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251 ParkCoin KPK $ 1.06
$ 9.56B
$ 9.56 billion
-0.08%
252 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 458.29
$ 9.17B
$ 9.17 billion
-4.33%
253 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 51.40
$ 6.93B
$ 6.93 billion
-0.55%
254 Kinesis Gold KAU $ 162.01
$ 6.90B
$ 6.90 billion
+14.58%
255 Splendor SPLD $ 0.261
$ 6.78B
$ 6.78 billion
-4.01%
256 Lither LTH $ 1.98
$ 4.16B
$ 4.16 billion
-2.85%
257 Polygon MATIC $ 0.379
$ 3.97B
$ 3.97 billion
+0.00%
258 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 10.04
$ 3.97B
$ 3.97 billion
-0.71%
259 PLATINCOIN PLC $ 681.28
$ 3.41B
$ 3.41 billion
-1.27%
260 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00277
$ 2.77B
$ 2.77 billion
+0.00%
261 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.45
$ 2.32B
$ 2.32 billion
-1.37%
262 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 25.42
$ 1.80B
$ 1.80 billion
-1.74%
263 STO Chain STOC $ 0.180
$ 1.80B
$ 1.80 billion
+0.01%
264 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.162
$ 1.62B
$ 1.62 billion
-0.08%
265 Rubix RBT $ 132.97
$ 1.36B
$ 1.36 billion
+0.57%
266 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.22
$ 1.22B
$ 1.22 billion
-4.85%
267 Evrmore EVR $ 0.110
$ 1.19B
$ 1.19 billion
+0.00%
268 USAD USAD $ 1.01
$ 1.00B
$ 1.00 billion
+0.62%
269 OroBit XRB $ 1.40
$ 698.55M
$ 698.55 million
+5.68%
270 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0541
$ 541.00M
$ 541.00 million
+0.93%
271 ADI ADI $ 4.01
$ 320.85M
$ 320.85 million
-0.61%
272 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
273 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 67.00
$ 194.05M
$ 194.05 million
-3.97%
274 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 10.54
$ 193.29M
$ 193.29 million
-0.30%
275 Doric DRC $ 0.290
$ 173.82M
$ 173.82 million
-0.03%
276 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0892
$ 158.57M
$ 158.57 million
+1.12%
277 Fantom FTM $ 0.0415
$ 131.74M
$ 131.74 million
-1.67%
278 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0459
$ 112.38M
$ 112.38 million
-1.47%
279 Litentry LIT $ 0.851
$ 85.02M
$ 85.02 million
-3.08%
280 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 7.10
$ 77.60M
$ 77.60 million
+4.59%
281 Bitgold BTG $ 3.07
$ 61.40M
$ 61.40 million
-1.69%
282 BNS BNS $ 0.680
$ 61.20M
$ 61.20 million
+0.00%
283 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.275
$ 51.74M
$ 51.74 million
-0.72%
284 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0195
$ 51.12M
$ 51.12 million
-6.47%
285 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 0.222
$ 46.66M
$ 46.66 million
-2.11%
286 APEX AP3X $ 0.0175
$ 42.01M
$ 42.01 million
+0.00%
287 DaVinci Coin DCOIN $ 0.400
$ 40.00M
$ 40.00 million
+0.00%
288 MOVA MOVA $ 0.709
$ 35.47M
$ 35.47 million
+0.95%
289 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.194
$ 32.30M
$ 32.30 million
-0.87%
290 HBD CHAIN HBD $ 0.0148
$ 31.00M
$ 31.00 million
+0.01%
291 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0594
$ 29.70M
$ 29.70 million
+2.70%
292 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000697
$ 29.29M
$ 29.29 million
-0.17%
293 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0143
$ 24.33M
$ 24.33 million
-0.80%
294 XT Smart Chain XT $ 3.79
$ 22.95M
$ 22.95 million
-0.86%
295 Aliv Coin ALIV $ 0.00680
$ 20.40M
$ 20.40 million
+0.00%
296 Qubetics TICS $ 0.0146
$ 19.86M
$ 19.86 million
+3.70%
297 InitVerse INI $ 0.108
$ 19.73M
$ 19.73 million
-0.10%
298 Optio OPT $ 0.00129
$ 19.24M
$ 19.24 million
+0.86%
299 Hex Trust USD USDX $ 1.000
$ 18.80M
$ 18.80 million
+0.14%
300 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000154
$ 15.74M
$ 15.74 million
-0.99%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Irys IRYS $ 0.0214
$ 42.65M
$ 42.65 million
+6.57%
Alephium ALPH $ 0.0569
$ 7.41M
$ 7.41 million
+4.90%
Wrapped Centrifuge CFG $ 0.163
$ 93.85M
$ 93.85 million
+4.30%
Energi NRG $ 0.0124
$ 1.26M
$ 1.26 million
+3.61%
Paycoin PCI $ 0.0462
$ 46.01M
$ 46.01 million
+3.25%
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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