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201 Coreum COREUM $ 0.00825
$ 3.17M
$ 3.17 million
-10.39%
202 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆540
$ 3.17M
$ 3.17 million
+7.75%
203 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00739
$ 2.92M
$ 2.92 million
-0.59%
204 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0353
$ 2.81M
$ 2.81 million
-13.85%
205 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0522
$ 2.45M
$ 2.45 million
+1.12%
206 Superfluid Token SUP $ 0.0128
$ 2.26M
$ 2.26 million
+1.06%
207 Hathor HTR $ 0.00426
$ 2.20M
$ 2.20 million
+0.92%
208 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000996
$ 2.18M
$ 2.18 million
-0.05%
209 Dill DL $ 0.00182
$ 2.16M
$ 2.16 million
-0.19%
210 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000383
$ 2.03M
$ 2.03 million
+2.96%
211 Validity VAL $ 0.350
$ 1.96M
$ 1.96 million
+1.95%
212 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.565
$ 1.95M
$ 1.95 million
-3.02%
213 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00709
$ 1.83M
$ 1.83 million
-1.81%
214 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000666
$ 1.69M
$ 1.69 million
+0.91%
215 Crypton CRP $ 0.144
$ 1.51M
$ 1.51 million
-0.33%
216 Nexus NXS $ 0.0188
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
-9.67%
217 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0585
$ 1.43M
$ 1.43 million
-0.37%
218 Saito SAITO $ 0.000543
$ 1.36M
$ 1.36 million
-2.82%
219 Statter STT $ 0.0244
$ 1.23M
$ 1.23 million
-4.75%
220 Particl PART $ 0.136
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-6.16%
221 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00758
$ 1.14M
$ 1.14 million
+3.00%
222 Dynex DNX $ 0.0152
$ 1.09M
$ 1.09 million
-5.15%
223 Dero DERO $ 0.181
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
-4.75%
224 Acala ACA $ 0.000767
$ 894,861
$ 894,861
+4.29%
225 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0486
$ 804,551
$ 804,551
+1.80%
226 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000454
$ 775,545
$ 775,545
-0.63%
227 Rise RISE $ 0.00320
$ 748,489
$ 748,489
+21,233.33%
228 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0124
$ 648,459
$ 648,459
-13.56%
229 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.0000514
$ 618,652
$ 618,652
+3.25%
230 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00596
$ 546,521
$ 546,521
+5.11%
231 Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $ 0.00296
$ 483,710
$ 483,710
-2.38%
232 kira.network KEX $ 0.00199
$ 447,438
$ 447,438
+0.00%
233 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0000109
$ 436,458
$ 436,458
-3.61%
234 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000187
$ 359,225
$ 359,225
+0.22%
235 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.155
$ 292,915
$ 292,915
+0.00%
236 Taraxa TARA $ 0.0000467
$ 286,266
$ 286,266
+17.84%
237 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0108
$ 216,226
$ 216,226
-3.08%
238 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00204
$ 181,775
$ 181,775
-0.43%
239 ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.0000706
$ 131,244
$ 131,244
+16.06%
240 TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000356
$ 120,420
$ 120,420
+0.26%
241 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000124
$ 98,178
$ 98,178
-2.04%
242 Synereo AMP $ 0.000923
$ 92,943
$ 92,943
+0.53%
243 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0846
$ 87,127
$ 87,127
+1.04%
244 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000250
$ 85,396
$ 85,396
+0.40%
245 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅238
$ 49,475
$ 49,475
+0.00%
246 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000415
$ 40,284
$ 40,284
+0.73%
247 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0459
$ 25,501
$ 25,501
+0.00%
248 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,120
$ 21,120
-0.08%
249 Temtum TEM $ 0.0000200
$ 5,221
$ 5,221
-50.00%
250 Atleta ATLA $ 219.37
$ 658.12B
$ 658.12 billion
-4.63%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Stafi FIS $ 0.0240
$ 2.58M
$ 2.58 million
+92.37%
Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.0177
$ 4.71M
$ 4.71 million
+80.18%
Telcoin TEL $ 0.00363
$ 348.48M
$ 348.48 million
+24.90%
PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0261
$ 55.12M
$ 55.12 million
+17.29%
Hyperliquid HYPE $ 45.62
$ 13.62B
$ 13.62 billion
+16.90%
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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