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251 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 473.52
$ 9.47B
$ 9.47 billion
+0.92%
252 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 6.21
$ 9.31B
$ 9.31 billion
-2.72%
253 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 54.51
$ 7.35B
$ 7.35 billion
+1.98%
254 Kinesis Gold KAU $ 139.53
$ 5.95B
$ 5.95 billion
-14.70%
255 Lither LTH $ 2.18
$ 4.58B
$ 4.58 billion
+1.08%
256 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 10.94
$ 4.32B
$ 4.32 billion
+5.32%
257 Polygon MATIC $ 0.379
$ 3.97B
$ 3.97 billion
+308.30%
258 PLATINCOIN PLC $ 749.04
$ 3.75B
$ 3.75 billion
+4.69%
259 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00277
$ 2.77B
$ 2.77 billion
+0.00%
260 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.54
$ 2.40B
$ 2.40 billion
+1.40%
261 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 28.05
$ 1.99B
$ 1.99 billion
+4.64%
262 STO Chain STOC $ 0.180
$ 1.80B
$ 1.80 billion
-4.47%
263 Rubix RBT $ 130.94
$ 1.34B
$ 1.34 billion
-0.86%
264 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.39
$ 1.31B
$ 1.31 billion
+2.68%
265 Evrmore EVR $ 0.111
$ 1.19B
$ 1.19 billion
+11.55%
266 USAD USAD $ 1.00
$ 882.83M
$ 882.83 million
-0.32%
267 OroBit XRB $ 1.37
$ 685.60M
$ 685.60 million
+13.54%
268 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0460
$ 460.00M
$ 460.00 million
-1.29%
269 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
270 ADI ADI $ 3.33
$ 266.48M
$ 266.48 million
+1.72%
271 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 11.27
$ 206.54M
$ 206.54 million
+0.79%
272 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 66.48
$ 192.53M
$ 192.53 million
-0.20%
273 Doric DRC $ 0.290
$ 173.82M
$ 173.82 million
+0.03%
274 Fantom FTM $ 0.0432
$ 137.31M
$ 137.31 million
+2.76%
275 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0508
$ 124.32M
$ 124.32 million
+1.16%
276 Litentry LIT $ 0.955
$ 95.36M
$ 95.36 million
+1.65%
277 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 7.82
$ 85.99M
$ 85.99 million
+0.34%
278 Bitgold BTG $ 3.46
$ 69.14M
$ 69.14 million
-1.87%
279 GICTrade GICT $ 0.682
$ 67.73M
$ 67.73 million
+6.26%
280 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 0.296
$ 62.18M
$ 62.18 million
+14.46%
281 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0222
$ 58.33M
$ 58.33 million
+3.10%
282 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.281
$ 52.89M
$ 52.89 million
-5.95%
283 evraz EVRAZ $ 0.523
$ 47.09M
$ 47.09 million
+0.09%
284 DaVinci Coin DCOIN $ 0.400
$ 40.00M
$ 40.00 million
+0.00%
285 APEX AP3X $ 0.0166
$ 39.85M
$ 39.85 million
-7.41%
286 MOVA MOVA $ 0.709
$ 35.44M
$ 35.44 million
+1.16%
287 HBD CHAIN HBD $ 0.0149
$ 31.23M
$ 31.23 million
+0.31%
288 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.184
$ 30.70M
$ 30.70 million
+2.54%
289 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000697
$ 29.28M
$ 29.28 million
-0.24%
290 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0578
$ 28.90M
$ 28.90 million
+2.28%
291 QANplatform QANX $ 0.0147
$ 25.06M
$ 25.06 million
-1.44%
292 XT Smart Chain XT $ 4.03
$ 24.33M
$ 24.33 million
+3.90%
293 Qubetics TICS $ 0.0163
$ 22.18M
$ 22.18 million
+1.31%
294 Aliv Coin ALIV $ 0.00680
$ 20.40M
$ 20.40 million
+0.00%
295 InitVerse INI $ 0.108
$ 19.70M
$ 19.70 million
-0.23%
296 Optio OPT $ 0.00140
$ 18.18M
$ 18.18 million
+1.58%
297 Hex Trust USD USDX $ 0.936
$ 17.59M
$ 17.59 million
+0.45%
298 Impact Coin IMX $ 0.158
$ 17.47M
$ 17.47 million
+2.42%
299 Pepecoin PEP $ 0.000163
$ 16.56M
$ 16.56 million
-1.87%
300 Metacoin MTC $ 0.00946
$ 15.98M
$ 15.98 million
-0.84%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Casper CSPR $ 0.00421
$ 60.76M
$ 60.76 million
+29.32%
PEAQ PEAQ $ 0.0183
$ 34.08M
$ 34.08 million
+27.16%
Dusk DUSK $ 0.109
$ 39.18M
$ 39.18 million
+15.29%
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET $ 0.238
$ 571.27M
$ 571.27 million
+13.51%
LUKSO LYX $ 0.327
$ 10.00M
$ 10.00 million
+13.13%
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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