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351 Cubechain QUB QUB $ 0.00202
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-0.44%
352 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $ 0.508
$ 1.17M
$ 1.17 million
+18.21%
353 PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0212
$ 1.04M
$ 1.04 million
+5.76%
354 exSat XSAT $ 0.252
$ 980,850
$ 980,850
+0.03%
355 W Coin WCO $ 0.000122
$ 792,113
$ 792,113
-1.56%
356 All The Money ATMX $ 0.0₅772
$ 764,999
$ 764,999
-1.73%
357 Doichain DOI $ 0.0410
$ 716,998
$ 716,998
+0.00%
358 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0123
$ 640,374
$ 640,374
+8.04%
359 Warthog WART $ 0.0450
$ 527,371
$ 527,371
+2.23%
360 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000524
$ 524,000
$ 524,000
-0.19%
361 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.000500
$ 499,958
$ 499,958
+0.00%
362 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.000491
$ 490,700
$ 490,700
-3.14%
363 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 269.35
$ 468,130
$ 468,130
-0.96%
364 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000267
$ 456,471
$ 456,471
-9.06%
365 CratD2C CRAT $ 0.00146
$ 436,800
$ 436,800
-1.09%
366 Shape SHAPE $ 0.000605
$ 399,606
$ 399,606
+0.50%
367 Hacash HAC $ 0.287
$ 392,107
$ 392,107
-5.46%
368 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00214
$ 384,403
$ 384,403
-1.37%
369 MinoTari XTM $ 0.000442
$ 378,153
$ 378,153
+5.71%
370 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000570
$ 370,500
$ 370,500
+128.00%
371 c0ban RYO $ 0.00380
$ 334,224
$ 334,224
+0.32%
372 Neptune XNT $ 0.130
$ 317,905
$ 317,905
-23.53%
373 WrappedXTM wXTM $ 0.000446
$ 314,874
$ 314,874
+6.40%
374 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅281
$ 281,223
$ 281,223
+9.92%
375 GoChain GO $ 0.000202
$ 273,744
$ 273,744
+0.00%
376 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,250
$ 252,250
+0.00%
377 Evrmore EVR $ 0.0000200
$ 220,831
$ 220,831
-3.51%
378 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.000205
$ 205,000
$ 205,000
-1.44%
379 JunoCash JUNO $ 0.111
$ 199,389
$ 199,389
-3.57%
380 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.210
$ 196,116
$ 196,116
+24.33%
381 InitVerse INI $ 0.000931
$ 170,364
$ 170,364
-14.04%
382 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000262
$ 159,513
$ 159,513
+4.04%
383 Batching.AI BATCH $ 0.000157
$ 157,280
$ 157,280
+7.95%
384 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0221
$ 150,922
$ 150,922
+9.18%
385 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.000476
$ 129,386
$ 129,386
-2.26%
386 Pactus PACTUS $ 0.0327
$ 117,789
$ 117,789
+3.52%
387 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00998
$ 92,390
$ 92,390
+3.52%
388 Phicoin PHI $ 0.000279
$ 92,094
$ 92,094
-3.79%
389 Ethereum Gold ETHG ETHG $ 0.001000
$ 73,707
$ 73,707
-74.94%
390 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₆578
$ 72,554
$ 72,554
-2.17%
391 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000494
$ 60,533
$ 60,533
+0.61%
392 TokenSwap TP $ 0.0000580
$ 58,000
$ 58,000
+0.00%
393 Ultrapro UPRO $ 0.0000520
$ 56,669
$ 56,669
-26.52%
394 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₅168
$ 48,216
$ 48,216
+0.00%
395 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $ 0.000134
$ 40,167
$ 40,167
+0.10%
396 RebelCoin RBL $ 0.001000
$ 37,348
$ 37,348
-0.00%
397 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000861
$ 18,414
$ 18,414
-7.89%
398 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆853
$ 17,913
$ 17,913
-1.61%
399 Liquidchain Token XLC $ 0.0000763
$ 14,419
$ 14,419
-64.96%
400 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇500
$ 14,000
$ 14,000
-1.96%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
MemeCore M $ 0.808
$ 1.06B
$ 1.06 billion
+28.68%
Apertum APTM $ 0.128
$ 13.71M
$ 13.71 million
+27.07%
Humanity H $ 0.0867
$ 268.81M
$ 268.81 million
+22.28%
Cysic CYS $ 0.367
$ 70.89M
$ 70.89 million
+11.94%
Stellar XLM $ 0.204
$ 6.92B
$ 6.92 billion
+11.45%
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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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