Layer-1 coins

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

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401 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $ 0.0000800
$ 24,000
$ 24,000
-0.00%
402 Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging Fan Token STV $ 0.0666
$ 23,094
$ 23,094
-27.58%
403 Shine Chain SC20 $ 0.000210
$ 21,000
$ 21,000
-4.55%
404 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆851
$ 17,871
$ 17,871
+2.65%
405 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.000404
$ 17,274
$ 17,274
+10.99%
406 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000813
$ 15,323
$ 15,323
+1.21%
407 VenatorUniverseToken VNT $ 0.00510
$ 15,300
$ 15,300
-26.09%
408 Integritee Network TEER $ 0.0108
$ 14,004
$ 14,004
+0.15%
409 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇480
$ 13,440
$ 13,440
-2.04%
410 NEBX XPOWER $ 0.000463
$ 12,167
$ 12,167
+0.52%
411 Pixie PIX $ 0.0₅495
$ 9,900
$ 9,900
-8.33%
412 kappy KRC KAPPY $ 0.0₇620
$ 7,440
$ 7,440
+0.00%
413 BARA KRC BARA $ 0.0₆205
$ 5,884
$ 5,884
+0.00%
414 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,109
$ 5,109
+0.00%
415 STICK KRC STICK $ 0.0₅410
$ 4,100
$ 4,100
-2.38%
416 Abel Finance ABEL $ 0.00445
$ 2,969
$ 2,969
+0.01%
417 Pondo PNDO $ 0.000595
$ 103
$ 103
+0.88%
418 ByteCoin BCN $ --
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419 Bitcoin Diamond BCD $ --
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420 Metaverse ETP ETP $ --
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421 HyperCash HC $ --
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422 Nxt NXT $ --
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423 Bitcoin Private BTCP $ --
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424 Enigma ENG $ --
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425 Groestlcoin GRS $ --
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426 BridgeCoin BCO $ --
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427 High Performance Blockchain HPB $ --
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428 Apollo Currency APL $ --
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429 PeerCoin PPC $ --
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430 BlockNet BLOCK $ --
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431 Achain ACT $ --
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432 Ignis IGNIS $ --
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433 SaluS SLS $ --
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434 ZClassic ZCL $ --
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435 PrimeCoin XPM $ --
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436 ViaCoin VIA $ --
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437 CloakCoin CLOAK $ --
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438 Pac Protocol PAC $ --
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439 Pascal Coin PASC $ --
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440 FeatherCoin FTC $ --
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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
Irys IRYS $ 0.0226
$ 45.04M
$ 45.04 million
+9.80%
Energy Web Token EWT $ 0.449
$ 37.52M
$ 37.52 million
+8.55%
Alephium ALPH $ 0.0581
$ 7.57M
$ 7.57 million
+7.45%
Wrapped Centrifuge CFG $ 0.166
$ 95.87M
$ 95.87 million
+6.59%
VANA VANA $ 1.25
$ 38.37M
$ 38.37 million
+2.98%
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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