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351 exSat XSAT $ 0.492
$ 1.92M
$ 1.92 million
+5.55%
352 MinoTari XTM $ 0.00202
$ 1.73M
$ 1.73 million
-5.23%
353 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.00308
$ 1.54M
$ 1.54 million
-0.16%
354 Skycoin SKY $ 0.0627
$ 1.48M
$ 1.48 million
+2.08%
355 LanaCoin LANA $ 0.000400
$ 1.45M
$ 1.45 million
-0.00%
356 PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0294
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
-14.59%
357 WrappedXTM wXTM $ 0.00204
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
-7.35%
358 Dingocoin DINGO $ 0.0000121
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
-1.69%
359 Versatize Coin VTCN $ 0.0137
$ 1.37M
$ 1.37 million
-0.34%
360 ADAMANT Messenger ADM $ 0.0123
$ 1.35M
$ 1.35 million
+0.47%
361 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.00461
$ 1.25M
$ 1.25 million
-0.87%
362 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.00123
$ 1.24M
$ 1.24 million
-14.89%
363 Cubechain QUB QUB $ 0.00201
$ 1.21M
$ 1.21 million
-0.15%
364 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.000972
$ 972,490
$ 972,490
-6.00%
365 Warthog WART $ 0.0869
$ 938,907
$ 938,907
-7.67%
366 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $ 0.401
$ 924,916
$ 924,916
-2.95%
367 Waves Enterprise WEST $ 0.00242
$ 906,181
$ 906,181
-2.42%
368 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000553
$ 904,440
$ 904,440
-6.84%
369 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0183
$ 880,506
$ 880,506
-2.14%
370 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000796
$ 795,683
$ 795,683
-0.19%
371 Etica ETI $ 0.100
$ 648,632
$ 648,632
-23.02%
372 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.693
$ 646,798
$ 646,798
+2.23%
373 Atomic Meta ATMC $ 0.0000700
$ 630,000
$ 630,000
+365.74%
374 Vasco da Gama Fan Token VASCO $ 0.0307
$ 614,341
$ 614,341
-0.99%
375 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 336.77
$ 585,306
$ 585,306
+1.92%
376 Doichain DOI $ 0.0317
$ 553,837
$ 553,837
+0.32%
377 DANGNN DANGNN $ 0.0000504
$ 504,000
$ 504,000
-0.32%
378 t3rn TRN $ 0.00501
$ 501,064
$ 501,064
-1.69%
379 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0721
$ 492,202
$ 492,202
+40.16%
380 Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT $ 1.55
$ 483,741
$ 483,741
+2.50%
381 Hacash HAC $ 0.309
$ 421,457
$ 421,457
+4.26%
382 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00229
$ 393,009
$ 393,009
+0.62%
383 Lightning Bitcoin LBTC $ 0.0465
$ 346,867
$ 346,867
-11.23%
384 Karura KAR $ 0.00276
$ 321,637
$ 321,637
+3.80%
385 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅326
$ 318,907
$ 318,907
-0.44%
386 c0ban RYO $ 0.00345
$ 303,952
$ 303,952
-1.09%
387 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000432
$ 262,839
$ 262,839
+8.62%
388 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,405
$ 252,405
+0.07%
389 Legia Warsaw LEG $ 0.204
$ 240,728
$ 240,728
-14.73%
390 Constellation DAG $ 0.000630
$ 210,287
$ 210,287
-9.87%
391 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₅135
$ 169,722
$ 169,722
+11.53%
392 UniRouter URO $ 0.000162
$ 162,000
$ 162,000
-12.53%
393 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000190
$ 123,500
$ 123,500
-29.63%
394 Camelot Protocol CLOT $ 0.000119
$ 114,566
$ 114,566
+13.60%
395 Mktcash MCH $ 0.000273
$ 101,753
$ 101,753
+0.00%
396 Professional Fighters League Fan Token PFL $ 0.0846
$ 87,653
$ 87,653
+1.11%
397 Ultrapro UPRO $ 0.0000780
$ 85,064
$ 85,064
+0.00%
398 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00856
$ 79,230
$ 79,230
+3.49%
399 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000666
$ 77,846
$ 77,846
+0.18%
400 BONE BONE $ 0.000364
$ 76,440
$ 76,440
-5.72%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Zilliqa ZIL $ 0.00562
$ 111.96M
$ 111.96 million
+37.79%
Stable STABLE $ 0.0305
$ 536.23M
$ 536.23 million
+27.98%
LUKSO LYX $ 0.316
$ 9.64M
$ 9.64 million
+18.92%
QUBIC QUBIC $ 0.0₆555
$ 74.33M
$ 74.33 million
+13.73%
Irys IRYS $ 0.0513
$ 102.57M
$ 102.57 million
+12.94%
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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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