Layer-1 coins

870 coins #4 Page 8

A layer-1 coin is the native coin of a blockchain. More

Download
# Coins Price Market cap 24h

The coins below are ranked lower due to missing data. Learn more

351 CratD2C CRAT $ 0.00529
$ 1.59M
$ 1.59 million
-0.24%
352 WrappedXTM wXTM $ 0.00219
$ 1.54M
$ 1.54 million
-1.45%
353 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0292
$ 1.43M
$ 1.43 million
-1.86%
354 ADAMANT Messenger ADM $ 0.0116
$ 1.28M
$ 1.28 million
-0.03%
355 Cubechain QUB QUB $ 0.00203
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-0.10%
356 Dingocoin DINGO $ 0.0₅915
$ 1.08M
$ 1.08 million
-0.26%
357 iBitHub IBH $ 0.0556
$ 1.02M
$ 1.02 million
+1.71%
358 Warthog WART $ 0.0877
$ 980,919
$ 980,919
+0.66%
359 Doichain DOI $ 0.0560
$ 979,139
$ 979,139
+0.27%
360 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.000869
$ 869,300
$ 869,300
+23.15%
361 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.00162
$ 812,400
$ 812,400
-3.16%
362 Waves Enterprise WEST $ 0.00208
$ 780,958
$ 780,958
+0.39%
363 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $ 0.324
$ 747,873
$ 747,873
-2.88%
364 PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0152
$ 745,627
$ 745,627
+0.00%
365 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.000729
$ 729,000
$ 729,000
-0.55%
366 MinoTari XTM $ 0.000827
$ 707,936
$ 707,936
+4.71%
367 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000638
$ 638,006
$ 638,006
-0.62%
368 JunoCash JUNO $ 0.329
$ 592,404
$ 592,404
-21.16%
369 SE Palmeiras Fan Token VERDAO $ 0.0293
$ 586,095
$ 586,095
+0.74%
370 Vasco da Gama Fan Token VASCO $ 0.0282
$ 564,454
$ 564,454
+1.46%
371 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 315.86
$ 548,965
$ 548,965
-0.88%
372 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000325
$ 531,698
$ 531,698
+0.88%
373 SC Internacional Fan Token SACI $ 0.0314
$ 470,543
$ 470,543
-0.00%
374 Lightning Bitcoin LBTC $ 0.0604
$ 451,315
$ 451,315
-10.31%
375 Versatize Coin VTCN $ 0.00443
$ 443,300
$ 443,300
-2.42%
376 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00236
$ 413,943
$ 413,943
-0.89%
377 Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT $ 1.26
$ 392,063
$ 392,063
-2.33%
378 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.417
$ 389,009
$ 389,009
+3.92%
379 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.00132
$ 359,369
$ 359,369
-0.85%
380 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0478
$ 326,748
$ 326,748
-0.37%
381 Camelot Protocol CLOT $ 0.000338
$ 324,566
$ 324,566
-7.27%
382 Hacash HAC $ 0.233
$ 318,650
$ 318,650
+7.22%
383 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅312
$ 308,159
$ 308,159
+1.36%
384 c0ban RYO $ 0.00349
$ 307,032
$ 307,032
+0.43%
385 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,410
$ 252,410
-0.13%
386 t3rn TRN $ 0.00234
$ 234,332
$ 234,332
+4.88%
387 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000328
$ 199,280
$ 199,280
-0.01%
388 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000270
$ 175,500
$ 175,500
+0.00%
389 Taler TLR $ 0.00723
$ 139,641
$ 139,641
+0.34%
390 BONE BONE $ 0.000640
$ 134,400
$ 134,400
+47.57%
391 BitcoinPoW BTCW $ 0.0312
$ 124,365
$ 124,365
+0.26%
392 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₆936
$ 117,443
$ 117,443
+0.38%
393 Phicoin PHI $ 0.000266
$ 87,182
$ 87,182
+0.38%
394 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000664
$ 78,818
$ 78,818
-0.11%
395 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00782
$ 72,361
$ 72,361
-0.80%
396 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₅200
$ 57,400
$ 57,400
+0.00%
397 Young Boys Fan Token YBO $ 0.0430
$ 52,287
$ 52,287
+18.95%
398 KTOSHI KTOSHI $ 0.0₈194
$ 40,824
$ 40,824
+0.73%
399 RebelCoin RBL $ 0.00100
$ 37,364
$ 37,364
-0.00%
400 TokenSwap TP $ 0.0000260
$ 26,000
$ 26,000
+0.00%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Irys IRYS $ 0.0225
$ 44.91M
$ 44.91 million
+11.77%
Energy Web Token EWT $ 0.439
$ 36.73M
$ 36.73 million
+6.18%
Wrapped Centrifuge CFG $ 0.164
$ 94.44M
$ 94.44 million
+6.12%
Alephium ALPH $ 0.0574
$ 7.48M
$ 7.48 million
+5.92%
VANA VANA $ 1.24
$ 38.05M
$ 38.05 million
+3.06%
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.

Useful / Related Links