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351 Shibacoin SHIC $0.0₅348
$350,601
$350,601
+6.07%
352 Waves Enterprise WEST $0.000922
$345,700
$345,700
+22.12%
353 KAANCH NETWORK KNCH $0.00550
$319,000
$319,000
-40.86%
354 MinoTari XTM $0.000363
$310,455
$310,455
-5.82%
355 Fact0rn FACT $0.300
$280,166
$280,166
+2.01%
356 DatamallChain DMC $0.000274
$274,400
$274,400
-3.99%
357 DEPaaS DE $0.000728
$228,592
$228,592
-14.25%
358 Shape SHAPE $0.000369
$222,178
$222,178
-8.89%
359 Hacash HAC $0.162
$221,029
$221,029
-12.79%
360 SC Internacional Fan Token SACI $0.0125
$187,927
$187,927
+20.36%
361 TrumPOW TRMP $0.0₅136
$170,375
$170,375
-10.97%
362 Ethereum Gold ETHG ETHG $0.00219
$161,418
$161,418
+0.00%
363 Taler TLR $0.00780
$150,666
$150,666
-0.00%
364 BONE BONE $0.000679
$142,527
$142,527
-0.60%
365 Kryptokrona XKR $0.000232
$140,843
$140,843
+0.00%
366 SPACEMVC MVC $0.0206
$140,708
$140,708
+5.11%
367 JunkCoin JKC $0.0122
$112,910
$112,910
-0.75%
368 JunoCash JUNO $0.0609
$109,691
$109,691
-0.33%
369 Ruby Coin RUBY $0.000396
$107,641
$107,641
-0.25%
370 Phicoin PHI $0.000252
$83,450
$83,450
+0.40%
371 Atto ATTO $0.0000411
$51,029
$51,029
-19.30%
372 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $0.000135
$40,500
$40,500
+0.75%
373 Pactus PACTUS $0.00939
$37,355
$37,355
-9.92%
374 Batching.AI BATCH $0.0000358
$35,820
$35,820
+0.82%
375 Ultrapro UPRO $0.0000328
$35,698
$35,698
-14.94%
376 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $0.0₆900
$25,830
$25,830
+0.00%
377 Kiirocoin KIIRO $0.000630
$14,369
$14,369
-0.28%
378 XGR XGR $0.000129
$11,650
$11,650
-1.01%
379 t3rn TRN $0.000103
$10,300
$10,300
-68.79%
380 Spacemesh SMH $0.000198
$8,466
$8,466
+3.13%
381 Shine Chain SC20 $0.0000800
$8,000
$8,000
+0.00%
382 Pixie PIX $0.0₅291
$5,820
$5,820
+6.20%
383 InitVerse INI $0.0000288
$5,268
$5,268
-1.94%
384 Edain EAI $0.00100
$3,934
$3,934
+0.00%
385 Abel Finance ABEL $0.00444
$2,968
$2,968
-0.00%
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388 Metaverse ETP ETP $--
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389 Nxt NXT $--
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390 Bitcoin Private BTCP $--
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391 Enigma ENG $--
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392 Groestlcoin GRS $--
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393 BridgeCoin BCO $--
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394 High Performance Blockchain HPB $--
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395 Apollo Currency APL $--
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396 PeerCoin PPC $--
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397 BlockNet BLOCK $--
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398 Achain ACT $--
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399 NavCoin NAV $--
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400 Ignis IGNIS $--
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Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Hathor HTR $0.00396
$2.05M
$2.05 million
+53.96%
Bluzelle BLZ $0.00980
$4.69M
$4.69 million
+37.18%
Matchain MAT $0.0457
$2.73M
$2.73 million
+30.15%
DigiByte DGB $0.00523
$96.29M
$96.29 million
+25.66%
Supra SUPRA $0.000232
$7.61M
$7.61 million
+18.73%
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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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