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301 Abelian ABEL $0.0815
$10.11M
$10.11 million
+31.61%
302 Pepecoin PEP $0.0000954
$9.98M
$9.98 million
-3.26%
303 LightchainAI LCAI $0.000978
$9.78M
$9.78 million
+3.96%
304 AhaToken AHT $0.00111
$8.08M
$8.08 million
-0.22%
305 Redcoin RED $0.149
$6.13M
$6.13 million
-9.40%
306 Steem Dollars SBD $0.573
$5.42M
$5.42 million
-3.22%
307 D.Energy WATT $0.0359
$5.02M
$5.02 million
-0.77%
308 Xahau XAH $0.0158
$4.14M
$4.14 million
-4.19%
309 Nacho the Kat NACHO $0.0000139
$3.99M
$3.99 million
+8.15%
310 Agoric BLD $0.00544
$3.80M
$3.80 million
+6.20%
311 GoChain GO $0.00256
$3.49M
$3.49 million
+0.00%
312 Dingocoin DINGO $0.0000250
$3.00M
$3.00 million
+24.33%
313 Kadena KDA $0.00876
$2.97M
$2.97 million
-2.46%
314 Wrapped WDOGE WWDOGE $0.104
$2.87M
$2.87 million
-0.00%
315 Danny DAN $0.00940
$2.82M
$2.82 million
+18.92%
316 SymVerse (symverse.org) SYMM $0.0283
$2.78M
$2.78 million
-9.00%
317 MASSA MAS $0.00261
$2.60M
$2.60 million
+0.22%
318 BELLSCOIN BELLSCOIN $0.0355
$2.15M
$2.15 million
-5.57%
319 WrappedXTM wXTM $0.00171
$2.07M
$2.07 million
+1.40%
320 GAIA GAIA $0.00326
$1.96M
$1.96 million
-7.60%
321 U2U Network U2U $0.000193
$1.92M
$1.92 million
-3.52%
322 Mavryk Network MVRK $0.00603
$1.81M
$1.81 million
+0.02%
323 BlockDAG Network BDAG $0.0000180
$1.65M
$1.65 million
-16.85%
324 Exbotix Coin EXBT $0.339
$1.56M
$1.56 million
+27.69%
325 Qubetics TICS $0.00113
$1.54M
$1.54 million
+5.70%
326 MinoTari XTM $0.00173
$1.48M
$1.48 million
+6.49%
327 QuantumCoin Q $0.0₇849
$1.44M
$1.44 million
+0.25%
328 ADAMANT Messenger ADM $0.0112
$1.29M
$1.29 million
-0.47%
329 Cypherium CPH $0.00237
$1.28M
$1.28 million
-3.26%
330 Cubechain QUB QUB $0.00203
$1.22M
$1.22 million
+0.20%
331 W Coin WCO $0.000166
$1.08M
$1.08 million
-6.29%
332 exSat XSAT $0.254
$990,990
$990,990
+1.19%
333 Doichain DOI $0.0550
$961,652
$961,652
+10.20%
334 TexaForce TEXA $0.000801
$801,008
$801,008
-0.06%
335 Neptune XNT $0.291
$712,840
$712,840
+8.12%
336 All The Money ATMX $0.0₅719
$712,292
$712,292
-5.00%
337 NeurAI Project XNA $0.0000351
$613,213
$613,213
-12.47%
338 LT Lab LT $0.365
$613,200
$613,200
-34.23%
339 Skycoin SKY $0.0250
$605,928
$605,928
+0.00%
340 NeuroWeb NEURO $0.000886
$485,918
$485,918
-0.23%
341 BULL SPLIT BULL $230.16
$400,018
$400,018
-0.14%
342 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $0.00117
$351,240
$351,240
+0.00%
343 DatamallChain DMC $0.000333
$332,800
$332,800
-10.13%
344 SE Palmeiras Fan Token VERDAO $0.0159
$318,594
$318,594
+9.90%
345 Hedge Compass HCS $1.01
$253,000
$253,000
+0.30%
346 Fact0rn FACT $0.256
$239,355
$239,355
+14.93%
347 SPACEMVC MVC $0.0309
$211,120
$211,120
-6.47%
348 Shape SHAPE $0.000285
$203,466
$203,466
+2.15%
349 DEPaaS DE $0.000565
$177,410
$177,410
-1.05%
350 evraz EVRAZ $0.00168
$151,137
$151,137
-0.31%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0126
$12.67M
$12.67 million
+23.32%
ALEO ALEO $0.0291
$42.82M
$42.82 million
+8.64%
Matchain MAT $0.0373
$2.24M
$2.24 million
+7.50%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $5.50
$7.20B
$7.20 billion
+6.46%
Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $0.00112
$182,191
$182,191
+4.81%
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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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