Layer-1 coins

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301 NTH chain NTH $0.00968
$9.68M
$9.68 million
+0.12%
302 TALNT TALNT $0.0668
$9.65M
$9.65 million
+0.47%
303 MOVA MOVA $0.164
$8.18M
$8.18 million
+0.86%
304 GAIA GAIA $0.0134
$8.06M
$8.06 million
-12.71%
305 Abelian ABEL $0.0588
$7.08M
$7.08 million
+0.62%
306 AhaToken AHT $0.000904
$6.58M
$6.58 million
+0.45%
307 GoChain GO $0.00400
$5.44M
$5.44 million
+0.00%
308 D.Energy WATT $0.0370
$5.17M
$5.17 million
-0.91%
309 Agoric BLD $0.00681
$4.76M
$4.76 million
+2.02%
310 Lither LTH $0.00226
$4.75M
$4.75 million
+0.00%
311 Redcoin RED $0.112
$4.60M
$4.60 million
+2.84%
312 COIN AFRICA COINA $0.00435
$4.35M
$4.35 million
+4.88%
313 Xahau XAH $0.0156
$4.23M
$4.23 million
-0.24%
314 Goldcoin GLC $0.00350
$4.01M
$4.01 million
+0.00%
315 Steem Dollars SBD $0.404
$3.81M
$3.81 million
+5.43%
316 U2U Network U2U $0.000346
$3.46M
$3.46 million
-2.10%
317 Optio OPT $0.000186
$3.23M
$3.23 million
-1.36%
318 SymVerse (symverse.org) SYMM $0.0326
$3.20M
$3.20 million
+6.54%
319 MASSA MAS $0.00319
$3.19M
$3.19 million
-0.34%
320 BELLSCOIN BELLSCOIN $0.0486
$2.95M
$2.95 million
+7.54%
321 Herbcoin HERB $0.0306
$2.82M
$2.82 million
-6.73%
322 Dingocoin DINGO $0.0000226
$2.71M
$2.71 million
+2.88%
323 Mavryk Network MVRK $0.00871
$2.61M
$2.61 million
+3.96%
324 DORAFACTORY DORAFACTORY $0.00251
$2.51M
$2.51 million
-5.35%
325 BlockDAG Network BDAG $0.0000268
$2.46M
$2.46 million
-0.56%
326 Nacho the Kat NACHO $0.0₅855
$2.45M
$2.45 million
-0.10%
327 LT Lab LT $1.39
$2.33M
$2.33 million
+0.00%
328 LanaCoin LANA $0.000599
$2.22M
$2.22 million
+0.00%
329 Trac Network TNK $0.0890
$1.87M
$1.87 million
-9.76%
330 ADAMANT Messenger ADM $0.0158
$1.81M
$1.81 million
-0.97%
331 Cypherium CPH $0.00314
$1.70M
$1.70 million
-5.03%
332 Kadena KDA $0.00487
$1.65M
$1.65 million
+0.80%
333 Wrapped WDOGE WWDOGE $0.0549
$1.52M
$1.52 million
-0.00%
334 QuantumCoin Q $0.0₇801
$1.36M
$1.36 million
+0.35%
335 Cubechain QUB QUB $0.00203
$1.22M
$1.22 million
+0.00%
336 W Coin WCO $0.000157
$1.02M
$1.02 million
-2.30%
337 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $0.420
$968,773
$968,773
-0.36%
338 CratD2C CRAT $0.00311
$931,500
$931,500
+0.68%
339 exSat XSAT $0.202
$786,971
$786,971
+0.50%
340 PEAQ PEAQ $0.0192
$755,830
$755,830
-5.04%
341 Skycoin SKY $0.0300
$720,977
$720,977
+0.02%
342 Doichain DOI $0.0400
$699,510
$699,510
+0.00%
343 TomoChain TOMO $0.00666
$666,196
$666,196
-5.00%
344 Neptune XNT $0.240
$587,146
$587,146
-3.38%
345 NeuroWeb NEURO $0.00107
$584,967
$584,967
-4.22%
346 NeurAI Project XNA $0.0000326
$566,076
$566,076
-1.91%
347 BULL SPLIT BULL $250.34
$435,091
$435,091
-2.61%
348 SE Palmeiras Fan Token VERDAO $0.0194
$387,197
$387,197
+1.10%
349 WrappedXTM wXTM $0.000365
$375,810
$375,810
-4.10%
350 Warthog WART $0.0303
$367,215
$367,215
-1.23%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Hathor HTR $0.00377
$1.95M
$1.95 million
+40.98%
Matchain MAT $0.0489
$2.92M
$2.92 million
+38.87%
Bluzelle BLZ $0.00955
$4.56M
$4.56 million
+33.76%
Stacks STX $0.231
$429.60M
$429.60 million
+17.90%
Plasma XPL $0.111
$299.22M
$299.22 million
+17.30%
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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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