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251 EIOB EIOB $ 2.10
$ 20.96B
$ 20.96 billion
-0.49%
252 SIORA XSR $ 0.456
$ 15.29B
$ 15.29 billion
+4.53%
253 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 9.32
$ 12.30B
$ 12.30 billion
+0.96%
254 VerifiedX VFX $ 42.20
$ 8.44B
$ 8.44 billion
-29.67%
255 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 56.81
$ 7.66B
$ 7.66 billion
+3.37%
256 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 352.36
$ 7.06B
$ 7.06 billion
+2.11%
257 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 4.28
$ 6.41B
$ 6.41 billion
-0.24%
258 Splendor SPLD $ 0.193
$ 5.03B
$ 5.03 billion
+1.05%
259 Lither LTH $ 2.21
$ 4.65B
$ 4.65 billion
-1.07%
260 STO Chain STOC $ 0.399
$ 3.99B
$ 3.99 billion
-2.72%
261 PLATINCOIN PLC $ 700.00
$ 3.50B
$ 3.50 billion
+4.68%
262 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.169
$ 1.69B
$ 1.69 billion
-0.08%
263 Evrmore EVR $ 0.140
$ 1.53B
$ 1.53 billion
+3.96%
264 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.63
$ 1.45B
$ 1.45 billion
+8.48%
265 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 17.60
$ 1.25B
$ 1.25 billion
+4.94%
266 USAD USAD $ 0.997
$ 1.13B
$ 1.13 billion
+4.62%
267 Polygon MATIC $ 0.0919
$ 963.23M
$ 963.23 million
+4.33%
268 Rubix RBT $ 92.22
$ 945.05M
$ 945.05 million
-10.16%
269 BTC MOBICK BMB $ 203.70
$ 770.99M
$ 770.99 million
-1.45%
270 OroBit XRB $ 0.923
$ 461.30M
$ 461.30 million
-4.24%
271 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
272 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0306
$ 306.00M
$ 306.00 million
-30.45%
273 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 74.43
$ 215.57M
$ 215.57 million
+0.11%
274 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0894
$ 159.01M
$ 159.01 million
-0.16%
275 Ovato OVO $ 1.05
$ 151.17M
$ 151.17 million
+1.23%
276 Fantom FTM $ 0.0441
$ 140.10M
$ 140.10 million
-0.87%
277 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0528
$ 129.17M
$ 129.17 million
+4.11%
278 Litentry LIT $ 1.28
$ 127.95M
$ 127.95 million
+10.27%
279 Doric DRC $ 0.185
$ 111.30M
$ 111.30 million
+0.22%
280 Xphere XP $ 0.0498
$ 89.91M
$ 89.91 million
+1.76%
281 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 6.34
$ 69.83M
$ 69.83 million
+8.34%
282 GICTrade GICT $ 0.628
$ 62.32M
$ 62.32 million
+2.23%
283 Qubetics TICS $ 0.0422
$ 57.51M
$ 57.51 million
-1.12%
284 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.302
$ 56.80M
$ 56.80 million
+1.00%
285 Bitgold BTG $ 2.55
$ 51.06M
$ 51.06 million
-1.82%
286 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.0422
$ 42.20M
$ 42.20 million
+4.34%
287 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.233
$ 38.88M
$ 38.88 million
-5.64%
288 MOVA MOVA $ 0.758
$ 37.91M
$ 37.91 million
+0.17%
289 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000755
$ 31.70M
$ 31.70 million
+0.19%
290 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0605
$ 30.26M
$ 30.26 million
+1.87%
291 D.Energy WATT $ 0.203
$ 28.40M
$ 28.40 million
+0.72%
292 XT Smart Chain XT $ 4.16
$ 25.16M
$ 25.16 million
+3.92%
293 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0119
$ 20.18M
$ 20.18 million
+4.98%
294 Hex Trust USD USDX $ 1.00
$ 18.80M
$ 18.80 million
-0.01%
295 Impact Coin IMX $ 0.167
$ 18.40M
$ 18.40 million
+2.55%
296 GAIA GAIA $ 0.0286
$ 17.16M
$ 17.16 million
+2.25%
297 Geode Chain GEODE $ 0.00147
$ 16.85M
$ 16.85 million
+3.53%
298 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000146
$ 14.98M
$ 14.98 million
+5.81%
299 KalyChain KLC $ 0.00213
$ 14.94M
$ 14.94 million
-0.47%
300 Riche Chain RIC $ 0.129
$ 12.91M
$ 12.91 million
-4.43%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Phala Network PHA $ 0.0394
$ 39.42M
$ 39.42 million
+22.18%
NYM NYM $ 0.0238
$ 4.54M
$ 4.54 million
+14.58%
Biconomy BICO $ 0.0290
$ 29.04M
$ 29.04 million
+13.81%
Hyperliquid HYPE $ 63.14
$ 18.85B
$ 18.85 billion
+13.38%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $ 2.35
$ 3.05B
$ 3.05 billion
+13.05%
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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