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351 GoChain GO $ 0.00110
$ 1.47M
$ 1.47 million
+0.00%
352 ADAMANT Messenger ADM $ 0.0128
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
+0.39%
353 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $ 0.591
$ 1.36M
$ 1.36 million
+3.22%
354 MinoTari XTM $ 0.00158
$ 1.35M
$ 1.35 million
+3.42%
355 PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0274
$ 1.34M
$ 1.34 million
+2.58%
356 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.00481
$ 1.31M
$ 1.31 million
+1.63%
357 Doichain DOI $ 0.0735
$ 1.29M
$ 1.29 million
-3.28%
358 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.00124
$ 1.24M
$ 1.24 million
+1.63%
359 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.00244
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
+0.62%
360 Cubechain QUB QUB $ 0.00202
$ 1.21M
$ 1.21 million
-0.15%
361 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.00121
$ 1.21M
$ 1.21 million
+2.72%
362 Dingocoin DINGO $ 0.0₅974
$ 1.14M
$ 1.14 million
-1.69%
363 WrappedXTM wXTM $ 0.00159
$ 1.12M
$ 1.12 million
+3.27%
364 Versatize Coin VTCN $ 0.0110
$ 1.10M
$ 1.10 million
+16.58%
365 Warthog WART $ 0.0914
$ 987,093
$ 987,093
-5.61%
366 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000514
$ 840,708
$ 840,708
-1.53%
367 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000816
$ 816,000
$ 816,000
-0.24%
368 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0148
$ 712,424
$ 712,424
+3.64%
369 SE Palmeiras Fan Token VERDAO $ 0.0327
$ 654,421
$ 654,421
+1.15%
370 Circularity Finance CIFI $ 0.00650
$ 642,320
$ 642,320
-35.00%
371 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.684
$ 639,034
$ 639,034
-0.47%
372 Atomic Meta ATMC $ 0.0000700
$ 630,000
$ 630,000
-22.22%
373 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000930
$ 604,500
$ 604,500
+89.80%
374 t3rn TRN $ 0.00542
$ 541,841
$ 541,841
+1.27%
375 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 293.50
$ 508,713
$ 508,713
+0.35%
376 Waves Enterprise WEST $ 0.00129
$ 483,276
$ 483,276
+2.67%
377 DANGNN DANGNN $ 0.0000451
$ 450,700
$ 450,700
+0.60%
378 SC Internacional Fan Token SACI $ 0.0295
$ 442,733
$ 442,733
+1.79%
379 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00247
$ 424,998
$ 424,998
+0.24%
380 Hacash HAC $ 0.296
$ 404,013
$ 404,013
+15.05%
381 Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT $ 1.28
$ 398,751
$ 398,751
+3.29%
382 Lightning Bitcoin LBTC $ 0.0517
$ 385,988
$ 385,988
+1.17%
383 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0551
$ 376,213
$ 376,213
-5.05%
384 Etica ETI $ 0.0497
$ 322,500
$ 322,500
-10.50%
385 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅325
$ 317,461
$ 317,461
-3.24%
386 c0ban RYO $ 0.00345
$ 303,424
$ 303,424
-1.26%
387 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,148
$ 252,148
-0.27%
388 Karura KAR $ 0.00194
$ 226,542
$ 226,542
+16.56%
389 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000360
$ 218,771
$ 218,771
-1.33%
390 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₅159
$ 199,469
$ 199,469
+0.90%
391 Ultrapro UPRO $ 0.000101
$ 110,624
$ 110,624
+33.47%
392 Camelot Protocol CLOT $ 0.000112
$ 107,424
$ 107,424
-1.58%
393 ZIOX ZIOX $ 0.0₅900
$ 90,000
$ 90,000
-18.18%
394 BONE BONE $ 0.000388
$ 81,501
$ 81,501
+9.91%
395 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000665
$ 77,741
$ 77,741
+0.15%
396 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00741
$ 68,616
$ 68,616
-1.06%
397 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₅211
$ 60,557
$ 60,557
+0.00%
398 Batching.AI BATCH $ 0.0000512
$ 51,230
$ 51,230
-13.46%
399 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.00112
$ 48,059
$ 48,059
+0.00%
400 KTOSHI KTOSHI $ 0.0₈204
$ 42,840
$ 42,840
-2.76%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Berachain BERA $ 0.788
$ 167.11M
$ 167.11 million
+45.13%
0G 0G $ 0.697
$ 148.61M
$ 148.61 million
+34.74%
Taraxa TARA $ 0.000168
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
+30.78%
Plasma XPL $ 0.0938
$ 168.85M
$ 168.85 million
+17.38%
SAGA SAGA $ 0.0339
$ 12.00M
$ 12.00 million
+16.06%
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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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