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351 GoChain GO $ 0.00110
$ 1.47M
$ 1.47 million
+0.00%
352 MinoTari XTM $ 0.00161
$ 1.38M
$ 1.38 million
-8.36%
353 ADAMANT Messenger ADM $ 0.0125
$ 1.38M
$ 1.38 million
-0.41%
354 Qubitcoin (superquantum.io/qubitcoin) QTC $ 0.591
$ 1.36M
$ 1.36 million
+13.52%
355 Weber Governance Chain PTT $ 0.00130
$ 1.30M
$ 1.30 million
+6.82%
356 SUNRISE SUNRISE $ 0.00243
$ 1.22M
$ 1.22 million
-1.30%
357 Cubechain QUB QUB $ 0.00202
$ 1.21M
$ 1.21 million
-0.25%
358 WrappedXTM wXTM $ 0.00163
$ 1.15M
$ 1.15 million
-7.42%
359 Dingocoin DINGO $ 0.0₅983
$ 1.15M
$ 1.15 million
+1.20%
360 DatamallChain DMC $ 0.00115
$ 1.15M
$ 1.15 million
+0.78%
361 Ruby Coin RUBY $ 0.00385
$ 1.05M
$ 1.05 million
-7.26%
362 Doichain DOI $ 0.0580
$ 1.01M
$ 1.01 million
-15.88%
363 Warthog WART $ 0.0899
$ 971,550
$ 971,550
-2.14%
364 Versatize Coin VTCN $ 0.00902
$ 902,200
$ 902,200
+3.76%
365 NeurAI Project XNA $ 0.0000522
$ 853,290
$ 853,290
-7.99%
366 Vector Smart Gas VSG $ 0.0000818
$ 818,000
$ 818,000
+0.25%
367 Paxi Network PAXI $ 0.0138
$ 660,543
$ 660,543
+1.47%
368 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.000638
$ 637,700
$ 637,700
-99.37%
369 DANGNN DANGNN $ 0.0000613
$ 613,700
$ 613,700
+1.84%
370 Vasco da Gama Fan Token VASCO $ 0.0301
$ 602,381
$ 602,381
-2.28%
371 Fact0rn FACT $ 0.637
$ 595,243
$ 595,243
-1.36%
372 Waves Enterprise WEST $ 0.00148
$ 556,025
$ 556,025
-1.38%
373 t3rn TRN $ 0.00538
$ 537,892
$ 537,892
-0.00%
374 BULL SPLIT BULL $ 309.09
$ 537,303
$ 537,303
+0.16%
375 Circularity Finance CIFI $ 0.00500
$ 494,092
$ 494,092
-9.09%
376 BBAChain BBA $ 0.00251
$ 430,980
$ 430,980
-0.54%
377 Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT $ 1.37
$ 426,855
$ 426,855
+0.97%
378 Hacash HAC $ 0.277
$ 377,834
$ 377,834
+1.37%
379 Lightning Bitcoin LBTC $ 0.0493
$ 367,921
$ 367,921
-4.09%
380 SPACEMVC MVC $ 0.0512
$ 348,786
$ 348,786
+0.06%
381 c0ban RYO $ 0.00349
$ 306,944
$ 306,944
+0.11%
382 Shibacoin SHIC $ 0.0₅286
$ 279,854
$ 279,854
+2.56%
383 Kryptokrona XKR $ 0.000419
$ 255,077
$ 255,077
-0.48%
384 Hedge Compass HCS $ 1.01
$ 252,475
$ 252,475
-0.04%
385 Legia Warsaw LEG $ 0.210
$ 248,462
$ 248,462
+2.19%
386 Etica ETI $ 0.0332
$ 215,475
$ 215,475
-6.00%
387 ALLTRA Coin ALL $ 0.0000320
$ 208,000
$ 208,000
-13.51%
388 Karura KAR $ 0.00167
$ 193,773
$ 193,773
+6.75%
389 TrumPOW TRMP $ 0.0₅153
$ 191,891
$ 191,891
+9.15%
390 Camelot Protocol CLOT $ 0.000114
$ 109,325
$ 109,325
+1.24%
391 Batching.AI BATCH $ 0.000105
$ 105,290
$ 105,290
+44.02%
392 Mktcash MCH $ 0.000275
$ 102,499
$ 102,499
+0.00%
393 Shine Chain SC20 $ 0.000940
$ 93,999
$ 93,999
+0.00%
394 BONE BONE $ 0.000387
$ 81,228
$ 81,228
-2.08%
395 Atto ATTO $ 0.0000664
$ 77,600
$ 77,600
-0.03%
396 JunkCoin JKC $ 0.00808
$ 74,825
$ 74,825
+5.28%
397 ZIOX ZIOX $ 0.0₅700
$ 70,000
$ 70,000
-22.22%
398 VenatorUniverseToken VNT $ 0.0202
$ 60,600
$ 60,600
-6.48%
399 KNIGHT KRC KNIGHT $ 0.0₅211
$ 60,557
$ 60,557
+0.00%
400 Spacemesh SMH $ 0.00112
$ 47,974
$ 47,974
+1.45%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Oraichain Token ORAI $ 0.707
$ 13.57M
$ 13.57 million
+63.13%
Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0₅785
$ 313,882
$ 313,882
+15.12%
Radix XRD $ 0.00174
$ 23.23M
$ 23.23 million
+11.86%
Stable STABLE $ 0.0309
$ 542.19M
$ 542.19 million
+9.36%
Berachain BERA $ 0.696
$ 149.47M
$ 149.47 million
+9.35%
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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