Layer-1 coins

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

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401 KTOSHI KTOSHI $ 0.0₈208
$ 43,764
$ 43,764
+2.56%
402 RebelCoin RBL $ 0.00100
$ 37,174
$ 37,174
+0.00%
403 TokenSwap TP $ 0.0000360
$ 36,000
$ 36,000
+0.00%
404 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $ 0.0000900
$ 27,000
$ 27,000
+0.00%
405 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆944
$ 19,824
$ 19,824
-0.63%
406 Shine Chain SC20 $ 0.000190
$ 19,020
$ 19,020
+0.00%
407 HiveSwap HIVP $ 0.0₅900
$ 18,900
$ 18,900
-37.63%
408 Integritee Network TEER $ 0.0140
$ 18,200
$ 18,200
+17.45%
409 kappy KRC KAPPY $ 0.0₆144
$ 17,280
$ 17,280
+2.86%
410 NEBX XPOWER $ 0.000460
$ 12,078
$ 12,078
-13.40%
411 Ouroboros OURO $ 0.000255
$ 11,943
$ 11,943
+70.00%
412 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇420
$ 11,760
$ 11,760
+2.44%
413 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000543
$ 10,226
$ 10,226
+5.79%
414 Pixie PIX $ 0.0₅442
$ 8,840
$ 8,840
+4.99%
415 UNCOMMON•GOODS ⧉ $ 0.0123
$ 8,276
$ 8,276
-5.38%
416 BARA KRC BARA $ 0.0₆214
$ 6,142
$ 6,142
+0.47%
417 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,109
$ 5,109
+0.00%
418 STICK KRC STICK $ 0.0₅350
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
+2.94%
419 Abel Finance ABEL $ 0.00444
$ 2,968
$ 2,968
-0.02%
420 SAFCOIN SAF $ 0.000310
$ 2,902
$ 2,902
-74.65%
421 WIENER KRC WIENER $ 0.0₆430
$ 430
$ 430
-4.44%
422 Pondo PNDO $ 0.000668
$ 115
$ 115
-0.58%
423 ByteCoin BCN $ --
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424 Bitcoin Diamond BCD $ --
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425 Metaverse ETP ETP $ --
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426 HyperCash HC $ --
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427 Nxt NXT $ --
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428 Bitcoin Private BTCP $ --
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429 Enigma ENG $ --
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430 Groestlcoin GRS $ --
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431 BridgeCoin BCO $ --
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432 High Performance Blockchain HPB $ --
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433 Apollo Currency APL $ --
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434 PeerCoin PPC $ --
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435 BlockNet BLOCK $ --
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436 Achain ACT $ --
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437 Ignis IGNIS $ --
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438 SaluS SLS $ --
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439 ZClassic ZCL $ --
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440 PrimeCoin XPM $ --
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441 ViaCoin VIA $ --
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442 CloakCoin CLOAK $ --
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443 Pac Protocol PAC $ --
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444 Pascal Coin PASC $ --
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445 FeatherCoin FTC $ --
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446 Rise RISE $ --
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447 Flash FLASH $ --
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448 Pepe Cash PEPECASH $ --
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449 Anoncoin ANC $ --
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450 Experience Points XP $ --
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Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Berachain BERA $ 0.779
$ 165.40M
$ 165.40 million
+48.14%
Taraxa TARA $ 0.000170
$ 1.03M
$ 1.03 million
+34.12%
0G 0G $ 0.686
$ 146.11M
$ 146.11 million
+33.13%
Ronin RON $ 0.114
$ 86.95M
$ 86.95 million
+18.21%
SAGA SAGA $ 0.0340
$ 12.09M
$ 12.09 million
+16.88%
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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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