January rally bolsters near-term outlook for bitcoin mining stocks, JPMorgan says

Bitcoin (BTC) mining stocks kicked off 2026 on a strong note, buoyed by falling network competition and fresh enthusiasm around high-performance computing (HPC), Wall Street bank JPMorgan said in the Monday report. The bank noted that the 14 U.S.-listed bitcoin miners and data center operators it tracks ended last month with a combined market capitalization of $60 billion, up 23% month over month, far outpacing the S&P 500’s 1% gain. The rally was helped in part by news that Riot Platforms signed a HPC ...