The recent slide in crypto prices has created a unique market opportunity: One-half of the top 20 cryptocurrencies (by market cap) now trade for $1 or less.
Of those, five are stablecoins, and five are highly speculative altcoins
For the sake of argument, let’s ignore the stablecoins (which always trade for $1) and focus on the altcoins, which are capable of truly stratospheric gains. Five altcoins under $1 The list of top altcoins currently trading under $1 is an interesting one. It includes Tron (CRYPTO: TRX), Stellar (CRYPTO: XLM), Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA), Canton (CRYPTO: CC), and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE).
Of these, the only one that is in the green in 2026 is Tron, up 12% year to date. Tron is a Layer 1 blockchain network, just like Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). It currently ranks second in stablecoin transaction volume, and that would appear to make it an attractive play on the $300 billion stablecoin boom.