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201 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0565
$ 3.11M
$ 3.11 million
+1.42%
202 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00748
$ 2.96M
$ 2.96 million
-0.21%
203 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0373
$ 2.88M
$ 2.88 million
+0.84%
204 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0586
$ 2.75M
$ 2.75 million
-2.60%
205 Persistence XPRT $ 0.0106
$ 2.66M
$ 2.66 million
+3.36%
206 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆433
$ 2.54M
$ 2.54 million
-4.92%
207 Namada NAM $ 0.00249
$ 2.47M
$ 2.47 million
-7.84%
208 Dill DL $ 0.00206
$ 2.44M
$ 2.44 million
-0.24%
209 Particl PART $ 0.260
$ 2.33M
$ 2.33 million
-0.04%
210 CounterParty XCP $ 0.858
$ 2.23M
$ 2.23 million
-22.24%
211 Validity VAL $ 0.393
$ 2.17M
$ 2.17 million
-5.09%
212 Nexus NXS $ 0.0275
$ 2.10M
$ 2.10 million
+0.15%
213 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000958
$ 2.10M
$ 2.10 million
-6.24%
214 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0233
$ 1.85M
$ 1.85 million
+0.27%
215 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000141
$ 1.67M
$ 1.67 million
-3.69%
216 Energi NRG $ 0.0154
$ 1.59M
$ 1.59 million
-3.83%
217 Saito SAITO $ 0.000636
$ 1.59M
$ 1.59 million
-5.40%
218 Crypton CRP $ 0.145
$ 1.52M
$ 1.52 million
+0.45%
219 Dero DERO $ 0.245
$ 1.38M
$ 1.38 million
+7.83%
220 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.391
$ 1.35M
$ 1.35 million
-0.51%
221 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0550
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
+0.36%
222 kira.network KEX $ 0.00570
$ 1.28M
$ 1.28 million
+0.00%
223 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00767
$ 1.15M
$ 1.15 million
-0.09%
224 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000479
$ 1.10M
$ 1.10 million
-8.98%
225 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.0121
$ 1.06M
$ 1.06 million
+1.07%
226 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $ 0.461
$ 965,085
$ 965,085
-2.10%
227 eXPerience Chain XPC $ 0.0₅704
$ 934,720
$ 934,720
-1.12%
228 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0546
$ 902,082
$ 902,082
-2.97%
229 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000477
$ 813,994
$ 813,994
+9.92%
230 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0150
$ 785,783
$ 785,783
-3.74%
231 The Root Network ROOT $ 0.000123
$ 668,516
$ 668,516
-8.48%
232 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.242
$ 455,945
$ 455,945
-5.03%
233 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0226
$ 448,742
$ 448,742
+2.03%
234 ChessCoin CHESS $ 0.00680
$ 367,423
$ 367,423
-20.00%
235 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0₅678
$ 271,741
$ 271,741
+2.94%
236 Q Protocol QGOV $ 0.00138
$ 207,236
$ 207,236
+26.61%
237 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00226
$ 200,688
$ 200,688
-2.85%
238 Statter STT $ 0.00319
$ 160,599
$ 160,599
-2.77%
239 Synereo AMP $ 0.00150
$ 151,276
$ 151,276
-1.81%
240 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000302
$ 103,158
$ 103,158
+0.33%
241 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000117
$ 91,998
$ 91,998
+3.40%
242 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0792
$ 81,576
$ 81,576
-0.20%
243 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅244
$ 50,288
$ 50,288
+2.09%
244 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.000990
$ 49,500
$ 49,500
-56.67%
245 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000367
$ 35,657
$ 35,657
+0.57%
246 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0473
$ 26,269
$ 26,269
+0.06%
247 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,124
$ 21,124
-0.04%
248 Teritori TORI $ 0.0000361
$ 14,617
$ 14,617
-1.68%
249 Atleta ATLA $ 22.15
$ 66.53B
$ 66.53 billion
+2.68%
250 Splendor SPLD $ 2.55
$ 66.29B
$ 66.29 billion
+2.58%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Berachain BERA $ 0.984
$ 203.08M
$ 203.08 million
+89.68%
Taraxa TARA $ 0.000172
$ 1.04M
$ 1.04 million
+41.15%
Sonic S $ 0.0484
$ 139.46M
$ 139.46 million
+19.28%
0G 0G $ 0.630
$ 134.56M
$ 134.56 million
+17.23%
Ardor ARDR $ 0.0446
$ 44.53M
$ 44.53 million
+14.39%
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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