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401 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.00112
$ 47,974
$ 47,974
-0.18%
402 KTOSHI KTOSHI $ 0.0₈208
$ 43,785
$ 43,785
-3.16%
403 BitcoinPoW BTCW $ 0.01000
$ 39,860
$ 39,860
+0.00%
404 RebelCoin RBL $ 0.00100
$ 37,174
$ 37,174
+0.00%
405 TokenSwap TP $ 0.0000360
$ 36,000
$ 36,000
+0.00%
406 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $ 0.0000900
$ 27,000
$ 27,000
+0.00%
407 HiveSwap HIVP $ 0.0000118
$ 24,780
$ 24,780
-0.42%
408 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆965
$ 20,265
$ 20,265
-0.41%
409 Shine Chain SC20 $ 0.000190
$ 19,020
$ 19,020
+0.00%
410 Integritee Network TEER $ 0.0140
$ 18,200
$ 18,200
-5.15%
411 kappy KRC KAPPY $ 0.0₆140
$ 16,800
$ 16,800
-2.78%
412 NEBX XPOWER $ 0.000460
$ 12,078
$ 12,078
-2.13%
413 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇420
$ 11,760
$ 11,760
-2.33%
414 Ouroboros OURO $ 0.000223
$ 10,445
$ 10,445
+39.38%
415 UNCOMMON•GOODS ⧉ $ 0.0154
$ 10,362
$ 10,362
+23.20%
416 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000549
$ 10,343
$ 10,343
+7.71%
417 BARA KRC BARA $ 0.0₆217
$ 6,228
$ 6,228
-0.46%
418 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,109
$ 5,109
+0.00%
419 STICK KRC STICK $ 0.0₅350
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
+2.94%
420 Abel Finance ABEL $ 0.00444
$ 2,968
$ 2,968
+0.00%
421 SAFCOIN SAF $ 0.000310
$ 2,902
$ 2,902
-74.65%
422 WIENER KRC WIENER $ 0.0₆430
$ 430
$ 430
+4.88%
423 Pondo PNDO $ 0.000675
$ 116
$ 116
+1.03%
424 ByteCoin BCN $ --
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425 Bitcoin Diamond BCD $ --
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426 Metaverse ETP ETP $ --
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427 HyperCash HC $ --
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428 Nxt NXT $ --
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429 Bitcoin Private BTCP $ --
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430 Enigma ENG $ --
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431 Groestlcoin GRS $ --
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432 BridgeCoin BCO $ --
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433 High Performance Blockchain HPB $ --
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434 Apollo Currency APL $ --
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435 PeerCoin PPC $ --
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436 BlockNet BLOCK $ --
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437 Achain ACT $ --
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438 Ignis IGNIS $ --
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439 SaluS SLS $ --
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440 ZClassic ZCL $ --
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441 PrimeCoin XPM $ --
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442 ViaCoin VIA $ --
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443 CloakCoin CLOAK $ --
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444 Pac Protocol PAC $ --
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445 Pascal Coin PASC $ --
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446 FeatherCoin FTC $ --
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447 Rise RISE $ --
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448 Flash FLASH $ --
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449 Pepe Cash PEPECASH $ --
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450 Anoncoin ANC $ --
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Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Flow FLOW $ 0.0675
$ 110.75M
$ 110.75 million
+40.28%
0G 0G $ 0.648
$ 138.51M
$ 138.51 million
+21.51%
Berachain BERA $ 0.725
$ 154.50M
$ 154.50 million
+17.97%
Taraxa TARA $ 0.000164
$ 997,370
$ 997,370
+17.62%
Syscoin SYS $ 0.0146
$ 12.40M
$ 12.40 million
+14.13%
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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