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Layer-1 coins
883 coins #5 Page 8| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 351 |  Waves Enterprise WEST | $ | -51.30%  | |
| | 352 |  NeurAI Project XNA | $ | +0.01%  | |
| | 353 |  CratD2C CRAT | $ | -0.33%  | |
| | 354 |  All The Money ATMX | $ | -3.50%  | |
| | 355 |  Vector Smart Gas VSG | $ | +0.28%  | |
| | 356 |  DatamallChain DMC | $ | -2.05%  | |
| | 357 |  Paxi Network PAXI | $ | +2.12%  | |
| | 358 |  BULL SPLIT BULL | $ | -0.10%  | |
| | 359 |  WrappedXTM wXTM | $ | +3.54%  | |
| | 360 |  BONE BONE | $ | +11.38%  | |
| | 361 |  HUMO Token HUMO | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 362 |  SUNRISE SUNRISE | $ | -0.89%  | |
| | 363 |  Lightning Bitcoin LBTC | $ | +0.65%  | |
| | 364 |  BBAChain BBA | $ | -0.40%  | |
| | 365 |  iBitHub IBH | $ | +3.74%  | |
| | 366 |  Fact0rn FACT | $ | -1.07%  | |
| | 367 |  JunoCash JUNO | $ | +0.26%  | |
| | 368 |  c0ban RYO | $ | +0.42%  | |
| | 369 |  ALLTRA Coin ALL | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 370 |  SPACEMVC MVC | $ | -0.42%  | |
| | 371 |  Weber Governance Chain PTT | $ | -4.88%  | |
| | 372 |  Hedge Compass HCS | $ | -0.20%  | |
| | 373 |  Hacash HAC | $ | +0.69%  | |
| | 374 |  Shibacoin SHIC | $ | +13.94%  | |
| | 375 |  Kryptokrona XKR | $ | -4.51%  | |
| | 376 |  TrumPOW TRMP | $ | -3.01%  | |
| | 377 |  Taler TLR | $ | +0.17%  | |
| | 378 |  Ruby Coin RUBY | $ | +57.14%  | |
| | 379 |  t3rn TRN | $ | -11.49%  | |
| | 380 |  JunkCoin JKC | $ | +1.02%  | |
| | 381 |  Phicoin PHI | $ | +0.37%  | |
| | 382 |  Batching.AI BATCH | $ | -17.95%  | |
| | 383 |  Pactus PACTUS | $ | +16.21%  | |
| | 384 |  Atto ATTO | $ | -1.04%  | |
| | 385 |  VSolidus VSOL | $ | -82.92%  | |
| | 386 |  RebelCoin RBL | $ | -0.00%  | |
| | 387 |  BitcoinPoW BTCW | $ | -10.00%  | |
| | 388 |  TokenSwap TP | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 389 |  WARP WARP | $ | +3.82%  | |
| | 390 |  KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 391 |  Kiirocoin KIIRO | $ | -2.27%  | |
| | 392 |  Shine Chain SC20 | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 393 |  BOMO KRC BOMO | $ | -2.04%  | |
| | 394 |  NEBX XPOWER | $ | +5.15%  | |
| | 395 |  Pixie PIX | $ | +15.35%  | |
| | 396 |  Zero Hour Cash ZHC | $ | +0.00%  | |
| | 397 |  Spacemesh SMH | $ | +2.25%  | |
| | 398 |  XGR XGR | $ | +0.38%  | |
| | 399 |  BARA KRC BARA | $ | +2.45%  | |
| | 400 |  Edain EAI | $ | +29.90%  | |
Trending Layer-1 coins
| Coins | Live Price | 24h | |
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| |  Bitcoin BTC | $ | -0.17%  |
| |  XRP XRP | $ | -0.55%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | +0.11%  |
| |  Litecoin LTC | $ | -0.13%  |
| |  Bitcoin Cash BCH | $ | +0.78%  |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  NEAR Protocol NEAR | $ | +29.30%  | ||
| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | +9.82%  | ||
| |  Matchain MAT | $ | +8.53%  | ||
| |  Celestia TIA | $ | +8.52%  | ||
| |  Zigcoin ZIG | $ | +8.08%  | ||
| All Gainers | |||||
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
- Block production – miners/validators create blocks and confirm transactions.
- Transaction finality – once included, blocks are immutable.
- Native assets – coins pay fees and reward validators; tokens (ERC-20, SPL, etc.) ride on top.
- Security model – consensus + cryptography protect against double-spend and re-orgs.
- 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.