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201 Nimiq NIM $ 0.000549
$ 3.30M
$ 3.30 million
+0.53%
202 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0425
$ 3.27M
$ 3.27 million
-3.32%
203 Coreum COREUM $ 0.00832
$ 3.20M
$ 3.20 million
+0.00%
204 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆514
$ 3.01M
$ 3.01 million
-3.52%
205 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0367
$ 2.92M
$ 2.92 million
+4.22%
206 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00738
$ 2.92M
$ 2.92 million
-0.10%
207 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.103
$ 2.52M
$ 2.52 million
+78.16%
208 Superfluid Token SUP $ 0.0135
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
+3.78%
209 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0508
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
-1.93%
210 Hathor HTR $ 0.00430
$ 2.21M
$ 2.21 million
+0.96%
211 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000993
$ 2.18M
$ 2.18 million
-0.13%
212 Dill DL $ 0.00183
$ 2.17M
$ 2.17 million
+0.89%
213 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000396
$ 2.10M
$ 2.10 million
+2.59%
214 Validity VAL $ 0.374
$ 2.09M
$ 2.09 million
+7.22%
215 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.483
$ 1.67M
$ 1.67 million
-8.42%
216 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000638
$ 1.62M
$ 1.62 million
-3.59%
217 Crypton CRP $ 0.143
$ 1.50M
$ 1.50 million
-0.25%
218 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00558
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
-14.48%
219 Particl PART $ 0.157
$ 1.40M
$ 1.40 million
+14.56%
220 Saito SAITO $ 0.000526
$ 1.32M
$ 1.32 million
-2.38%
221 Statter STT $ 0.0244
$ 1.23M
$ 1.23 million
-1.98%
222 Nexus NXS $ 0.0160
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-14.19%
223 Dynex DNX $ 0.0153
$ 1.10M
$ 1.10 million
+0.76%
224 Dero DERO $ 0.190
$ 1.07M
$ 1.07 million
+4.94%
225 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00708
$ 1.06M
$ 1.06 million
+3.30%
226 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000446
$ 762,443
$ 762,443
-1.32%
227 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0456
$ 754,132
$ 754,132
-3.86%
228 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0124
$ 650,343
$ 650,343
+0.05%
229 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.0000483
$ 581,231
$ 581,231
-3.98%
230 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00594
$ 543,375
$ 543,375
-0.15%
231 Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $ 0.00282
$ 461,053
$ 461,053
-4.82%
232 kira.network KEX $ 0.00199
$ 447,438
$ 447,438
+0.00%
233 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0000101
$ 405,748
$ 405,748
-3.34%
234 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000187
$ 360,382
$ 360,382
-0.21%
235 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.161
$ 304,254
$ 304,254
+3.87%
236 Taraxa TARA $ 0.0000431
$ 264,444
$ 264,444
-5.95%
237 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0107
$ 214,434
$ 214,434
-0.79%
238 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00205
$ 181,788
$ 181,788
-0.03%
239 TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000360
$ 121,699
$ 121,699
+1.32%
240 ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.0000594
$ 110,139
$ 110,139
-3.36%
241 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000137
$ 108,314
$ 108,314
+12.99%
242 Synereo AMP $ 0.000850
$ 85,654
$ 85,654
-5.97%
243 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000249
$ 85,054
$ 85,054
+0.00%
244 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅238
$ 49,481
$ 49,481
+0.00%
245 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.000980
$ 49,000
$ 49,000
+0.00%
246 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000418
$ 40,556
$ 40,556
+0.38%
247 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0458
$ 25,474
$ 25,474
-0.04%
248 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000790
$ 21,151
$ 21,151
+0.13%
249 Temtum TEM $ 0.00001000
$ 2,610
$ 2,610
-50.00%
250 Atleta ATLA $ 217.19
$ 652.07B
$ 652.07 billion
-3.55%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0796
$ 61.73M
$ 61.73 million
+25.55%
CORN CORN $ 0.0404
$ 21.19M
$ 21.19 million
+18.90%
Pharos PROS $ 0.794
$ 107.19M
$ 107.19 million
+12.36%
Supra SUPRA $ 0.000475
$ 12.44M
$ 12.44 million
+8.19%
Terra Classic LUNC $ 0.0000812
$ 450.22M
$ 450.22 million
+6.57%
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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