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251 Splendor SPLD $ 2.54
$ 66.11B
$ 66.11 billion
+2.74%
252 EIOB EIOB $ 5.08
$ 50.81B
$ 50.81 billion
+8.73%
253 VerifiedX VFX $ 93.00
$ 18.60B
$ 18.60 billion
-2.19%
254 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 8.44
$ 12.66B
$ 12.66 billion
-22.63%
255 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 509.85
$ 10.19B
$ 10.19 billion
-1.76%
256 SIORA XSR $ 0.275
$ 9.23B
$ 9.23 billion
-5.23%
257 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 50.21
$ 4.36B
$ 4.36 billion
-0.81%
258 Lither LTH $ 2.06
$ 4.33B
$ 4.33 billion
+2.69%
259 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 10.60
$ 4.19B
$ 4.19 billion
-1.64%
260 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 41.41
$ 2.94B
$ 2.94 billion
-1.55%
261 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00277
$ 2.77B
$ 2.77 billion
+0.00%
262 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.20
$ 2.01B
$ 2.01 billion
-6.30%
263 STO Chain STOC $ 0.196
$ 1.96B
$ 1.96 billion
-0.28%
264 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.136
$ 1.36B
$ 1.36 billion
+1.37%
265 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.34
$ 1.28B
$ 1.28 billion
-0.69%
266 Rubix RBT $ 123.55
$ 1.27B
$ 1.27 billion
+0.00%
267 Evrmore EVR $ 0.112
$ 1.21B
$ 1.21 billion
-4.85%
268 Smart Energy Pay SEP $ 0.00190
$ 948.50M
$ 948.50 million
+0.00%
269 Polygon MATIC $ 0.0902
$ 945.07M
$ 945.07 million
+0.16%
270 OroBit XRB $ 1.56
$ 780.70M
$ 780.70 million
-0.52%
271 Malinka MLNK $ 0.0294
$ 770.67M
$ 770.67 million
+1.38%
272 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0392
$ 392.00M
$ 392.00 million
-2.73%
273 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
274 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 16.30
$ 298.84M
$ 298.84 million
+2.37%
275 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 81.94
$ 237.31M
$ 237.31 million
+0.78%
276 ADI ADI $ 2.76
$ 220.98M
$ 220.98 million
+4.60%
277 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 17.72
$ 194.85M
$ 194.85 million
+0.27%
278 Doric DRC $ 0.289
$ 173.58M
$ 173.58 million
+0.00%
279 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0871
$ 154.91M
$ 154.91 million
-0.20%
280 Fantom FTM $ 0.0474
$ 150.36M
$ 150.36 million
+16.58%
281 Litentry LIT $ 1.43
$ 142.66M
$ 142.66 million
+1.00%
282 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0581
$ 142.30M
$ 142.30 million
+6.97%
283 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 0.541
$ 113.55M
$ 113.55 million
-3.20%
284 Galaxy Public Blockchain GPB $ 5.00
$ 105.00M
$ 105.00 million
-26.97%
285 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.0846
$ 84.57M
$ 84.57 million
+4.82%
286 Bitgold BTG $ 3.62
$ 72.31M
$ 72.31 million
-25.55%
287 GICTrade GICT $ 0.727
$ 72.16M
$ 72.16 million
-5.51%
288 MOVA MOVA $ 1.32
$ 65.51M
$ 65.51 million
-0.43%
289 APEX AP3X $ 0.0209
$ 50.17M
$ 50.17 million
+0.00%
290 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.250
$ 41.72M
$ 41.72 million
-4.50%
291 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0799
$ 39.92M
$ 39.92 million
+3.14%
292 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0141
$ 36.96M
$ 36.96 million
+9.05%
293 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.192
$ 35.97M
$ 35.97 million
+0.31%
294 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000738
$ 31.01M
$ 31.01 million
+0.07%
295 Meta Wealth MWT $ 1.45
$ 30.38M
$ 30.38 million
+0.00%
296 Supersunland SSL $ 0.000299
$ 29.89M
$ 29.89 million
+0.10%
297 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0171
$ 29.17M
$ 29.17 million
+2.13%
298 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000287
$ 29.17M
$ 29.17 million
+1.68%
299 Optio OPT $ 0.00218
$ 28.35M
$ 28.35 million
-0.46%
300 Waterfall WATER $ 0.00110
$ 27.43M
$ 27.43 million
+4.02%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Berachain BERA $ 0.903
$ 193.08M
$ 193.08 million
+74.35%
Taraxa TARA $ 0.000168
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
+38.32%
0G 0G $ 0.705
$ 149.47M
$ 149.47 million
+32.65%
Sonic S $ 0.0470
$ 135.42M
$ 135.42 million
+17.63%
SAGA SAGA $ 0.0346
$ 12.35M
$ 12.35 million
+16.75%
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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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