3.96M
$ 3.96 million
-3.87%
202 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆532
$ 3.12M
$ 3.12 million
-5.40%
203 CounterParty XCP $ 1.13
$ 2.95M
$ 2.95 million
+3.48%
204 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00744
$ 2.94M
$ 2.94 million
+0.06%
205 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0579
$ 2.71M
$ 2.71 million
-2.61%
206 Validity VAL $ 0.488
$ 2.70M
$ 2.70 million
-10.46%
207 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0344
$ 2.66M
$ 2.66 million
-2.37%
208 Nexus NXS $ 0.0324
$ 2.48M
$ 2.48 million
+0.03%
209 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0450
$ 2.48M
$ 2.48 million
-5.58%
210 Dill DL $ 0.00203
$ 2.41M
$ 2.41 million
+0.08%
211 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0290
$ 2.30M
$ 2.30 million
-1.73%
212 Signum SIGNA $ 0.00101
$ 2.22M
$ 2.22 million
+1.06%
213 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000179
$ 2.13M
$ 2.13 million
+10.38%
214 Particl PART $ 0.226
$ 2.03M
$ 2.03 million
+0.22%
215 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0691
$ 1.68M
$ 1.68 million
+0.70%
216 Crypton CRP $ 0.144
$ 1.52M
$ 1.52 million
+0.01%
217 Namada NAM $ 0.00150
$ 1.50M
$ 1.50 million
-8.23%
218 Dero DERO $ 0.248
$ 1.40M
$ 1.40 million
+4.72%
219 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.398
$ 1.38M
$ 1.38 million
-1.31%
220 Saito SAITO $ 0.000547
$ 1.37M
$ 1.37 million
+8.79%
221 Energi NRG $ 0.0133
$ 1.34M
$ 1.34 million
-1.27%
222 kira.network KEX $ 0.00570
$ 1.28M
$ 1.28 million
+0.00%
223 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00719
$ 1.08M
$ 1.08 million
-4.40%
224 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000465
$ 1.06M
$ 1.06 million
-6.05%
225 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.0106
$ 928,647
$ 928,647
+0.17%
226 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $ 0.434
$ 909,193
$ 909,193
+1.31%
227 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0541
$ 893,651
$ 893,651
+0.30%
228 Oasys OAS $ 0.000873
$ 760,029
$ 760,029
-6.43%
229 Groestlcoin GRS $ 0.0104
$ 744,264
$ 744,264
+53.46%
230 HyperCash HC $ 0.0160
$ 714,144
$ 714,144
+0.00%
231 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000405
$ 691,235
$ 691,235
-4.08%
232 Taraxa TARA $ 0.0000991
$ 618,182
$ 618,182
-7.64%
233 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.202
$ 381,923
$ 381,923
-8.80%
234 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0172
$ 342,843
$ 342,843
-3.27%
235 Velas VLX $ 0.000661
$ 290,236
$ 290,236
-4.17%
236 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00238
$ 211,609
$ 211,609
+5.01%
237 Synereo AMP $ 0.00159
$ 159,992
$ 159,992
+8.82%
238 Statter STT $ 0.00279
$ 140,612
$ 140,612
+1.05%
239 Q Protocol QGOV $ 0.000810
$ 124,642
$ 124,642
-4.60%
240 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000283
$ 96,668
$ 96,668
+1.07%
241 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0780
$ 80,323
$ 80,323
-0.77%
242 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.0000980
$ 77,304
$ 77,304
-1.83%
243 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.00134
$ 67,000
$ 67,000
+0.00%
244 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅239
$ 49,313
$ 49,313
+0.00%
245 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000422
$ 40,944
$ 40,944
-0.24%
246 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0474
$ 26,352
$ 26,352
-0.08%
247 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,124
$ 21,124
-0.08%
248 Rise RISE $ 0.0000490
$ 11,461
$ 11,461
-98.53%
249 Atleta ATLA $ 122.41
$ 367.37B
$ 367.37 billion
+17.83%
250 EIOB EIOB $ 4.91
$ 49.08B
$ 49.08 billion
+5.28%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Persistence XPRT $ 0.0225
$ 5.66M
$ 5.66 million
+101.29%
Oraichain Token ORAI $ 0.955
$ 18.29M
$ 18.29 million
+71.25%
Terra Classic LUNC $ 0.0000430
$ 234.91M
$ 234.91 million
+12.07%
Radix XRD $ 0.00245
$ 32.75M
$ 32.75 million
+4.62%
Fractal Bitcoin FB $ 0.456
$ 43.98M
$ 43.98 million
+4.07%
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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