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251 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 9.63
$ 12.71B
$ 12.71 billion
-1.06%
252 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 57.14
$ 7.70B
$ 7.70 billion
-0.29%
253 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 378.56
$ 7.58B
$ 7.58 billion
+0.10%
254 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 4.71
$ 7.06B
$ 7.06 billion
-1.52%
255 Splendor SPLD $ 0.191
$ 4.96B
$ 4.96 billion
+11.00%
256 Lither LTH $ 2.28
$ 4.78B
$ 4.78 billion
+0.22%
257 STO Chain STOC $ 0.384
$ 3.84B
$ 3.84 billion
+1.12%
258 PLATINCOIN PLC $ 707.89
$ 3.54B
$ 3.54 billion
+0.50%
259 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.169
$ 1.69B
$ 1.69 billion
+0.18%
260 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.76
$ 1.53B
$ 1.53 billion
+9.94%
261 Evrmore EVR $ 0.134
$ 1.47B
$ 1.47 billion
+2.30%
262 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 17.74
$ 1.26B
$ 1.26 billion
+0.26%
263 Rubix RBT $ 106.20
$ 1.09B
$ 1.09 billion
+6.19%
264 USAD USAD $ 0.951
$ 1.07B
$ 1.07 billion
-4.32%
265 Polygon MATIC $ 0.0923
$ 967.08M
$ 967.08 million
+0.36%
266 BTC MOBICK BMB $ 209.67
$ 793.58M
$ 793.58 million
+0.66%
267 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0488
$ 488.00M
$ 488.00 million
+0.00%
268 OroBit XRB $ 0.940
$ 470.05M
$ 470.05 million
+0.15%
269 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
270 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 76.79
$ 222.44M
$ 222.44 million
+3.26%
271 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0894
$ 159.02M
$ 159.02 million
-0.10%
272 Fantom FTM $ 0.0491
$ 156.03M
$ 156.03 million
+6.65%
273 Ovato OVO $ 1.03
$ 149.35M
$ 149.35 million
+0.64%
274 Litentry LIT $ 1.44
$ 144.47M
$ 144.47 million
+9.99%
275 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0540
$ 132.08M
$ 132.08 million
+2.32%
276 Doric DRC $ 0.189
$ 113.40M
$ 113.40 million
-0.26%
277 Xphere XP $ 0.0559
$ 101.09M
$ 101.09 million
-6.70%
278 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 6.46
$ 71.10M
$ 71.10 million
+0.77%
279 GICTrade GICT $ 0.591
$ 58.64M
$ 58.64 million
+0.92%
280 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.305
$ 57.36M
$ 57.36 million
+12.75%
281 Bitgold BTG $ 2.66
$ 53.21M
$ 53.21 million
-0.31%
282 Qubetics TICS $ 0.0389
$ 53.02M
$ 53.02 million
-6.28%
283 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.262
$ 43.66M
$ 43.66 million
+0.52%
284 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.0385
$ 38.46M
$ 38.46 million
+4.43%
285 MOVA MOVA $ 0.765
$ 38.26M
$ 38.26 million
+0.83%
286 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000754
$ 31.67M
$ 31.67 million
+0.08%
287 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0607
$ 30.32M
$ 30.32 million
-2.87%
288 D.Energy WATT $ 0.200
$ 27.88M
$ 27.88 million
+5.69%
289 XT Smart Chain XT $ 4.17
$ 25.20M
$ 25.20 million
+0.22%
290 Impact Coin IMX $ 0.175
$ 19.30M
$ 19.30 million
+1.55%
291 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0113
$ 19.30M
$ 19.30 million
+2.11%
292 Hex Trust USD USDX $ 1.00
$ 18.80M
$ 18.80 million
+0.02%
293 GAIA GAIA $ 0.0266
$ 15.98M
$ 15.98 million
+2.85%
294 Geode Chain GEODE $ 0.00138
$ 15.92M
$ 15.92 million
+2.27%
295 TexaForce TEXA $ 0.0156
$ 15.63M
$ 15.63 million
-4.77%
296 KalyChain KLC $ 0.00213
$ 14.92M
$ 14.92 million
+0.09%
297 Optio OPT $ 0.000931
$ 14.74M
$ 14.74 million
-0.11%
298 Riche Chain RIC $ 0.142
$ 14.18M
$ 14.18 million
+5.33%
299 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000130
$ 13.33M
$ 13.33 million
-1.50%
300 Metacoin MTC $ 0.00758
$ 12.80M
$ 12.80 million
-0.26%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
NEAR Protocol NEAR $ 2.20
$ 2.84B
$ 2.84 billion
+25.60%
PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0335
$ 71.47M
$ 71.47 million
+13.55%
Matchain MAT $ 0.0887
$ 5.31M
$ 5.31 million
+11.08%
Zigcoin ZIG $ 0.0495
$ 72.02M
$ 72.02 million
+7.37%
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET $ 0.208
$ 463.30M
$ 463.30 million
+7.16%
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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