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251 Crust Network CRU $0.00905
$181,069
$181,069
-3.65%
252 Statter STT $0.00334
$168,252
$168,252
+0.06%
253 Taraxa TARA $0.0000268
$163,791
$163,791
-5.05%
254 ICB NETWORK ICBX $0.0₅666
$128,487
$128,487
-0.15%
255 Dione Protocol DIONE $0.0000103
$125,032
$125,032
+0.00%
256 Stratos STOS $0.00261
$101,356
$101,356
-40.54%
257 Dynex DNX $0.00107
$77,365
$77,365
-11.96%
258 StrongHands SHND $0.0₅245
$51,559
$51,559
+0.00%
259 Electric Cash ELCASH $0.0500
$27,781
$27,781
+0.85%
260 Archivas RCHV $0.0000243
$7,769
$7,769
-7.85%
261 Atleta ATLA $115.10
$345.28B
$345.28 billion
+0.62%
262 EIOB EIOB $4.95
$49.51B
$49.51 billion
+0.53%
263 RIN RIN $1.06
$31.78B
$31.78 billion
-0.44%
264 ZETRIX ZETRIX $7.47
$10.20B
$10.20 billion
-4.02%
265 STO Chain STOC $0.789
$7.89B
$7.89 billion
-0.23%
266 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $295.92
$5.95B
$5.95 billion
-3.94%
267 Quantus QTC $155.62
$3.27B
$3.27 billion
+58.02%
268 Splendor SPLD $0.120
$3.12B
$3.12 billion
-1.80%
269 SIORA XSR $0.0509
$1.71B
$1.71 billion
+0.95%
270 MaalChain MAAL $0.150
$1.50B
$1.50 billion
-1.01%
271 USAD USAD $1.00
$1.43B
$1.43 billion
-0.01%
272 Polygon MATIC $0.107
$1.12B
$1.12 billion
+2.95%
273 OroBit XRB $1.71
$855.30M
$855.30 million
-0.05%
274 BDTCOIN BDTC $6.50
$461.54M
$461.54 million
-2.86%
275 BTC MOBICK BMB $121.02
$458.05M
$458.05 million
-0.69%
276 Litentry LIT $3.56
$355.68M
$355.68 million
-2.96%
277 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $0.0308
$308.00M
$308.00 million
-0.65%
278 TerraCoin TRC $8.80
$307.71M
$307.71 million
+0.00%
279 MARSCHAIN MARSCHAIN $0.00991
$205.85M
$205.85 million
-6.57%
280 Ovato OVO $1.21
$174.53M
$174.53 million
-0.02%
281 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $0.0879
$156.27M
$156.27 million
+0.49%
282 Datachain FAT $0.0398
$149.03M
$149.03 million
+1.68%
283 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $11.45
$126.15M
$126.15 million
+4.24%
284 Fantom FTM $0.0336
$106.82M
$106.82 million
-9.81%
285 Klaytn KLAY $0.0379
$92.84M
$92.84 million
-1.43%
286 GNO Land GNOT $0.0696
$92.76M
$92.76 million
-0.70%
287 Kinesis Silver KAG $30.15
$87.42M
$87.42 million
+0.71%
288 COIN AFRICA COINA $0.0374
$37.37M
$37.37 million
+4.71%
289 Autheo THEO $0.0842
$32.86M
$32.86 million
-0.13%
290 Doric DRC $0.0547
$32.82M
$32.82 million
+0.00%
291 QoreChain QOR $0.00503
$22.60M
$22.60 million
-6.83%
292 Minutes Network MNT $0.0397
$19.86M
$19.86 million
-2.46%
293 Omni Network OMNI $1.88
$19.56M
$19.56 million
-0.10%
294 Impact Coin IMX $0.171
$18.93M
$18.93 million
-2.41%
295 BitMoya BITMOYA $0.800
$16.80M
$16.80 million
-0.26%
296 Bitgold BTG $0.803
$16.05M
$16.05 million
+11.00%
297 TRONEuropeRewardCoin TERC $0.000200
$12.47M
$12.47 million
+0.00%
298 NTH chain NTH $0.0119
$11.87M
$11.87 million
+1.68%
299 CratD2C CRAT $0.0380
$11.39M
$11.39 million
+0.91%
300 Boba Network BOBA $0.0205
$10.26M
$10.26 million
-3.15%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0124
$12.53M
$12.53 million
+21.53%
Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $0.00116
$189,910
$189,910
+11.41%
ALEO ALEO $0.0287
$42.38M
$42.38 million
+8.27%
Matchain MAT $0.0376
$2.25M
$2.25 million
+8.06%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $5.43
$7.09B
$7.09 billion
+6.18%
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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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