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251 EIOB EIOB $ 3.90
$ 39.00B
$ 39.00 billion
-14.74%
252 Splendor SPLD $ 1.06
$ 27.50B
$ 27.50 billion
-9.72%
253 VerifiedX VFX $ 95.87
$ 19.17B
$ 19.17 billion
-0.00%
254 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 9.22
$ 13.83B
$ 13.83 billion
+3.13%
255 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 563.63
$ 11.26B
$ 11.26 billion
+1.35%
256 SIORA XSR $ 0.221
$ 7.42B
$ 7.42 billion
+17.48%
257 Lither LTH $ 2.09
$ 4.38B
$ 4.38 billion
+3.73%
258 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 50.25
$ 4.36B
$ 4.36 billion
+0.24%
259 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 10.98
$ 4.34B
$ 4.34 billion
-1.10%
260 PLATINCOIN PLC $ 582.45
$ 2.91B
$ 2.91 billion
+1.25%
261 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00277
$ 2.77B
$ 2.77 billion
+0.00%
262 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 36.32
$ 2.58B
$ 2.58 billion
+1.25%
263 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.37
$ 2.16B
$ 2.16 billion
+1.98%
264 STO Chain STOC $ 0.194
$ 1.94B
$ 1.94 billion
+2.02%
265 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.155
$ 1.55B
$ 1.55 billion
+0.40%
266 Evrmore EVR $ 0.125
$ 1.34B
$ 1.34 billion
+0.45%
267 Rubix RBT $ 128.42
$ 1.32B
$ 1.32 billion
+2.60%
268 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.15
$ 1.17B
$ 1.17 billion
-4.58%
269 Polygon MATIC $ 0.105
$ 1.10B
$ 1.10 billion
-3.31%
270 Smart Energy Pay SEP $ 0.00190
$ 948.50M
$ 948.50 million
+0.00%
271 USAD USAD $ 0.990
$ 873.92M
$ 873.92 million
+0.99%
272 OroBit XRB $ 1.49
$ 743.65M
$ 743.65 million
-0.20%
273 Malinka MLNK $ 0.0230
$ 604.16M
$ 604.16 million
-20.60%
274 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0404
$ 404.00M
$ 404.00 million
+0.25%
275 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
276 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 16.06
$ 294.37M
$ 294.37 million
-10.24%
277 ADI ADI $ 3.10
$ 248.29M
$ 248.29 million
+2.43%
278 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 79.52
$ 230.32M
$ 230.32 million
+3.68%
279 Doric DRC $ 0.289
$ 173.58M
$ 173.58 million
-0.10%
280 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 14.79
$ 162.66M
$ 162.66 million
-1.86%
281 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0874
$ 155.30M
$ 155.30 million
-0.01%
282 Litentry LIT $ 1.47
$ 146.91M
$ 146.91 million
+1.29%
283 Fantom FTM $ 0.0459
$ 145.77M
$ 145.77 million
-5.79%
284 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0560
$ 137.15M
$ 137.15 million
-0.34%
285 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 0.606
$ 127.18M
$ 127.18 million
-0.38%
286 Galaxy Public Blockchain GPB $ 5.10
$ 107.09M
$ 107.09 million
+0.00%
287 Riche Chain RIC $ 0.711
$ 71.06M
$ 71.06 million
+1.50%
288 Bitgold BTG $ 3.53
$ 70.66M
$ 70.66 million
-0.95%
289 MOVA MOVA $ 1.32
$ 66.26M
$ 66.26 million
+1.15%
290 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.263
$ 49.37M
$ 49.37 million
+9.28%
291 APEX AP3X $ 0.0192
$ 46.09M
$ 46.09 million
-8.13%
292 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.247
$ 41.20M
$ 41.20 million
-4.98%
293 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0807
$ 40.34M
$ 40.34 million
-0.28%
294 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0129
$ 33.82M
$ 33.82 million
-2.49%
295 HBD CHAIN HBD $ 0.0150
$ 31.60M
$ 31.60 million
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296 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000738
$ 31.01M
$ 31.01 million
+0.16%
297 Meta Wealth MWT $ 1.45
$ 30.37M
$ 30.37 million
-0.01%
298 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0166
$ 28.17M
$ 28.17 million
-1.38%
299 Qubetics TICS $ 0.0180
$ 24.46M
$ 24.46 million
-0.50%
300 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000241
$ 24.43M
$ 24.43 million
-2.10%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Elastos ELA $ 0.716
$ 16.53M
$ 16.53 million
+30.21%
Injective Protocol INJ $ 3.28
$ 327.99M
$ 327.99 million
+10.41%
ANALOG ANLOG $ 0.000174
$ 323,957
$ 323,957
+8.07%
PLAYA3ULL GAMES 3ULL $ 0.000108
$ 508,473
$ 508,473
+7.92%
Somnia SOMI $ 0.207
$ 33.21M
$ 33.21 million
+7.56%
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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