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A layer-1 coin is the native coin of a blockchain. More

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351 KAANCH NETWORK KNCH $0.00260
$150,800
$150,800
+0.00%
352 Taler TLR $0.00776
$149,846
$149,846
+0.13%
353 BONE BONE $0.000566
$118,902
$118,902
-0.16%
354 JunoCash JUNO $0.0555
$100,145
$100,145
-25.87%
355 Phicoin PHI $0.000254
$84,222
$84,222
-0.78%
356 Ruby Coin RUBY $0.000291
$79,100
$79,100
+5.82%
357 Atto ATTO $0.0000416
$51,930
$51,930
-0.07%
358 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $0.0₅100
$28,700
$28,700
+0.00%
359 Batching.AI BATCH $0.0000271
$27,070
$27,070
+6.07%
360 Lumen LMN $0.00424
$20,286
$20,286
-20.27%
361 Kiirocoin KIIRO $0.000505
$11,791
$11,791
-7.93%
362 Spacemesh SMH $0.000248
$10,604
$10,604
+0.00%
363 XGR XGR $0.000114
$10,349
$10,349
-0.10%
364 InitVerse INI $0.0000386
$7,073
$7,073
+0.00%
365 Edain EAI $0.00130
$5,110
$5,110
+0.00%
366 Shine Chain SC20 $0.0000471
$4,710
$4,710
+0.00%
367 Abel Finance ABEL $0.00444
$2,968
$2,968
-0.00%
368 Pixie PIX $0.0₆210
$420
$420
-88.46%
369 ByteCoin BCN $--
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371 Metaverse ETP ETP $--
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372 Nxt NXT $--
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373 Bitcoin Private BTCP $--
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374 Enigma ENG $--
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375 Groestlcoin GRS $--
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376 BridgeCoin BCO $--
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377 Vertcoin VTC $--
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378 High Performance Blockchain HPB $--
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379 TomoChain TOMO $--
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380 Apollo Currency APL $--
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381 PeerCoin PPC $--
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382 BlockNet BLOCK $--
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383 Achain ACT $--
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386 SaluS SLS $--
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387 ZClassic ZCL $--
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388 Namecoin NMC $--
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389 PrimeCoin XPM $--
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390 ViaCoin VIA $--
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391 CloakCoin CLOAK $--
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392 Pac Protocol PAC $--
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393 Pascal Coin PASC $--
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394 FeatherCoin FTC $--
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395 CounterParty XCP $--
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396 Rise RISE $--
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397 Flash FLASH $--
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398 Pepe Cash PEPECASH $--
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399 Bitcoin Atom BCA $--
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400 Dero DERO $--
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Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Moonbeam GLMR $0.0126
$12.71M
$12.71 million
+23.30%
ALEO ALEO $0.0293
$43.22M
$43.22 million
+7.99%
Matchain MAT $0.0371
$2.23M
$2.23 million
+6.66%
Algorand ALGO $0.125
$1.13B
$1.13 billion
+4.50%
Celestia TIA $0.481
$468.63M
$468.63 million
+4.32%
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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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