Bitcoin BTC$76,073.52 Wall Road financial institution JPMorgan stated in a report on Monday that mining shares began 2026 on a powerful observe, buoyed by weak community competitors and renewed enthusiasm round high-performance computing (HPC).
The financial institution famous that the 14 U.S.-listed Bitcoin miners and information middle operators it tracks ended final month with a mixed market capitalization of $60 billion, up 23% from the earlier month, far outpacing the 1% rise within the S&P 500.
The rally was partially supported by information that Riot Platforms signed an HPC take care of AMD for its 700 MW Rockdale facility, highlighting miners’ rising diversification past Bitcoin.
Going through record-low revenue margins because the 2024 halving, Bitcoin miners are repurposing power-dense mining websites into AI-enabled information facilities and repositioning themselves as digital infrastructure suppliers looking for extra secure long-term returns.
On the identical time, valuations continued to rise. Analysts Reginald Smith and Charles Pearce stated mining shares have been buying and selling at about 150% of the four-year block reward alternative at year-end, about thrice the common since 2022, highlighting the rising divergence between mining inventory valuations and Bitcoin costs.
On the operational facet, January introduced aid. JPMorgan stated the community’s common hash fee fell 6% month-over-month to 981 exahashes per second (EH/s) as winter storms throughout the US compelled widespread communications restrictions. Throughout the month, hashrate briefly fell to 700 EH/s, whereas mining problem fell by 5% from December and 10% beneath November’s all-time excessive.
Hashrate refers back to the whole computational energy used to mine and course of transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain, and represents trade competitors and mining problem. Measured in exahashes per second.
The decline in competitors helped offset the decline in Bitcoin costs. Analysts estimated that miners’ block reward revenue in January was about $42,350 per EH/s in January, up barely from December, however gross income elevated 24% to about $21,200 per EH/s on account of improved community effectivity. Nonetheless, the financial institution stated profitability stays properly beneath pre-halving ranges.
Inventory worth efficiency was usually constructive. Twelve of the 14 miners tracked by the financial institution outperformed Bitcoin’s 4% decline in January, with IREN up 42% and CANG down 18%. Even after the rise, the group’s general valuation stays about 15% beneath its October 2025 excessive.
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