Layer-1 coins

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302 Microbitcoin MBC $ --
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303 pEOS PEOS $ --
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306 Omotenashi MTNS $ --
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307 RatCoin RAT $ --
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308 Sora Token XOR $ --
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309 WaykiChain Governance Coin WGRT $ --
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310 Infinite Ricks RICK $ --
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311 KnoxFS KFX $ --
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312 Maro MARO $ --
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313 Bitcicoin BITCI $ --
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314 DefiBox BOX $ --
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315 Vega Protocol VEGA $ --
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316 Bitnet BTN $ --
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317 Briun Armstrung BRIUN $ --
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318 Virtual Coin VRCN $ --
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319 Atleta ATLA $ 29.96
$ 89.96B
$ 89.96 billion
+40.05%
320 EIOB EIOB $ 4.35
$ 43.52B
$ 43.52 billion
+4.54%
321 VerifiedX VFX $ 143.23
$ 28.65B
$ 28.65 billion
-9.21%
322 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 16.53
$ 24.80B
$ 24.80 billion
-6.02%
323 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 540.00
$ 10.78B
$ 10.78 billion
-1.36%
324 Splendor SPLD $ 0.291
$ 7.56B
$ 7.56 billion
+0.02%
325 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 12.66
$ 4.93B
$ 4.93 billion
+0.01%
326 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 4.39
$ 4.01B
$ 4.01 billion
-10.53%
327 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00341
$ 3.41B
$ 3.41 billion
+0.94%
328 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 42.91
$ 3.05B
$ 3.05 billion
+1.02%
329 Lither LTH $ 1.22
$ 2.55B
$ 2.55 billion
-6.29%
330 STO Chain STOC $ 0.181
$ 1.81B
$ 1.81 billion
+22.85%
331 BTC MOBICK BMB $ 475.98
$ 1.80B
$ 1.80 billion
+5.47%
332 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 2.88
$ 1.57B
$ 1.57 billion
-8.49%
333 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.124
$ 1.24B
$ 1.24 billion
+3.52%
334 Polygon MATIC $ 0.107
$ 1.12B
$ 1.12 billion
-3.91%
335 Smart Energy Pay SEP $ 0.00190
$ 948.50M
$ 948.50 million
+0.00%
336 OroBit XRB $ 1.85
$ 924.50M
$ 924.50 million
-6.36%
337 Malinka MLNK $ 0.0286
$ 749.91M
$ 749.91 million
+0.13%
338 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 3.57
$ 748.94M
$ 748.94 million
+1.29%
339 Evrmore EVR $ 0.0514
$ 545.50M
$ 545.50 million
+4.65%
340 SIORA XSR $ 0.0135
$ 451.42M
$ 451.42 million
+1.01%
341 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0365
$ 365.00M
$ 365.00 million
-2.93%
342 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 23.58
$ 259.25M
$ 259.25 million
+1.75%
343 Fantom FTM $ 0.0795
$ 252.34M
$ 252.34 million
-2.70%
344 Bitcoin Atom BCA $ 12.53
$ 229.76M
$ 229.76 million
+1.56%
345 Galaxy Public Blockchain GPB $ 9.36
$ 196.57M
$ 196.57 million
+10.50%
346 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 66.91
$ 193.80M
$ 193.80 million
+0.76%
347 Doric DRC $ 0.289
$ 173.64M
$ 173.64 million
-0.07%
348 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0881
$ 156.66M
$ 156.66 million
-0.01%
349 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0623
$ 152.60M
$ 152.60 million
-12.06%
350 BTG BTG $ 6.48
$ 129.64M
$ 129.64 million
-0.80%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Giant Mammoth Chain GMMT $ 0.00365
$ 610,359
$ 610,359
+59.67%
Cysic CYS $ 0.270
$ 43.44M
$ 43.44 million
+40.61%
Humanity H $ 0.0838
$ 184.47M
$ 184.47 million
+22.08%
Quai Network QUAI $ 0.0244
$ 11.65M
$ 11.65 million
+18.88%
CORN CORN $ 0.0690
$ 36.23M
$ 36.23 million
+10.74%
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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