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351 MinoTari XTM $ 0.000893
$ 764,023
$ 764,023
+4.73%
352 CratD2C CRAT $ 0.00253
$ 758,100
$ 758,100
-1.29%
353 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000432
$ 731,632
$ 731,632
-3.24%
354 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000707
$ 707,000
$ 707,000
+0.00%
355 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.000662
$ 662,200
$ 662,200
+0.23%
356 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0123
$ 627,169
$ 627,169
-2.39%
357 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 360.51
$ 626,566
$ 626,566
-1.31%
358 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.00100
$ 502,400
$ 502,400
-0.32%
359 Lightning Bitcoin LBTC $ 0.0667
$ 498,127
$ 498,127
-2.31%
360 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00275
$ 485,503
$ 485,503
-2.81%
361 iBitHub IBH $ 0.0241
$ 443,664
$ 443,664
-7.75%
362 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.432
$ 403,907
$ 403,907
-25.70%
363 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000600
$ 390,000
$ 390,000
+0.00%
364 c0ban RYO $ 0.00382
$ 336,512
$ 336,512
+1.38%
365 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0412
$ 280,761
$ 280,761
-0.51%
366 GoChain GO $ 0.000200
$ 270,527
$ 270,527
+0.00%
367 JunoCash JUNO $ 0.150
$ 270,175
$ 270,175
-22.12%
368 Professional Fighters League Fan Token PFL $ 0.260
$ 269,739
$ 269,739
+3.14%
369 BONE BONE $ 0.00127
$ 266,952
$ 266,952
+6.33%
370 Hacash HAC $ 0.191
$ 261,013
$ 261,013
+0.77%
371 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅261
$ 258,678
$ 258,678
+1.37%
372 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,750
$ 252,750
+0.00%
373 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.000239
$ 239,000
$ 239,000
-14.95%
374 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000349
$ 212,402
$ 212,402
-6.04%
375 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₅127
$ 159,748
$ 159,748
+19.58%
376 Batching.AI BATCH $ 0.000133
$ 133,470
$ 133,470
-6.93%
377 t3rn TRN $ 0.00118
$ 117,600
$ 117,600
-10.37%
378 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.0123
$ 114,169
$ 114,169
-1.70%
379 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.000341
$ 92,804
$ 92,804
+0.45%
380 Phicoin PHI $ 0.000272
$ 89,326
$ 89,326
-3.89%
381 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000666
$ 79,505
$ 79,505
-1.22%
382 Pactus PACTUS $ 0.0212
$ 73,325
$ 73,325
-10.01%
383 Ultrapro UPRO $ 0.0000633
$ 68,943
$ 68,943
+0.00%
384 RebelCoin RBL $ 0.00100
$ 37,364
$ 37,364
+0.00%
385 BitcoinPoW BTCW $ 0.00731
$ 29,138
$ 29,138
+1.53%
386 TokenSwap TP $ 0.0000260
$ 26,000
$ 26,000
+0.00%
387 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆837
$ 17,577
$ 17,577
-1.53%
388 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₆530
$ 15,211
$ 15,211
+0.00%
389 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000723
$ 15,009
$ 15,009
+0.73%
390 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $ 0.0000500
$ 15,006
$ 15,006
+0.00%
391 Shine Chain SC20 $ 0.000135
$ 13,500
$ 13,500
-35.71%
392 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇480
$ 13,440
$ 13,440
+0.00%
393 NEBX XPOWER $ 0.000500
$ 13,130
$ 13,130
-5.62%
394 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.000223
$ 9,535
$ 9,535
+13.78%
395 Teritori TORI $ 0.0000225
$ 9,090
$ 9,090
+19.58%
396 Pixie PIX $ 0.0₅443
$ 8,860
$ 8,860
+2.31%
397 BARA KRC BARA $ 0.0₆211
$ 6,056
$ 6,056
+3.94%
398 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,110
$ 5,110
+0.00%
399 Abel Finance ABEL $ 0.00444
$ 2,969
$ 2,969
+0.04%
400 Pondo PNDO $ 0.000511
$ 88
$ 88
-1.58%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0767
$ 59.53M
$ 59.53 million
+20.52%
CORN CORN $ 0.0406
$ 21.32M
$ 21.32 million
+13.80%
Supra SUPRA $ 0.000501
$ 13.11M
$ 13.11 million
+12.23%
Viction VIC $ 0.0635
$ 8.06M
$ 8.06 million
+11.02%
Syscoin SYS $ 0.00599
$ 5.31M
$ 5.31 million
+9.42%
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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