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351 Cypherium CPH $ 0.00318
$ 1.72M
$ 1.72 million
-3.49%
352 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.00169
$ 1.69M
$ 1.69 million
+4.66%
353 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $ 0.657
$ 1.52M
$ 1.52 million
+0.91%
354 Skycoin SKY $ 0.0641
$ 1.51M
$ 1.51 million
-3.97%
355 GoChain GO $ 0.00110
$ 1.47M
$ 1.47 million
+0.00%
356 ADAMANT Messenger ADM $ 0.0124
$ 1.37M
$ 1.37 million
-0.96%
357 MinoTari XTM $ 0.00147
$ 1.26M
$ 1.26 million
-2.46%
358 Waves Enterprise WEST $ 0.00332
$ 1.24M
$ 1.24 million
-0.09%
359 Cubechain QUB QUB $ 0.00203
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
+0.20%
360 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.00240
$ 1.20M
$ 1.20 million
+0.80%
361 Dingocoin DINGO $ 0.0₅998
$ 1.16M
$ 1.16 million
-0.03%
362 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.00111
$ 1.11M
$ 1.11 million
-0.18%
363 WrappedXTM wXTM $ 0.00149
$ 1.05M
$ 1.05 million
-0.84%
364 Doichain DOI $ 0.0580
$ 1.01M
$ 1.01 million
+0.00%
365 Warthog WART $ 0.0927
$ 1.00M
$ 1.00 million
+0.91%
366 DANGNN DANGNN $ 0.0000921
$ 921,000
$ 921,000
-0.79%
367 Versatize Coin VTCN $ 0.00857
$ 856,603
$ 856,603
-3.13%
368 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000508
$ 831,064
$ 831,064
+0.07%
369 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000658
$ 658,000
$ 658,000
-19.36%
370 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.00242
$ 656,856
$ 656,856
-19.45%
371 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.000647
$ 646,767
$ 646,767
+0.00%
372 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0133
$ 639,453
$ 639,453
+2.56%
373 Vasco da Gama Fan Token VASCO $ 0.0317
$ 633,761
$ 633,761
-0.91%
374 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.661
$ 617,015
$ 617,015
-3.99%
375 t3rn TRN $ 0.00540
$ 539,531
$ 539,531
-0.45%
376 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 308.12
$ 535,513
$ 535,513
+0.62%
377 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000770
$ 500,500
$ 500,500
+140.63%
378 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00246
$ 423,193
$ 423,193
+0.70%
379 Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT $ 1.29
$ 401,715
$ 401,715
-2.99%
380 Hacash HAC $ 0.270
$ 368,489
$ 368,489
-8.43%
381 Lightning Bitcoin LBTC $ 0.0493
$ 368,294
$ 368,294
+0.02%
382 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0508
$ 346,739
$ 346,739
+0.12%
383 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅314
$ 306,925
$ 306,925
+0.20%
384 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000503
$ 305,758
$ 305,758
+2.30%
385 c0ban RYO $ 0.00344
$ 302,632
$ 302,632
-0.35%
386 Batching.AI BATCH $ 0.000282
$ 281,640
$ 281,640
+26.88%
387 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,250
$ 252,250
-0.00%
388 Legia Warsaw LEG $ 0.206
$ 243,490
$ 243,490
-0.34%
389 Karura KAR $ 0.00179
$ 209,144
$ 209,144
+15.52%
390 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₅155
$ 194,965
$ 194,965
+7.47%
391 Camelot Protocol CLOT $ 0.000114
$ 109,632
$ 109,632
+3.82%
392 BONE BONE $ 0.000378
$ 79,338
$ 79,338
+0.03%
393 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000663
$ 77,589
$ 77,589
-0.05%
394 iBitHub IBH $ 0.00409
$ 75,208
$ 75,208
+0.00%
395 Ultrapro UPRO $ 0.0000670
$ 73,019
$ 73,019
-0.01%
396 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00772
$ 71,478
$ 71,478
+1.32%
397 ZIOX ZIOX $ 0.0₅700
$ 70,000
$ 70,000
-12.50%
398 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₅211
$ 60,557
$ 60,557
+0.00%
399 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.00110
$ 47,247
$ 47,247
-0.18%
400 KTOSHI KTOSHI $ 0.0₈211
$ 44,226
$ 44,226
-1.31%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Akash AKT $ 0.360
$ 103.93M
$ 103.93 million
+14.10%
Terra Classic LUNC $ 0.0000372
$ 203.38M
$ 203.38 million
+8.83%
Naoris Protocol NAORIS $ 0.0434
$ 36.88M
$ 36.88 million
+8.53%
Stratos STOS $ 0.0295
$ 2.07M
$ 2.07 million
+7.81%
Somnia SOMI $ 0.209
$ 33.40M
$ 33.40 million
+5.99%
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

  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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