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251 VerifiedX VFX $ 95.40
$ 19.08B
$ 19.08 billion
+0.00%
252 SIORA XSR $ 0.327
$ 10.96B
$ 10.96 billion
+2.87%
253 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 7.26
$ 10.89B
$ 10.89 billion
-7.85%
254 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 464.61
$ 9.28B
$ 9.28 billion
-3.19%
255 Splendor SPLD $ 0.325
$ 8.45B
$ 8.45 billion
-11.45%
256 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 11.30
$ 4.47B
$ 4.47 billion
-0.75%
257 Lither LTH $ 2.12
$ 4.44B
$ 4.44 billion
-0.06%
258 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 49.24
$ 4.27B
$ 4.27 billion
-2.11%
259 PLATINCOIN PLC $ 615.85
$ 3.08B
$ 3.08 billion
-4.40%
260 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00277
$ 2.77B
$ 2.77 billion
+0.00%
261 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 34.00
$ 2.41B
$ 2.41 billion
-5.06%
262 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.24
$ 2.04B
$ 2.04 billion
+0.63%
263 STO Chain STOC $ 0.190
$ 1.90B
$ 1.90 billion
+0.12%
264 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.157
$ 1.57B
$ 1.57 billion
-0.04%
265 Evrmore EVR $ 0.122
$ 1.31B
$ 1.31 billion
-2.71%
266 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.39
$ 1.30B
$ 1.30 billion
-2.14%
267 Rubix RBT $ 115.65
$ 1.18B
$ 1.18 billion
-1.06%
268 Polygon MATIC $ 0.111
$ 1.16B
$ 1.16 billion
-0.87%
269 Smart Energy Pay SEP $ 0.00190
$ 948.50M
$ 948.50 million
+0.00%
270 USAD USAD $ 0.977
$ 862.44M
$ 862.44 million
-1.72%
271 OroBit XRB $ 1.46
$ 732.35M
$ 732.35 million
+1.08%
272 Malinka MLNK $ 0.0220
$ 577.37M
$ 577.37 million
-2.46%
273 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0444
$ 444.00M
$ 444.00 million
+0.91%
274 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
275 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 15.90
$ 291.49M
$ 291.49 million
+0.55%
276 ADI ADI $ 3.41
$ 272.74M
$ 272.74 million
+4.20%
277 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 91.05
$ 263.71M
$ 263.71 million
+2.03%
278 Doric DRC $ 0.290
$ 173.76M
$ 173.76 million
+0.00%
279 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0880
$ 156.49M
$ 156.49 million
+0.10%
280 Fantom FTM $ 0.0443
$ 140.67M
$ 140.67 million
-0.12%
281 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0564
$ 137.98M
$ 137.98 million
-0.55%
282 Litentry LIT $ 1.37
$ 136.80M
$ 136.80 million
-3.63%
283 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 11.19
$ 123.11M
$ 123.11 million
-1.03%
284 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 0.351
$ 73.81M
$ 73.81 million
-15.26%
285 Bitgold BTG $ 3.65
$ 72.90M
$ 72.90 million
+3.30%
286 GICTrade GICT $ 0.713
$ 70.77M
$ 70.77 million
+2.27%
287 MOVA MOVA $ 1.33
$ 66.38M
$ 66.38 million
-0.46%
288 APEX AP3X $ 0.0198
$ 47.53M
$ 47.53 million
-3.88%
289 DaVinci Coin DCOIN $ 0.400
$ 39.98M
$ 39.98 million
+0.01%
290 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.232
$ 38.62M
$ 38.62 million
-0.12%
291 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.202
$ 38.05M
$ 38.05 million
+4.06%
292 HBD CHAIN HBD $ 0.0160
$ 33.57M
$ 33.57 million
+3.89%
293 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0123
$ 32.24M
$ 32.24 million
-3.76%
294 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0165
$ 28.04M
$ 28.04 million
-2.72%
295 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000650
$ 27.31M
$ 27.31 million
-0.02%
296 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0526
$ 26.30M
$ 26.30 million
-8.25%
297 Riche Chain RIC $ 0.259
$ 25.85M
$ 25.85 million
+14.79%
298 Meta Wealth MWT $ 1.20
$ 25.20M
$ 25.20 million
-0.01%
299 Qubetics TICS $ 0.0179
$ 24.43M
$ 24.43 million
-2.55%
300 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000221
$ 22.46M
$ 22.46 million
+0.96%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Persistence XPRT $ 0.0197
$ 4.95M
$ 4.95 million
+71.20%
Oraichain Token ORAI $ 0.930
$ 17.80M
$ 17.80 million
+64.02%
Naoris Protocol NAORIS $ 0.0324
$ 27.67M
$ 27.67 million
+6.61%
ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000313
$ 602,281
$ 602,281
+4.80%
Radix XRD $ 0.00244
$ 32.65M
$ 32.65 million
+4.67%
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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