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Layer 1 blockchains

A layer 1 is a chain that settles its own transactions: it has its own validators, its own security budget, and its own fee market. Everything else in crypto either runs on one of these or bridges between them.

The trade-off every layer 1 makes is the same one, in different proportions: throughput against decentralisation against cost. A chain that processes thousands of transactions a second is usually asking fewer machines to agree, and a chain that asks tens of thousands of machines to agree is usually slower and more expensive.

Where these chains show up in prediction markets is rarely the technology. It is the price threshold, the ETF approval, the network upgrade date, and — increasingly — the question of whether a given chain still exists in its current form a year out.

60 coins

Coins in Layer 1 blockchains, by market capitalisation
#CoinPrice24h7dMarket cap24h volume
1BitcoinBTC$82,484▲ +0.7%▼ −0.9%$1.66T$25.2B
2EthereumETH$2,425▲ +0.4%▼ −4.6%$296.2B$9.62B
4BNBBNB$726.14▲ +0.5%▼ −3.1%$95.5B$1.3B
5XRPXRP$1.31▲ +0.8%▼ −6.6%$82.6B$1.79B
7SolanaSOL$105.05▲ +0.9%▼ −5.2%$61.9B$2.36B
8TRONTRX$0.3314▼ −0.4%▼ −0.0%$31.5B$404.1M
9HyperliquidHYPE$79.43▲ +0.3%▼ −7.5%$20.2B$585.4M
10ZcashZEC$1,147▲ +1.3%▼ −11.3%$19.4B$1.11B
11DogecoinDOGE$0.0796▲ +0.2%▼ −8.7%$12.5B$699.9M
12MoneroXMR$587.52▲ +1.0%▲ +10.6%$11.1B$172.9M
13ChainlinkLINK$12.08▲ +0.4%▼ −9.2%$9.04B$249.1M
15CardanoADA$0.219▼ −0.7%▼ −12.7%$8.06B$265.2M
16NEAR ProtocolNEAR$5.01▲ +1.4%▼ −11.6%$6.55B$895.4M
17StellarXLM$0.1771▼ −0.6%▼ −11.8%$6.23B$119.8M
18Bitcoin CashBCH$277.97▲ +1.5%▼ −1.4%$5.59B$137.8M
20LitecoinLTC$60.04▲ +1.0%▼ −7.2%$4.67B$260.2M
23AvalancheAVAX$9.68▼ −0.9%▼ −11.8%$4.3B$326.3M
25SuiSUI$1.00▲ +1.7%▼ −9.4%$4.13B$707.3M
28HederaHBAR$0.0835▼ −6.2%▼ −10.1%$3.68B$139.1M
29BittensorTAO$271.14▲ +0.7%▼ −6.8%$3.15B$174.1M
33CronosCRO$0.0575▲ +1.6%▼ −5.7%$2.92B$4.35M
37QuantQNT$198.87▲ +0.0%▼ −14.1%$2.4B$83.8M
44PolkadotDOT$1.11▼ −0.3%▼ −12.4%$1.89B$101.2M
52Internet ComputerICP$2.87▼ −1.2%▼ −16.4%$1.6B$48.3M
57Ethereum ClassicETC$7.74▼ −0.3%▼ −8.2%$1.23B$37.1M
62AlgorandALGO$0.1098▼ −1.4%▼ −14.9%$996.5M$73M
63KaspaKAS$0.0357▲ +1.6%▼ −13.6%$991.8M$11.8M
67CosmosATOM$1.74▲ +2.1%▼ −6.5%$933.4M$33.2M
69FilecoinFIL$1.03▼ −2.6%▼ −17.1%$864.3M$143.8M
70InjectiveINJ$8.48▲ +0.9%▲ +6.2%$847.8M$164.2M
75PancakeSwapCAKE$2.17▼ −1.3%▼ −8.2%$688.9M$31M
76StacksSTX$0.3785▲ +2.6%▼ −2.3%$686.8M$29.9M
77AptosAPT$0.7733▼ −3.4%▼ −11.5%$683M$77.8M
81VeChainVET$0.00674441▼ −0.3%▼ −13.6%$579.9M$10.1M
83CelestiaTIA$0.6094▼ −6.5%▲ +3.8%$560.7M$82.7M
92SeiSEI$0.0599▼ −4.2%▼ −13.3%$461.2M$44.9M
95StarknetSTRK$0.0584▼ −6.0%▼ −44.3%$443.1M$101.3M
99Bitcoin SVBSV$17.62▼ −1.6%▼ −8.0%$354.2M$10.6M
103TezosXTZ$0.3015▼ −0.1%▼ −6.6%$331.4M$6.5M
113ConfluxCFX$0.0526▼ −1.8%▼ −16.0%$275.9M$14M
118DecredDCR$14.52▼ −0.1%▼ −13.3%$256.3M$484.6K
120ArweaveAR$3.81▲ +0.2%▼ −8.4%$250.3M$12.1M
121MonadMON$0.0209▼ −3.3%▼ −18.5%$247M$19.9M
133IOTAIOTA$0.0445▼ −1.4%▼ −14.5%$209.3M$6.73M
141Theta NetworkTHETA$0.187▼ −1.7%▼ −15.7%$187M$3.11M
148DecentralandMANA$0.0836▼ −1.5%▼ −13.9%$166M$11M
152SonicS$0.0545▼ −2.2%▼ −6.6%$157M$21.2M
153NeoNEO$2.19▼ −1.5%▼ −14.8%$154.6M$3.74M
157VaultaEOS$0.0878▼ −12.7%▼ −13.6%$147M$21.6M
160ChilizCHZ$0.0137▼ −0.7%▼ −13.0%$144.8M$16.9M
189dYdXDYDX$0.1147▼ −1.0%▼ −18.1%$97M$3.72M
190GalaGALA$0.00188651▼ −2.6%▼ −20.9%$95.7M$44.5M
283KavaKAVA$0.0708▼ −1.5%▲ +4.1%$76.7M$10.1M
335OasisROSE$0.00729513▼ −2.1%▼ −16.9%$59.3M$3.18M
337BerachainBERA$0.1671▼ −3.0%▼ −28.0%$58.5M$20M
365FlowFLOW$0.0299▼ −1.2%▼ −14.6%$50.7M$3.29M
398MovementMOVE$0.0108▲ +17.9%▲ +14.4%$48.4M$83.1M
399RoninRON$0.0584▼ −2.1%▼ −18.3%$45.1M$734.2K
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