NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 18:56 ET — Market closed
- CleanSpark shares rose 14.1% on Friday, ending at $11.55; the stock last changed hands at $11.59 in extended trading.
- The move tracked strength across U.S.-listed bitcoin miners as bitcoin held around $90,588.
- Traders are looking to next week’s U.S. data slate, led by Friday’s jobs report, for the next read on risk appetite.
CleanSpark shares jumped 14.1% in the latest session, closing at $11.55 after swinging between $10.18 and $11.58. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, the stock’s most recent after-hours print was $11.59.
The rally mattered because crypto-linked equities are starting 2026 still tethered to bitcoin’s day-to-day swings. Bitcoin mining companies sell or hold the coins they produce, so a move in the token can quickly change revenue expectations in dollar terms.
That sensitivity is coming into focus ahead of a busy U.S. economic week. Traders are watching whether inflation and jobs data push bond yields and, in turn, risk appetite for high-volatility corners of the market.
Other U.S.-listed miners moved with CleanSpark on Friday. Marathon Digital rose about 10.2% and Riot Platforms gained about 12.0% in the session.
CleanSpark, which bills itself as “America’s Bitcoin Miner” and a data-center developer, says it had 50.0 exahashes per second (EH/s) of operational hashrate — the computing power used to mine bitcoin — and 13,054 bitcoin held as of Nov. 30, 2025. CleanSpark
In its most recent monthly production update, CleanSpark said it mined 587 bitcoin in November and ended the month with 13,054 bitcoin held, while also reporting 1.45 gigawatts of power under contract. CEO Matt Schultz said at the time, “Our team is focused on expanding CleanSpark’s contracted power, continuing to mine efficiently, and positioning the business to rapidly lease existing capacity.” CleanSpark
Even after Friday’s jump, CleanSpark is trading well below its highs. The stock’s 52-week range is $6.45 to $23.61, implying the latest close is roughly 51% under the peak; its market value is about $3 billion.
Before next session, the next key inputs are likely to come from macro and crypto pricing rather than company-specific filings. A U.S. slate that includes ISM surveys and labor-market releases culminates with the December employment report on Friday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Labor Department’s schedule shows.
Economists tracked by Kiplinger expect about 50,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 4.6% in that report. A hotter print could pressure bitcoin-linked shares if it pushes rate expectations higher; a cooler print could revive risk-on flows.
CleanSpark’s next quarterly earnings are expected around Feb. 5, according to Zacks’ earnings calendar. Investors will be listening for updates on hashrate growth, bitcoin treasury strategy and how quickly the company can monetize data-center capacity beyond mining.
Near term, traders are still treating CleanSpark as a high-beta proxy for bitcoin, with operational metrics as the second driver. One swing factor is “mining difficulty” — the bitcoin network’s automatic adjustment that makes producing new coins easier or harder depending on competition — which can change profit per coin even when the token price is flat.
