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251 EIOB EIOB $ 4.60
$ 45.97B
$ 45.97 billion
-2.61%
252 VerifiedX VFX $ 93.00
$ 18.60B
$ 18.60 billion
+2.97%
253 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 8.02
$ 12.04B
$ 12.04 billion
-19.70%
254 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 512.95
$ 10.25B
$ 10.25 billion
-0.53%
255 SIORA XSR $ 0.275
$ 9.22B
$ 9.22 billion
-3.75%
256 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 50.83
$ 4.41B
$ 4.41 billion
+1.08%
257 Lither LTH $ 2.06
$ 4.32B
$ 4.32 billion
+1.43%
258 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 10.74
$ 4.25B
$ 4.25 billion
-0.25%
259 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 41.75
$ 2.96B
$ 2.96 billion
+0.08%
260 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00277
$ 2.77B
$ 2.77 billion
+0.00%
261 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.29
$ 2.09B
$ 2.09 billion
-0.95%
262 STO Chain STOC $ 0.198
$ 1.98B
$ 1.98 billion
+1.03%
263 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.137
$ 1.37B
$ 1.37 billion
+2.82%
264 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.41
$ 1.31B
$ 1.31 billion
+3.82%
265 Rubix RBT $ 123.49
$ 1.27B
$ 1.27 billion
-0.02%
266 Evrmore EVR $ 0.112
$ 1.21B
$ 1.21 billion
-4.85%
267 Polygon MATIC $ 0.0932
$ 976.68M
$ 976.68 million
+3.47%
268 Smart Energy Pay SEP $ 0.00190
$ 948.50M
$ 948.50 million
+0.00%
269 OroBit XRB $ 1.55
$ 773.70M
$ 773.70 million
+4.13%
270 Malinka MLNK $ 0.0294
$ 770.67M
$ 770.67 million
+1.73%
271 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0396
$ 396.00M
$ 396.00 million
-1.98%
272 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
273 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 16.38
$ 300.23M
$ 300.23 million
+4.33%
274 ADI ADI $ 3.16
$ 252.56M
$ 252.56 million
+19.51%
275 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 82.40
$ 238.65M
$ 238.65 million
-2.25%
276 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 17.12
$ 188.30M
$ 188.30 million
+0.01%
277 Doric DRC $ 0.289
$ 173.58M
$ 173.58 million
+0.00%
278 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0873
$ 155.20M
$ 155.20 million
+0.06%
279 Fantom FTM $ 0.0473
$ 150.27M
$ 150.27 million
+18.28%
280 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0585
$ 143.11M
$ 143.11 million
+6.70%
281 Litentry LIT $ 1.42
$ 142.36M
$ 142.36 million
+1.96%
282 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 0.544
$ 114.32M
$ 114.32 million
+0.63%
283 Galaxy Public Blockchain GPB $ 5.00
$ 105.00M
$ 105.00 million
-28.08%
284 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.0859
$ 85.92M
$ 85.92 million
+4.92%
285 Bitgold BTG $ 3.73
$ 74.69M
$ 74.69 million
-22.14%
286 GICTrade GICT $ 0.727
$ 72.22M
$ 72.22 million
-0.11%
287 MOVA MOVA $ 1.32
$ 66.27M
$ 66.27 million
+0.61%
288 APEX AP3X $ 0.0210
$ 50.41M
$ 50.41 million
+0.00%
289 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.251
$ 41.91M
$ 41.91 million
+0.36%
290 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0793
$ 39.63M
$ 39.63 million
+0.79%
291 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0139
$ 36.39M
$ 36.39 million
+7.76%
292 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.192
$ 36.04M
$ 36.04 million
+0.10%
293 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000739
$ 31.03M
$ 31.03 million
+0.09%
294 Meta Wealth MWT $ 1.45
$ 30.38M
$ 30.38 million
+0.00%
295 Supersunland SSL $ 0.000299
$ 29.89M
$ 29.89 million
+0.10%
296 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0167
$ 28.40M
$ 28.40 million
+1.88%
297 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000274
$ 27.87M
$ 27.87 million
-4.20%
298 Optio OPT $ 0.00211
$ 27.44M
$ 27.44 million
-3.65%
299 Waterfall WATER $ 0.00108
$ 26.95M
$ 26.95 million
-8.11%
300 Metacoin MTC $ 0.0143
$ 24.18M
$ 24.18 million
+4.07%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Berachain BERA $ 0.913
$ 194.08M
$ 194.08 million
+71.62%
Taraxa TARA $ 0.000169
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
+34.10%
0G 0G $ 0.655
$ 139.97M
$ 139.97 million
+25.34%
Humanity H $ 0.163
$ 394.07M
$ 394.07 million
+15.75%
CLORE CLORE $ 0.00276
$ 688,130
$ 688,130
+15.73%
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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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