Layer-1 coins

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251 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 12.21
$ 18.31B
$ 18.31 billion
-6.14%
252 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 538.58
$ 10.76B
$ 10.76 billion
+3.24%
253 Splendor SPLD $ 0.395
$ 10.26B
$ 10.26 billion
+11.87%
254 Kinesis Gold KAU $ 151.70
$ 6.32B
$ 6.32 billion
-3.86%
255 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 11.64
$ 4.60B
$ 4.60 billion
+2.43%
256 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 51.91
$ 4.51B
$ 4.51 billion
+8.65%
257 Lither LTH $ 2.04
$ 4.29B
$ 4.29 billion
+0.36%
258 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00310
$ 3.10B
$ 3.10 billion
+2.53%
259 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 40.43
$ 2.87B
$ 2.87 billion
+4.84%
260 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.61
$ 2.38B
$ 2.38 billion
-1.55%
261 SIORA XSR $ 0.0602
$ 2.02B
$ 2.02 billion
-1.91%
262 STO Chain STOC $ 0.199
$ 1.99B
$ 1.99 billion
+0.01%
263 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.69
$ 1.47B
$ 1.47 billion
+1.14%
264 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.143
$ 1.43B
$ 1.43 billion
-0.30%
265 Rubix RBT $ 129.27
$ 1.32B
$ 1.32 billion
-1.18%
266 Polygon MATIC $ 0.110
$ 1.15B
$ 1.15 billion
-7.24%
267 BTC MOBICK BMB $ 295.00
$ 1.12B
$ 1.12 billion
+0.00%
268 Smart Energy Pay SEP $ 0.00190
$ 948.50M
$ 948.50 million
+0.00%
269 OroBit XRB $ 1.66
$ 828.80M
$ 828.80 million
+0.68%
270 Malinka MLNK $ 0.0273
$ 716.43M
$ 716.43 million
-9.58%
271 Evrmore EVR $ 0.0455
$ 488.67M
$ 488.67 million
-6.47%
272 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0401
$ 401.00M
$ 401.00 million
+0.00%
273 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
274 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 15.46
$ 283.36M
$ 283.36 million
+3.75%
275 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 81.89
$ 237.18M
$ 237.18 million
-2.09%
276 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 20.98
$ 230.74M
$ 230.74 million
+0.12%
277 ADI ADI $ 2.36
$ 188.89M
$ 188.89 million
-2.43%
278 Galaxy Public Blockchain GPB $ 8.27
$ 173.70M
$ 173.70 million
-3.81%
279 Doric DRC $ 0.289
$ 173.58M
$ 173.58 million
-0.07%
280 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 0.793
$ 166.51M
$ 166.51 million
-15.13%
281 Fantom FTM $ 0.0512
$ 162.46M
$ 162.46 million
-6.97%
282 Litentry LIT $ 1.58
$ 157.48M
$ 157.48 million
+7.66%
283 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0872
$ 155.08M
$ 155.08 million
-0.01%
284 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0567
$ 138.86M
$ 138.86 million
+3.53%
285 Bitgold BTG $ 5.56
$ 111.27M
$ 111.27 million
+0.69%
286 GICTrade GICT $ 0.721
$ 71.55M
$ 71.55 million
-0.06%
287 APEX AP3X $ 0.0283
$ 67.88M
$ 67.88 million
-1.81%
288 TEXITcoin TXC $ 0.927
$ 60.14M
$ 60.14 million
+2.36%
289 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.0536
$ 53.57M
$ 53.57 million
+4.80%
290 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.305
$ 50.87M
$ 50.87 million
+5.83%
291 Waterfall WATER $ 0.00177
$ 44.23M
$ 44.23 million
-4.00%
292 Toronet TOROG $ 1.24
$ 43.46M
$ 43.46 million
+0.71%
293 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0163
$ 42.86M
$ 42.86 million
+2.64%
294 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.228
$ 42.77M
$ 42.77 million
-0.04%
295 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000911
$ 38.28M
$ 38.28 million
+0.10%
296 evraz EVRAZ $ 0.420
$ 37.80M
$ 37.80 million
+4.01%
297 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0755
$ 37.77M
$ 37.77 million
+2.97%
298 Meta Wealth MWT $ 1.45
$ 30.38M
$ 30.38 million
+0.00%
299 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0177
$ 30.18M
$ 30.18 million
+6.84%
300 Qubetics TICS $ 0.0212
$ 28.86M
$ 28.86 million
+13.80%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
LUKSO LYX $ 0.364
$ 11.13M
$ 11.13 million
+39.30%
Stable STABLE $ 0.0307
$ 539.64M
$ 539.64 million
+32.35%
Zilliqa ZIL $ 0.00513
$ 102.20M
$ 102.20 million
+27.36%
Irys IRYS $ 0.0545
$ 108.95M
$ 108.95 million
+15.89%
XinFin Network XDC $ 0.0382
$ 732.45M
$ 732.45 million
+13.80%
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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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