Layer-1 coins

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251 Rise RISE $ 0.0000490
$ 11,461
$ 11,461
+0.00%
252 Atleta ATLA $ 20.35
$ 61.06B
$ 61.06 billion
-5.14%
253 EIOB EIOB $ 2.80
$ 27.98B
$ 27.98 billion
-2.13%
254 QCAT Coin QCAT $ 16.97
$ 25.45B
$ 25.45 billion
+6.37%
255 VerifiedX VFX $ 90.05
$ 18.01B
$ 18.01 billion
-1.04%
256 Bitcoin Cash BCHN $ 592.80
$ 11.84B
$ 11.84 billion
+0.26%
257 Splendor SPLD $ 0.294
$ 7.66B
$ 7.66 billion
+0.27%
258 Kinesis Gold KAU $ 170.29
$ 7.10B
$ 7.10 billion
+4.34%
259 ZETRIX ZETRIX $ 12.37
$ 4.89B
$ 4.89 billion
+1.68%
260 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 54.38
$ 4.72B
$ 4.72 billion
+1.97%
261 Lither LTH $ 2.13
$ 4.47B
$ 4.47 billion
+2.05%
262 Circular Protocol CIRX $ 0.00352
$ 3.52B
$ 3.52 billion
+2.30%
263 BDTCOIN BDTC $ 42.96
$ 3.05B
$ 3.05 billion
+7.02%
264 Ozone Chain OZONE $ 2.93
$ 2.67B
$ 2.67 billion
+6.82%
265 SIORA XSR $ 0.0758
$ 2.54B
$ 2.54 billion
+2.92%
266 STO Chain STOC $ 0.200
$ 2.00B
$ 2.00 billion
+11.34%
267 DFINITY (IOU) ICP $ 3.23
$ 1.77B
$ 1.77 billion
-1.93%
268 MaalChain MAAL $ 0.142
$ 1.42B
$ 1.42 billion
-0.11%
269 Rubix RBT $ 130.89
$ 1.34B
$ 1.34 billion
-1.84%
270 BTC MOBICK BMB $ 333.00
$ 1.26B
$ 1.26 billion
+5.48%
271 Polygon MATIC $ 0.118
$ 1.24B
$ 1.24 billion
+0.35%
272 Smart Energy Pay SEP $ 0.00190
$ 948.50M
$ 948.50 million
+0.00%
273 OroBit XRB $ 1.67
$ 837.00M
$ 837.00 million
+4.64%
274 Malinka MLNK $ 0.0303
$ 795.00M
$ 795.00 million
+0.75%
275 Evrmore EVR $ 0.0593
$ 636.89M
$ 636.89 million
-2.09%
276 Knightsbridge Digital Asset KDA $ 0.0404
$ 404.00M
$ 404.00 million
+16.43%
277 Kinesis Silver KAG $ 113.25
$ 328.01M
$ 328.01 million
+4.91%
278 TerraCoin TRC $ 8.80
$ 307.71M
$ 307.71 million
+0.00%
279 Fantom FTM $ 0.0872
$ 277.00M
$ 277.00 million
+2.54%
280 Weber Energy Network WEN $ 1.16
$ 243.64M
$ 243.64 million
+0.94%
281 MimbleWimbleCoin MWC $ 22.07
$ 242.70M
$ 242.70 million
+2.67%
282 Galaxy Public Blockchain GPB $ 9.46
$ 198.61M
$ 198.61 million
+7.33%
283 Litentry LIT $ 1.87
$ 186.53M
$ 186.53 million
+3.11%
284 Doric DRC $ 0.289
$ 173.64M
$ 173.64 million
-0.07%
285 ADI ADI $ 2.13
$ 170.08M
$ 170.08 million
+4.03%
286 Klaytn KLAY $ 0.0662
$ 162.01M
$ 162.01 million
-6.31%
287 GGEZ1 GGEZ1 $ 0.0871
$ 154.89M
$ 154.89 million
-0.01%
288 Bitgold BTG $ 6.07
$ 121.48M
$ 121.48 million
+0.51%
289 APEX AP3X $ 0.0449
$ 107.78M
$ 107.78 million
+2.75%
290 GICTrade GICT $ 0.823
$ 81.70M
$ 81.70 million
+9.23%
291 HLKcoin HLK $ 0.300
$ 56.33M
$ 56.33 million
+19.84%
292 Linea Voyage XP LXP $ 0.0196
$ 51.33M
$ 51.33 million
+0.26%
293 Vcitychain VCITY $ 0.308
$ 51.31M
$ 51.31 million
-1.62%
294 COIN AFRICA COINA $ 0.0430
$ 43.03M
$ 43.03 million
+4.88%
295 Toronet TOROG $ 1.22
$ 42.64M
$ 42.64 million
-0.31%
296 Minutes Network MNT $ 0.0802
$ 40.12M
$ 40.12 million
-7.57%
297 SOPHON ARC SOPHON $ 0.000911
$ 38.26M
$ 38.26 million
-0.09%
298 TEXITcoin TXC $ 0.587
$ 38.05M
$ 38.05 million
-10.71%
299 Meta Wealth MWT $ 1.57
$ 32.90M
$ 32.90 million
-0.01%
300 XT Smart Chain XT $ 5.10
$ 30.83M
$ 30.83 million
+1.72%

Trending Layer-1 coins

Top gainers
Coins Price Market cap 24h
Somnia SOMI $ 0.315
$ 50.48M
$ 50.48 million
+41.94%
Radix XRD $ 0.00285
$ 38.04M
$ 38.04 million
+40.29%
Dynex DNX $ 0.0471
$ 3.39M
$ 3.39 million
+18.04%
Hyperliquid HYPE $ 32.64
$ 9.84B
$ 9.84 billion
+16.50%
FOGO FOGO $ 0.0423
$ 159.35M
$ 159.35 million
+13.81%
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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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