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Layer 1 blockchains list: 127 chains, 120 with a token

By NAUT Research · · 7 min read

127 Layer 1 blockchains chains with their own base layer on NAUT, 120 with a live token, read 2 November 2026. Logos: Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, BNB, Tron, Cardano, Polkadot, Sui, Hyperliquid, NEAR Protocol, Stellar, Avalanche, Cosmos, Hedera, TON, Filecoin.

NAUT tracks 127 Layer 1 blockchains, chains that run their own base layer and their own native token, and 120 of the 127 have a live token on NAUT's record as of 2 November 2026. This Layer 1 blockchains list names all 127 of them, splits them by whether the token is live, and links each chain to its NAUT page, where its team and its contact channels sit.

How this list was built: NAUT files L1 blockchains, Layer 2s and Layer 3s under 1 sector tag, so the list starts from that tag and then reads each row. On 2 November 2026, NAUT read the 418 company rows that carry its catch-all "L1/2/3" sector tag and kept a row only when its own description says it runs its own base layer with its own native token, which includes app-chains and parachains that ship their own token. 287 rows went out because they are Layer 2s, Layer 3s or protocols that sit on someone else's chain, so they are rollups and app protocols rather than base layers. 3 more that read as base-layer chains have no NAUT page yet, so they cannot be linked and are not counted: Xeris, Redbelly Network and BEATOZ. 1 further row, Clover, is left out because its own NAUT description names support for other networks rather than a chain of its own. A chain tagged on NAUT under another sector only, and not under "L1/2/3", sits outside this list by design. Tickers, X handles and the value-locked figures are the values NAUT's record held on 2 November 2026, and a dash means NAUT holds none for that row yet.

Layer 1 blockchains list: which chains have a live token?

These 120 chains carry a live token on NAUT's record. The list runs A to Z, so no column ranks it, and each name opens the chain's NAUT page with its team, its rounds and its catalysts.

Chain Ticker X account
5IRE @5irechain
ACA @acalanetwork
ELF @aelfblockchain
AERGO @aergo_io
BLD @agoric
AIOZ @aioznetwork
ALEO @AleoHQ
AZERO @aleph__zero
ALGO @algorand
- @apexfusion
ARCH @archwayhq
ARDR @ArdorPlatform
ASTR @AstarNetwork
AURA @auranetworkhq
AVAX @avax
BERA @berachain
BTC @bitcoin
- @bitwayofficial
BDAG @blockdagnetwork
@bnbchain
XION @burnt_xion
CAMP @campnetworkxyz
CC @cantonnetwork
ADA @
CSPR @casper_network
TIA @celestia
C4E @chain4energy
CHZ @chiliz
CHR @chromia
CCD @
CORE @coredao_org
ATOM @cosmos
CRO @cronos_chain
@cross_gamechain
IP @datafdn
DL @dill_xyz_
@DuskFoundation
XEC @ecash
ETH @ethereum
ETC @ETC_Network
EVMOS @evmosorg
FIL @filecoin
FIO @joinfio
FLR @flarenetworks
FLOW @flow_blockchain
FOGO @fogo
@GoGalaGames
H1 @haven1official
HBAR @hedera
HIVE @hiveblocks
HMND @humanode_io
HYPE @HyperliquidX
INJ @injective
TEER @integri_t_e_e
ICP @dfinity
ISLM @Islamic_Coin
KDA @kadena_io
KAI @kardiachain
KAS @KaspaCurrency
KAVA @kava_chain
KTA @keetanetwork
KEX @kira_official
KUB @KUBChain
KYVE @kyvenetwork
- @mangoos_network
@mantra_chain
MAS @massachain
MILK @milky_way_zone
MITO @mitosisorg
MON @monad
GLMR @moonbeamnetwork
EGLD @multiversx
NEAR @nearprotocol
CKB @nervosnetwork
- @nexamoney
NIBI @nibiruchain
NAI @nuklaidata
ROSE @oasisprotocol
ONT @ontologynetwork
OZO @Ozone_chain
MPC @partisiampc
PEAQ @
XPL @plasma
DOT @polkadot
HASH @provenancefdn
QANX @qanplatform
QUBIC @
XRD @radixdlt
REEF @reef_chain
RON @ronin_network
SAGA @SagaAILabs
SAITO @saitoofficial
SCPT @harborml
SCRT @secretnetwork
SEI @seinetwork
SHM @shardeum
SOL @solana
STABLE @stable
XLM @stellarorg
SUI @suinetwork
SUPRA @supra_labs
TLOS @hellotelos
LUNC @terra_money
XTZ @tezos
RUNE @thorchain
@ton_blockchain
TRX @trondao
UNP @unipolycoin
A @Vaulta_
VET @vechainofficial
VEGA @vegaprotocol
VRSC @veruscoin
VIC @buildonviction
VC @vinuchain
WARD @wardenprotocol
STRAX @stratisplatform
XPR @XPRNetwork
ZANO @zano_project
ZIG @
ZIL @zilliqa

Which Layer 1 blockchains hold the most value locked?

NAUT's data shows a value-locked figure for 32 of the 127 chains, and holds none for the other 95, which is the fastest way to size these Layer 1 crypto projects against each other. Ranked by that figure, Hyperliquid leads with $6,418,728,249, ahead of KUB Coin at $1,445,893,545 and NEAR Protocol at $204,280,846.

Rank Chain Value locked
1 $6,418,728,249
2 $1,445,893,545
3 $204,280,846
4 $57,150,962
5 $35,469,747
6 $33,474,524
7 $30,128,591
8 $23,621,976
9 $16,789,103
10 $16,741,571
11 $14,524,916
12 $12,583,977
13 $11,728,112
14 $4,758,674
15 $4,003,032
Value locked, millions of USD, the 10 highest on NAUT's record
  1. Hyperliquid$6418.7M
  2. KUB Coin$1445.9M
  3. NEAR Protocol$204.3M
  4. THORChain$57.2M
  5. Bitway (prev. Side Protocol)$35.5M
  6. Vaulta (prev. EOS)$33.5M
  7. Chiliz$30.1M
  8. Burnt Xion$23.6M
  9. Astar Network (Foundation)$16.8M
  10. Tempo$16.7M

The chart holds the 10 highest of the 32 figures, in millions of US dollars. 2 of the 32 chains with a figure sit among the 7 rows that NAUT's record marks as having no live token yet.

What does the Layer 1 blockchains list tell a BD team?

  • The 127 chains are 127 ecosystems that buy infrastructure, security, market making and listings, and each NAUT page names the people to ask.
  • 30 of the 120 chains with a live token carry a value-locked figure on NAUT's record, which is a size signal you can sort a target list by before you write a single message.
  • The 7 rows with no live token on NAUT's record are the earliest stage on this list, so a grants, listing or liquidity pitch lands before the token event rather than after it.
  • A chain's NAUT page carries its rounds and its backers, so a warm path through an investor is visible from the same page as the team.
How a BD team can work this list
  1. Pick the size bandSort by the value-locked figure: 32 of the 127 chains carry one, from $6,418,728,249 at Hyperliquid down.
  2. Open the chain pageEach of the 127 rows links to its NAUT page, which lists the team, the rounds and the backers.
  3. Find the right roleEcosystem, grants and devrel people are the buyers for chain-side deals, and NAUT lists them per chain.
  4. Pull the rest by API2 calls return all 120 live-token rows at 5 credits a call.

What does this list tell a founder picking a chain?

  • 120 of the 127 chains have a live token, so a token-linked product has that many base layers to pick from on NAUT's record alone.
  • Value locked is thin across the set: NAUT's data shows a figure for 32 chains, and 10 of those 32 sit under $1,000,000.
  • The chains with a named sector in their own description, such as Sei Network for exchanges, Chiliz for sports, Script Network for live video and Unipoly for GameFi, are the ones whose grants programs look for a matching app.
  • Several rows carry a name NAUT has already updated, among them Vaulta (prev. EOS), MultiversX (prev. Elrond), Bitway (prev. Side Protocol) and Viction (prev. Tomochain), so search the current name when you look one up.
How a founder can shortlist a chain to build on
  1. Match the chain to the productSei Network names exchanges, Chiliz names sports and Unipoly names GameFi in their own NAUT descriptions.
  2. Check the size32 of the 127 chains carry a value-locked figure on NAUT's record; the rest hold none.
  3. Check the token stage7 of the 127 rows have no live token on NAUT's record yet.
  4. Ask the ecosystem teamOpen the chain's NAUT page and take the grants or ecosystem contact from there.

Which chains on the Layer 1 blockchains list have no live token yet?

NAUT's record marks 7 of the 127 rows as having no live token on file. That flag is NAUT's own field rather than a fact about the chain, and a token-launch check ran on 5 of the 7 on 2 November 2026: for Glue, Artery Chain and Alephium the market pages the check read say a token is already trading, which contradicts the flag, so this article does not restate it for those 3; for Nexchain the project's own site gave a token event window later in 2026; for thru_xyz the check found no token launch published. Swisstronik and Tempo were not checked. Treat the table as the state of NAUT's field, and the site column as where to check it.

Chain X account Site
@alephium alephium.org
@artery_chain -
@GlueNet glue.net
@nexchain_ai nexchain.ai
@swisstronik swisstronik.com
@tempo tempo.xyz
@ www.thru.org

Related reading on NAUT: Crypto ecosystem leads: 98 at 60 L1 and L2 chains and Crypto watchlist: 6,921 projects, 2,601 catalyst moves a week.

Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?

Yes. GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects?sector=L1/2/3&token=launched&limit=100 returns the live-token rows behind this list, and a second call with &page=2 finishes the set of 120; token=pre returns the rows with no live token instead, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/hyperliquid returns 1 chain with its team. Each data call costs 5 credits on a key minted at naut.so/developer, so the whole list is 10 credits, inside the 3,000 credits a month on the $49 Essential plan (docs, pricing). Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for the people at these chains unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial when you want the channels as well as the names.

Layer 1 blockchains list FAQ

What Layer 1 blockchains exist in crypto?

As of 2 November 2026, NAUT tracks 127 Layer 1 blockchains that run their own base layer and their own native token, among them Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB, Tron, Cardano, Polkadot, Sui, Avalanche and Hyperliquid. The 127 come out of the 418 rows that carry NAUT's "L1/2/3" sector tag, which also holds Layer 2s and Layer 3s.

How many Layer 1 blockchains have a live token?

120 of the 127 chains on this Layer 1 blockchains list carry a live token on NAUT's record as of 2 November 2026, and 7 are marked as having none on file: Glue, Artery Chain, Alephium, Nexchain, thru_xyz, Swisstronik, Tempo.

Which Layer 1 blockchains hold the most value locked?

Ranked by the value-locked figure on NAUT's record on 2 November 2026, Hyperliquid leads the 32 chains that carry one, with $6,418,728,249, then KUB Coin with $1,445,893,545, NEAR Protocol with $204,280,846 and THORChain with $57,150,962. NAUT holds no figure for the other 95 chains.

Where can I find the teams behind these Layer 1 blockchains and their contact channels?

Every one of the 127 chains on this list links to its NAUT page, which lists its team, its rounds and its backers, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/<slug> returns 1 chain with its team for 5 credits. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for those people unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial to open the channels.

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