Layer-1 coins

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

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401 Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging Fan Token STV $ 0.0667
$ 23,144
$ 23,144
-32.41%
402 Shine Chain SC20 $ 0.000210
$ 21,000
$ 21,000
+90.91%
403 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆854
$ 17,934
$ 17,934
-1.27%
404 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.000402
$ 17,188
$ 17,188
+10.44%
405 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000802
$ 15,112
$ 15,112
-0.57%
406 Integritee Network TEER $ 0.0106
$ 13,727
$ 13,727
-1.83%
407 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇480
$ 13,440
$ 13,440
+0.00%
408 VenatorUniverseToken VNT $ 0.00430
$ 12,900
$ 12,900
-15.69%
409 NEBX XPOWER $ 0.000460
$ 12,075
$ 12,075
-2.11%
410 Pixie PIX $ 0.0₅495
$ 9,900
$ 9,900
-2.56%
411 kappy KRC KAPPY $ 0.0₇650
$ 7,800
$ 7,800
+0.00%
412 BARA KRC BARA $ 0.0₆206
$ 5,912
$ 5,912
+0.98%
413 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,109
$ 5,109
+0.00%
414 STICK KRC STICK $ 0.0₅420
$ 4,200
$ 4,200
-2.33%
415 Abel Finance ABEL $ 0.00445
$ 2,969
$ 2,969
+0.04%
416 Pondo PNDO $ 0.000590
$ 102
$ 102
+0.02%
417 ByteCoin BCN $ --
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418 Bitcoin Diamond BCD $ --
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419 Metaverse ETP ETP $ --
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420 HyperCash HC $ --
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421 Nxt NXT $ --
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422 Bitcoin Private BTCP $ --
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423 Enigma ENG $ --
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424 Groestlcoin GRS $ --
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425 BridgeCoin BCO $ --
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426 High Performance Blockchain HPB $ --
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427 Apollo Currency APL $ --
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428 PeerCoin PPC $ --
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429 BlockNet BLOCK $ --
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430 Achain ACT $ --
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431 Ignis IGNIS $ --
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432 SaluS SLS $ --
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433 ZClassic ZCL $ --
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434 PrimeCoin XPM $ --
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435 ViaCoin VIA $ --
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436 CloakCoin CLOAK $ --
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437 Pac Protocol PAC $ --
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438 Pascal Coin PASC $ --
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439 FeatherCoin FTC $ --
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440 Rise RISE $ --
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441 Flash FLASH $ --
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442 Pepe Cash PEPECASH $ --
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443 Anoncoin ANC $ --
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444 Experience Points XP $ --
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445 RubyCoin RBY $ --
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446 Infinite Coin IFC $ --
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447 NewYorkCoin NYC $ --
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448 Zilbercoin ZBC $ --
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449 Curecoin CURE $ --
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450 BlueCoin BLU $ --
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Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Energy Web Token EWT $ 0.499
$ 41.71M
$ 41.71 million
+20.53%
Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $ 0.00395
$ 645,311
$ 645,311
+17.88%
Wrapped Centrifuge CFG $ 0.164
$ 94.88M
$ 94.88 million
+7.42%
Espresso ESP $ 0.0840
$ 87.04M
$ 87.04 million
+5.18%
Monad MON $ 0.0241
$ 261.34M
$ 261.34 million
+4.59%
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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