New York, Jan 26, 2026, 12:53 EST — Regular session
Nasdaq-listed IREN Limited (IREN.O) shares dropped 6.1% to $53.22 in early afternoon trading Monday, bouncing between $52.81 and $57.09 beforehand. Over 23 million shares traded hands.
The shift highlights just how fast sentiment can turn in the tight circle of crypto-linked miners and data-center operators, often seen as a stand-in for the AI infrastructure boom. This space thrives on headlines — and Monday delivered plenty.
Bitcoin slipped roughly 0.3%. Miners Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms each dipped between 3% and 4%. CleanSpark took a bigger hit, falling nearly 9%, and TeraWulf lost about 2%. Meanwhile, broader U.S. equities edged up, with ETFs tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbing around 0.6% to 0.7%.
Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment in CoreWeave at $87.20 per share, aiming to expand their collaboration on boosting U.S. data-center capacity. CoreWeave plans to reach over 5 gigawatts of AI data-center power by 2030. CEO Michael Intrator described Nvidia as “the leading and most requested computing platform” in AI deployments. 1
IREN, headquartered in Sydney, operates renewable-powered data centers in Canada and Texas, supporting Bitcoin mining and AI cloud services, according to its Reuters company profile. Its AI setup depends on GPUs—chips essential for training and running AI models—and includes roughly 1,896 Nvidia H100 and H200 processors. 2
According to its website, IREN hasn’t issued any updates since the Jan. 22 investor release that set the date for its upcoming quarterly results. 3
Leverage remains the key issue for traders. Any steeper fall in bitcoin or holdups in converting power and hardware into contracted AI income could tighten cash flow and swiftly shift investor appetite for growth.
IREN plans to release its quarterly results for the period ending Dec. 31 on Feb. 5, followed by a conference call at 5 p.m. ET. Investors are expected to focus on any news regarding AI cloud capacity and mining economics. 4
