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201 MonaCoin MONA $ 0.0660
$ 4.34M
$ 4.34 million
+3.28%
202 CounterParty XCP $ 1.49
$ 3.87M
$ 3.87 million
+21.79%
203 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0386
$ 3.86M
$ 3.86 million
+0.32%
204 Bluzelle BLZ $ 0.00709
$ 3.34M
$ 3.34 million
-1.39%
205 Pocketcoin PKOIN $ 0.284
$ 3.25M
$ 3.25 million
-1.16%
206 KYVE Network KYVE $ 0.00270
$ 3.24M
$ 3.24 million
-33.60%
207 Nimiq NIM $ 0.000514
$ 3.09M
$ 3.09 million
+2.20%
208 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00726
$ 2.87M
$ 2.87 million
+0.09%
209 Oort Token OORT $ 0.00358
$ 2.85M
$ 2.85 million
-0.13%
210 Syscoin SYS $ 0.00272
$ 2.45M
$ 2.45 million
-3.16%
211 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆409
$ 2.40M
$ 2.40 million
+0.79%
212 Dill DL $ 0.00182
$ 2.15M
$ 2.15 million
-1.10%
213 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0447
$ 2.09M
$ 2.09 million
+4.51%
214 LumiWave Protocol LWP $ 0.00260
$ 2.00M
$ 2.00 million
+3.29%
215 REI Network REI $ 0.00200
$ 1.97M
$ 1.97 million
+1.82%
216 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0218
$ 1.73M
$ 1.73 million
+1.89%
217 NERO Chain NERO $ 0.00131
$ 1.70M
$ 1.70 million
-0.24%
218 The Root Network ROOT $ 0.000206
$ 1.63M
$ 1.63 million
+479.45%
219 BEAM BEAM $ 0.00875
$ 1.62M
$ 1.62 million
+2.11%
220 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000295
$ 1.57M
$ 1.57 million
-2.32%
221 Superfluid Token SUP $ 0.00849
$ 1.49M
$ 1.49 million
-0.61%
222 Nexus NXS $ 0.0193
$ 1.48M
$ 1.48 million
+0.09%
223 Crypton CRP $ 0.141
$ 1.48M
$ 1.48 million
+1.32%
224 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.422
$ 1.46M
$ 1.46 million
+4.13%
225 Hathor HTR $ 0.00270
$ 1.39M
$ 1.39 million
+0.16%
226 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000552
$ 1.21M
$ 1.21 million
+6.89%
227 Velas VLX $ 0.000429
$ 1.18M
$ 1.18 million
+1.36%
228 PLAYA3ULL GAMES 3ULL $ 0.0000753
$ 1.17M
$ 1.17 million
+3.16%
229 Particl PART $ 0.115
$ 1.03M
$ 1.03 million
-2.54%
230 Energi NRG $ 0.00903
$ 935,638
$ 935,638
-1.83%
231 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0344
$ 842,002
$ 842,002
-1.26%
232 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00559
$ 838,904
$ 838,904
+4.97%
233 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000364
$ 838,020
$ 838,020
-2.55%
234 Handshake HNS $ 0.00120
$ 797,313
$ 797,313
-0.97%
235 Saito SAITO $ 0.000295
$ 738,625
$ 738,625
+2.03%
236 Namada NAM $ 0.000647
$ 647,315
$ 647,315
+4.27%
237 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00644
$ 620,451
$ 620,451
-6.72%
238 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0372
$ 614,117
$ 614,117
+3.86%
239 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00231
$ 610,319
$ 610,319
-1.86%
240 Validity VAL $ 0.107
$ 601,774
$ 601,774
-91.08%
241 Stafi FIS $ 0.00547
$ 596,200
$ 596,200
-4.04%
242 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000336
$ 574,436
$ 574,436
+2.75%
243 MultiVAC MTV $ 0.000148
$ 571,038
$ 571,038
+1.82%
244 Dynex DNX $ 0.00774
$ 557,009
$ 557,009
+58.95%
245 kira.network KEX $ 0.00199
$ 447,438
$ 447,438
+0.00%
246 Humanode HMND $ 0.00157
$ 388,929
$ 388,929
+0.84%
247 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.0000318
$ 386,507
$ 386,507
-4.15%
248 Chihuahua HUAHUA $ 0.0₅314
$ 359,535
$ 359,535
+4.96%
249 Arena-Z A2Z $ 0.0000359
$ 346,368
$ 346,368
-5.51%
250 Oasys OAS $ 0.000396
$ 344,950
$ 344,950
-1.44%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Quai Network QUAI $ 0.0164
$ 12.84M
$ 12.84 million
+18.40%
Venom VENOM $ 0.0110
$ 25.44M
$ 25.44 million
+18.29%
Proton XPR $ 0.00249
$ 49.80M
$ 49.80 million
+16.22%
eCash XEC $ 0.0₅688
$ 137.83M
$ 137.83 million
+15.76%
AO AO $ 1.99
$ 6.99M
$ 6.99 million
+13.93%
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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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