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351 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $ 0.607
$ 1.40M
$ 1.40 million
+11.20%
352 MinoTari XTM $ 0.00159
$ 1.36M
$ 1.36 million
-0.67%
353 PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0272
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
+3.03%
354 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.00478
$ 1.30M
$ 1.30 million
+0.70%
355 Doichain DOI $ 0.0735
$ 1.29M
$ 1.29 million
+0.73%
356 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.00244
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
+0.91%
357 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.00121
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
+2.04%
358 Cubechain QUB QUB $ 0.00203
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
+0.15%
359 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.00119
$ 1.19M
$ 1.19 million
-2.54%
360 Dingocoin DINGO $ 0.0₅969
$ 1.13M
$ 1.13 million
-0.58%
361 Versatize Coin VTCN $ 0.0111
$ 1.11M
$ 1.11 million
-1.32%
362 WrappedXTM wXTM $ 0.00157
$ 1.11M
$ 1.11 million
-2.44%
363 Warthog WART $ 0.0928
$ 1.00M
$ 1.00 million
+1.05%
364 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000513
$ 838,432
$ 838,432
-0.31%
365 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000817
$ 817,000
$ 817,000
+0.25%
366 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0142
$ 680,448
$ 680,448
+6.06%
367 C4E C4E $ 0.00226
$ 677,229
$ 677,229
-23.61%
368 SE Palmeiras Fan Token VERDAO $ 0.0329
$ 657,794
$ 657,794
+1.25%
369 Circularity Finance CIFI $ 0.00650
$ 642,320
$ 642,320
-43.48%
370 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.684
$ 638,661
$ 638,661
-0.56%
371 Atomic Meta ATMC $ 0.0000700
$ 630,000
$ 630,000
-22.22%
372 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000910
$ 591,500
$ 591,500
+85.71%
373 t3rn TRN $ 0.00525
$ 524,911
$ 524,911
+0.58%
374 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 292.45
$ 508,278
$ 508,278
+0.78%
375 Waves Enterprise WEST $ 0.00129
$ 481,970
$ 481,970
+3.29%
376 SC Internacional Fan Token SACI $ 0.0303
$ 454,845
$ 454,845
+4.57%
377 DANGNN DANGNN $ 0.0000449
$ 448,700
$ 448,700
-0.33%
378 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00248
$ 425,926
$ 425,926
+0.99%
379 Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT $ 1.28
$ 400,232
$ 400,232
+4.21%
380 Lightning Bitcoin LBTC $ 0.0517
$ 385,615
$ 385,615
+1.08%
381 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0542
$ 369,800
$ 369,800
-4.29%
382 Ethereum Gold ETHG ETHG $ 0.00500
$ 368,534
$ 368,534
-0.60%
383 Hacash HAC $ 0.267
$ 364,014
$ 364,014
+6.01%
384 Etica ETI $ 0.0497
$ 322,370
$ 322,370
-0.28%
385 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅322
$ 314,294
$ 314,294
-3.68%
386 c0ban RYO $ 0.00347
$ 305,800
$ 305,800
+0.32%
387 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,591
$ 252,591
+0.18%
388 Legia Warsaw LEG $ 0.189
$ 223,162
$ 223,162
-1.67%
389 Karura KAR $ 0.00189
$ 220,128
$ 220,128
+5.09%
390 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000359
$ 218,692
$ 218,692
-3.61%
391 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₅148
$ 185,932
$ 185,932
-8.24%
392 Camelot Protocol CLOT $ 0.000114
$ 109,104
$ 109,104
-2.18%
393 Mktcash MCH $ 0.000275
$ 102,499
$ 102,499
+0.00%
394 BONE BONE $ 0.000382
$ 80,157
$ 80,157
+13.23%
395 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000665
$ 77,799
$ 77,799
+0.21%
396 Ultrapro UPRO $ 0.0000685
$ 74,654
$ 74,654
-32.52%
397 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00760
$ 70,343
$ 70,343
+0.52%
398 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₅211
$ 60,557
$ 60,557
+0.00%
399 Batching.AI BATCH $ 0.0000507
$ 50,680
$ 50,680
-14.25%
400 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.00112
$ 47,974
$ 47,974
-0.18%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Flow FLOW $ 0.0632
$ 101.95M
$ 101.95 million
+32.61%
Taraxa TARA $ 0.000170
$ 1.03M
$ 1.03 million
+30.24%
0G 0G $ 0.658
$ 140.48M
$ 140.48 million
+25.11%
Berachain BERA $ 0.742
$ 157.61M
$ 157.61 million
+17.30%
Ardor ARDR $ 0.0448
$ 44.73M
$ 44.73 million
+16.26%
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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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