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351 All The Money ATMX $ 0.0₅756
$ 750,233
$ 750,233
-2.43%
352 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0136
$ 701,205
$ 701,205
+5.02%
353 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000385
$ 652,968
$ 652,968
-3.43%
354 Warthog WART $ 0.0535
$ 616,141
$ 616,141
-1.97%
355 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000580
$ 580,000
$ 580,000
-0.34%
356 CratD2C CRAT $ 0.00174
$ 522,000
$ 522,000
-2.19%
357 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 295.17
$ 513,005
$ 513,005
-2.03%
358 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.000513
$ 512,900
$ 512,900
-3.28%
359 MinoTari XTM $ 0.000564
$ 483,196
$ 483,196
-3.60%
360 iBitHub IBH $ 0.0219
$ 401,903
$ 401,903
+0.50%
361 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000600
$ 390,000
$ 390,000
+0.00%
362 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00215
$ 384,152
$ 384,152
-2.02%
363 c0ban RYO $ 0.00378
$ 332,904
$ 332,904
+0.13%
364 Shape SHAPE $ 0.000498
$ 328,932
$ 328,932
-1.58%
365 Hacash HAC $ 0.217
$ 296,085
$ 296,085
-0.77%
366 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.306
$ 285,957
$ 285,957
+8.97%
367 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 253,000
$ 253,000
+0.30%
368 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅242
$ 240,569
$ 240,569
+22.50%
369 JunoCash JUNO $ 0.133
$ 239,916
$ 239,916
+4.88%
370 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0312
$ 212,874
$ 212,874
-0.54%
371 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000334
$ 203,088
$ 203,088
+2.90%
372 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.000383
$ 191,600
$ 191,600
-22.74%
373 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.000179
$ 179,000
$ 179,000
+4.07%
374 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.000598
$ 162,548
$ 162,548
-0.66%
375 Taler TLR $ 0.00777
$ 150,048
$ 150,048
-0.68%
376 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₆976
$ 122,512
$ 122,512
-10.55%
377 Batching.AI BATCH $ 0.000112
$ 112,300
$ 112,300
+28.75%
378 Phicoin PHI $ 0.000273
$ 89,888
$ 89,888
+2.25%
379 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00933
$ 86,356
$ 86,356
+1.22%
380 Pactus PACTUS $ 0.0190
$ 66,530
$ 66,530
+1.67%
381 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000537
$ 64,647
$ 64,647
-2.82%
382 t3rn TRN $ 0.000431
$ 43,100
$ 43,100
+13.42%
383 RebelCoin RBL $ 0.001000
$ 37,348
$ 37,348
+0.00%
384 BitcoinPoW BTCW $ 0.00800
$ 31,888
$ 31,888
-0.00%
385 TokenSwap TP $ 0.0000260
$ 26,000
$ 26,000
+0.00%
386 Ultramoc UMC $ 0.00109
$ 21,800
$ 21,800
+0.00%
387 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆878
$ 18,438
$ 18,438
-1.24%
388 Shine Chain SC20 $ 0.000180
$ 18,000
$ 18,000
+0.00%
389 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₆530
$ 15,211
$ 15,211
+0.00%
390 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇510
$ 14,280
$ 14,280
+0.00%
391 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000637
$ 13,261
$ 13,261
-0.87%
392 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $ 0.0000390
$ 11,703
$ 11,703
+0.00%
393 XGR XGR $ 0.000125
$ 9,729
$ 9,729
+0.01%
394 Pixie PIX $ 0.0₅390
$ 7,800
$ 7,800
-3.47%
395 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.000170
$ 7,269
$ 7,269
+0.00%
396 BARA KRC BARA $ 0.0₆215
$ 6,170
$ 6,170
+0.00%
397 NEBX XPOWER $ 0.000234
$ 6,137
$ 6,137
+0.78%
398 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,110
$ 5,110
+0.00%
399 Abel Finance ABEL $ 0.00445
$ 2,969
$ 2,969
+0.00%
400 Pondo PNDO $ 0.000252
$ 43
$ 43
-9.26%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
PLAYA3ULL GAMES 3ULL $ 0.0000762
$ 1.19M
$ 1.19 million
+23.96%
THORChain RUNE $ 0.385
$ 130.49M
$ 130.49 million
+10.97%
Fractal Bitcoin FB $ 0.430
$ 44.59M
$ 44.59 million
+8.76%
Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0469
$ 36.45M
$ 36.45 million
+7.02%
Initia INIT $ 0.0577
$ 11.40M
$ 11.40 million
+5.86%
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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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