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201 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0425
$ 2.34M
$ 2.34 million
+7.41%
202 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0495
$ 2.32M
$ 2.32 million
+2.92%
203 Dill DL $ 0.00186
$ 2.21M
$ 2.21 million
+0.42%
204 Superfluid Token SUP $ 0.0117
$ 2.06M
$ 2.06 million
-0.85%
205 Validity VAL $ 0.357
$ 2.00M
$ 2.00 million
+7.62%
206 Hathor HTR $ 0.00382
$ 1.97M
$ 1.97 million
+0.95%
207 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00735
$ 1.96M
$ 1.96 million
-3.54%
208 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000335
$ 1.78M
$ 1.78 million
+4.36%
209 Velas VLX $ 0.000635
$ 1.76M
$ 1.76 million
+5.78%
210 Stafi FIS $ 0.0159
$ 1.73M
$ 1.73 million
+0.53%
211 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000765
$ 1.68M
$ 1.68 million
-2.91%
212 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0659
$ 1.61M
$ 1.61 million
-1.17%
213 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.429
$ 1.49M
$ 1.49 million
+2.19%
214 Crypton CRP $ 0.141
$ 1.48M
$ 1.48 million
+0.42%
215 Nexus NXS $ 0.0184
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
-2.90%
216 Saito SAITO $ 0.000530
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
+1.64%
217 Particl PART $ 0.132
$ 1.19M
$ 1.19 million
-12.76%
218 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00419
$ 1.09M
$ 1.09 million
-11.75%
219 Dero DERO $ 0.188
$ 1.06M
$ 1.06 million
-13.23%
220 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000443
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
+1.45%
221 Dynex DNX $ 0.0140
$ 1.01M
$ 1.01 million
+1.67%
222 Acala ACA $ 0.000741
$ 864,146
$ 864,146
-2.07%
223 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.449
$ 848,509
$ 848,509
+12.15%
224 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00528
$ 792,158
$ 792,158
-3.27%
225 Statter STT $ 0.0153
$ 769,718
$ 769,718
+7.91%
226 MultiVAC MTV $ 0.000202
$ 722,954
$ 722,954
+0.20%
227 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0414
$ 683,876
$ 683,876
+1.75%
228 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000383
$ 655,484
$ 655,484
+0.89%
229 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00643
$ 636,723
$ 636,723
+19.35%
230 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.0000434
$ 524,909
$ 524,909
-3.70%
231 Oasys OAS $ 0.000586
$ 509,953
$ 509,953
+2.30%
232 kira.network KEX $ 0.00199
$ 447,438
$ 447,438
+0.00%
233 Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $ 0.00257
$ 420,719
$ 420,719
-1.18%
234 Chihuahua HUAHUA $ 0.0₅348
$ 398,668
$ 398,668
+2.34%
235 Humanode HMND $ 0.00185
$ 391,324
$ 391,324
+0.97%
236 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000182
$ 351,122
$ 351,122
+0.00%
237 Taraxa TARA $ 0.0000370
$ 227,051
$ 227,051
+9.26%
238 Crust Network CRU $ 0.00975
$ 194,976
$ 194,976
+3.58%
239 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000470
$ 160,544
$ 160,544
-5.62%
240 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00180
$ 159,588
$ 159,588
+0.00%
241 Karbo KRB $ 0.0261
$ 140,439
$ 140,439
-35.70%
242 TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000300
$ 101,254
$ 101,254
+3.70%
243 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000107
$ 84,367
$ 84,367
-1.80%
244 Synereo AMP $ 0.000742
$ 74,790
$ 74,790
+1.91%
245 ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.0000275
$ 51,033
$ 51,033
+16.70%
246 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅237
$ 49,319
$ 49,319
+0.00%
247 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000408
$ 39,537
$ 39,537
+0.20%
248 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0457
$ 25,435
$ 25,435
+0.04%
249 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000790
$ 21,162
$ 21,162
-0.01%
250 Temtum TEM $ 0.00001000
$ 2,610
$ 2,610
+0.00%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Everscale EVER $ 0.00511
$ 10.15M
$ 10.15 million
+49.99%
Humanity H $ 0.374
$ 1.06B
$ 1.06 billion
+36.03%
BNB BNB $ 719.38
$ 96.97B
$ 96.97 billion
+12.13%
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET $ 0.275
$ 613.66M
$ 613.66 million
+12.02%
Tezos XTZ $ 0.330
$ 358.59M
$ 358.59 million
+9.57%
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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