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201 Football Coin XFC $ 0.00747
$ 2.95M
$ 2.95 million
-0.07%
202 NavCoin NAV $ 0.0373
$ 2.88M
$ 2.88 million
-2.58%
203 CounterParty XCP $ 1.10
$ 2.87M
$ 2.87 million
-5.54%
204 TomoChain TOMO $ 0.0509
$ 2.80M
$ 2.80 million
-2.69%
205 Nexus NXS $ 0.0327
$ 2.50M
$ 2.50 million
+0.52%
206 Persistence XPRT $ 0.00984
$ 2.47M
$ 2.47 million
+3.89%
207 Dill DL $ 0.00204
$ 2.42M
$ 2.42 million
-0.33%
208 GlobalBoost-Y BSTY $ 0.0979
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
+32.99%
209 Validity VAL $ 0.398
$ 2.20M
$ 2.20 million
-0.62%
210 Particl PART $ 0.242
$ 2.18M
$ 2.18 million
+1.13%
211 JUNO JUNO $ 0.0257
$ 2.04M
$ 2.04 million
+1.30%
212 Signum SIGNA $ 0.000893
$ 1.96M
$ 1.96 million
-10.04%
213 Namada NAM $ 0.00175
$ 1.75M
$ 1.75 million
-10.42%
214 Crypton CRP $ 0.147
$ 1.54M
$ 1.54 million
+0.23%
215 Energi NRG $ 0.0147
$ 1.51M
$ 1.51 million
-0.69%
216 Dione Protocol DIONE $ 0.000121
$ 1.44M
$ 1.44 million
-3.14%
217 Saito SAITO $ 0.000566
$ 1.42M
$ 1.42 million
-1.44%
218 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.408
$ 1.41M
$ 1.41 million
+0.52%
219 Dero DERO $ 0.236
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
+0.54%
220 kira.network KEX $ 0.00570
$ 1.28M
$ 1.28 million
+0.00%
221 LnfiOFT LN $ 0.00766
$ 1.15M
$ 1.15 million
+0.09%
222 Ternoa CAPS $ 0.000492
$ 1.13M
$ 1.13 million
+1.44%
223 Taraxa TARA $ 0.000178
$ 1.08M
$ 1.08 million
+8.06%
224 Oasys OAS $ 0.00111
$ 961,821
$ 961,821
-6.59%
225 Bitcoin Vault BTCV $ 0.439
$ 919,695
$ 919,695
-0.79%
226 Bitcore BTX $ 0.0538
$ 890,015
$ 890,015
-0.30%
227 Autonomys AI3 $ 0.0100
$ 880,609
$ 880,609
-2.15%
228 eXPerience Chain XPC $ 0.0₅647
$ 859,054
$ 859,054
+0.78%
229 Darwinia Network Native Token RING $ 0.000437
$ 745,698
$ 745,698
-0.24%
230 ICB NETWORK ICBX $ 0.0000361
$ 695,976
$ 695,976
-4.63%
231 Shiden Network SDN $ 0.0129
$ 672,317
$ 672,317
+5.59%
232 Humanode HMND $ 0.00291
$ 543,337
$ 543,337
-5.51%
233 Crust Network CRU $ 0.0218
$ 433,750
$ 433,750
+1.17%
234 Best Fintech Investment Coin BFIC $ 0.223
$ 421,420
$ 421,420
-15.05%
235 Velas VLX $ 0.000619
$ 271,838
$ 271,838
+52.00%
236 Glitch GLCH $ 0.00243
$ 216,435
$ 216,435
+5.09%
237 Q Protocol QGOV $ 0.00120
$ 180,206
$ 180,206
+23.71%
238 Synereo AMP $ 0.00156
$ 157,206
$ 157,206
+0.57%
239 Statter STT $ 0.00299
$ 150,530
$ 150,530
-13.33%
240 ChessCoin CHESS $ 0.00240
$ 129,679
$ 129,679
-11.11%
241 The ChampCoin TCC $ 0.00228
$ 114,150
$ 114,150
+90.25%
242 OneLedger OLT $ 0.000325
$ 111,014
$ 111,014
+8.33%
243 Raptoreum RTM $ 0.000114
$ 89,578
$ 89,578
+2.61%
244 LiquidyFinance LQDY $ 0.0793
$ 81,693
$ 81,693
-0.08%
245 StrongHands SHND $ 0.0₅239
$ 49,275
$ 49,275
-2.05%
246 Self Chain SLF $ 0.000438
$ 42,486
$ 42,486
-0.32%
247 Electric Cash ELCASH $ 0.0473
$ 26,308
$ 26,308
+0.17%
248 Cheesecoin CHEESE $ 0.0000789
$ 21,135
$ 21,135
-0.08%
249 Atleta ATLA $ 22.47
$ 67.41B
$ 67.41 billion
-0.03%
250 Splendor SPLD $ 2.00
$ 51.97B
$ 51.97 billion
-1.16%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Oraichain Token ORAI $ 0.455
$ 8.69M
$ 8.69 million
+22.91%
Initia INIT $ 0.126
$ 22.91M
$ 22.91 million
+15.34%
Espresso ESP $ 0.0624
$ 34.49M
$ 34.49 million
+14.93%
Stable STABLE $ 0.0306
$ 537.73M
$ 537.73 million
+13.65%
Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0₅775
$ 309,921
$ 309,921
+12.42%
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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