Layer-1 coins

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A layer-1 coin is the native coin of a blockchain. More

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401 KTOSHI KTOSHI $ 0.0₈209
$ 43,050
$ 43,050
-2.71%
402 RebelCoin RBL $ 0.00100
$ 37,174
$ 37,174
-0.00%
403 TokenSwap TP $ 0.0000360
$ 36,000
$ 36,000
+0.00%
404 Zero Hour Cash ZHC $ 0.0000900
$ 27,000
$ 27,000
+0.00%
405 WARP WARP $ 0.0₆988
$ 20,307
$ 20,307
-1.33%
406 Integritee Network TEER $ 0.0154
$ 20,011
$ 20,011
+1.55%
407 kappy KRC KAPPY $ 0.0₆139
$ 16,680
$ 16,680
-1.42%
408 NEBX XPOWER $ 0.000520
$ 13,655
$ 13,655
-1.59%
409 BOMO KRC BOMO $ 0.0₇410
$ 11,480
$ 11,480
+0.00%
410 Kiirocoin KIIRO $ 0.000539
$ 10,202
$ 10,202
+0.14%
411 Pixie PIX $ 0.0₅440
$ 8,800
$ 8,800
-2.22%
412 BARA KRC BARA $ 0.0₆219
$ 6,199
$ 6,199
+1.41%
413 AOK AOK $ 0.0000270
$ 5,400
$ 5,400
+0.00%
414 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,109
$ 5,109
+0.00%
415 STICK KRC STICK $ 0.0₅350
$ 3,500
$ 3,500
+0.00%
416 Abel Finance ABEL $ 0.00444
$ 2,968
$ 2,968
+0.00%
417 WIENER KRC WIENER $ 0.0₆440
$ 440
$ 440
+0.00%
418 Pondo PNDO $ 0.000679
$ 117
$ 117
+2.47%
419 ByteCoin BCN $ --
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420 Bitcoin Diamond BCD $ --
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421 Metaverse ETP ETP $ --
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422 HyperCash HC $ --
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423 Nxt NXT $ --
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424 Bitcoin Private BTCP $ --
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425 Enigma ENG $ --
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426 Groestlcoin GRS $ --
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427 BridgeCoin BCO $ --
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428 High Performance Blockchain HPB $ --
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429 Apollo Currency APL $ --
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430 PeerCoin PPC $ --
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431 BlockNet BLOCK $ --
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432 Achain ACT $ --
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433 Ignis IGNIS $ --
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434 SaluS SLS $ --
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435 ZClassic ZCL $ --
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436 PrimeCoin XPM $ --
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437 ViaCoin VIA $ --
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438 CloakCoin CLOAK $ --
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439 Pac Protocol PAC $ --
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440 Pascal Coin PASC $ --
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441 FeatherCoin FTC $ --
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442 Rise RISE $ --
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443 Flash FLASH $ --
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444 Pepe Cash PEPECASH $ --
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445 Anoncoin ANC $ --
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446 Experience Points XP $ --
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447 Infinite Coin IFC $ --
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448 NewYorkCoin NYC $ --
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449 Zilbercoin ZBC $ --
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450 Curecoin CURE $ --
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Trending Layer-1 coins

Top Gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Oraichain Token ORAI $ 0.719
$ 13.68M
$ 13.68 million
+58.92%
Stable STABLE $ 0.0316
$ 556.98M
$ 556.98 million
+14.39%
Fruits Token FRTS $ 0.0₅780
$ 312,209
$ 312,209
+14.10%
Berachain BERA $ 0.720
$ 153.75M
$ 153.75 million
+11.89%
Radix XRD $ 0.00172
$ 22.95M
$ 22.95 million
+10.23%
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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