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201 Statter STT $ 0.0573
$ 2.88M
$ 2.88 million
-5.82%
202 NEXA Token NEXA $ 0.0₆472
$ 2.77M
$ 2.77 million
-1.24%
203 KardiaChain KAI $ 0.000517
$ 2.75M
$ 2.75 million
-2.26%
204 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.109
$ 2.66M
$ 2.66 million
+1.01%
205 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0333
$ 2.56M
$ 2.56 million
+0.12%
206 Vertcoin VTC $ 0.0546
$ 2.56M
$ 2.56 million
+4.53%
207 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0449
$ 2.47M
$ 2.47 million
+5.47%
208 Nexus NXS $ 0.0320
$ 2.45M
$ 2.45 million
+1.65%
209 Validity VAL $ 0.422
$ 2.34M
$ 2.34 million
+6.26%
210 Dill DL $ 0.00186
$ 2.21M
$ 2.21 million
+1.39%
211 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0264
$ 2.10M
$ 2.10 million
+6.01%
212 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00715
$ 1.81M
$ 1.81 million
+22.24%
213 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000144
$ 1.73M
$ 1.73 million
+7.56%
214 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000738
$ 1.62M
$ 1.62 million
+7.25%
215 Crypton CRP $ 0.145
$ 1.52M
$ 1.52 million
+0.44%
216 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00569
$ 1.52M
$ 1.52 million
-0.61%
217 Saito SAITO $ 0.000575
$ 1.45M
$ 1.45 million
-0.03%
218 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.417
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
+4.03%
219 Particl PART $ 0.159
$ 1.43M
$ 1.43 million
-0.81%
220 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000538
$ 1.32M
$ 1.32 million
-0.12%
221 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00729
$ 1.09M
$ 1.09 million
+0.89%
222 Dero DERO $ 0.192
$ 1.08M
$ 1.08 million
+2.00%
223 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0614
$ 1.01M
$ 1.01 million
-2.59%
224 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $ 0.443
$ 928,831
$ 928,831
+1.66%
225 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000517
$ 882,820
$ 882,820
+10.07%
226 Taraxa TARA $ 0.000122
$ 746,193
$ 746,193
+100.21%
227 Rise RISE $ 0.00305
$ 713,404
$ 713,404
-2.87%
228 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.00776
$ 688,200
$ 688,200
-2.24%
229 Namada NAM $ 0.000651
$ 651,684
$ 651,684
-14.70%
230 Temtum TEM $ 0.00182
$ 475,101
$ 475,101
+27.27%
231 Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0000116
$ 464,623
$ 464,623
+2.79%
232 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.244
$ 461,105
$ 461,105
+16.19%
233 kira.network KEX $ 0.00200
$ 450,136
$ 450,136
+0.00%
234 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000202
$ 389,273
$ 389,273
-0.63%
235 Velas VLX $ 0.000624
$ 273,787
$ 273,787
-4.07%
236 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0135
$ 268,764
$ 268,764
+0.00%
237 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00231
$ 205,505
$ 205,505
-2.00%
238 Synereo AMP $ 0.00122
$ 122,927
$ 122,927
+1.48%
239 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000273
$ 93,252
$ 93,252
+0.37%
240 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0859
$ 88,437
$ 88,437
+2.01%
241 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.0000851
$ 67,143
$ 67,143
-0.04%
242 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅244
$ 50,458
$ 50,458
+0.00%
243 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000501
$ 48,539
$ 48,539
-0.67%
244 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0481
$ 26,769
$ 26,769
+0.27%
245 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000790
$ 21,146
$ 21,146
+0.17%
246 Atleta ATLA $ 286.20
$ 856.54B
$ 856.54 billion
-0.07%
247 EIOB EIOB $ 2.07
$ 20.72B
$ 20.72 billion
-57.51%
248 VerifiedX VFX $ 74.00
$ 14.80B
$ 14.80 billion
+0.00%
249 ParkCoin KPK $ 1.08
$ 9.71B
$ 9.71 billion
+1.04%
250 Splendor SPLD $ 0.369
$ 9.58B
$ 9.58 billion
+51.52%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0206
$ 38.40M
$ 38.40 million
+45.33%
Casper CSPR $ 0.00436
$ 63.03M
$ 63.03 million
+38.71%
Dusk DUSK $ 0.107
$ 38.54M
$ 38.54 million
+15.45%
TANSSI TANSSI $ 0.000504
$ 170,456
$ 170,456
+14.92%
Arweave AR $ 1.89
$ 124.35M
$ 124.35 million
+13.47%
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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