IREN stock jumps after Bernstein tags it a top AI pick as bitcoin holds near $91,000
New York, Jan 12, 2026, 17:41 EST — After-hours IREN Limited (IREN) shares climbed 9.3% Monday, holding close to a 9% gain after hours. Bitcoin stayed near $91,216. Meanwhile, Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms, and CleanSpark gained between 2.9% and 7.4%. IREN’s stock fluctuated between $45.85 and $51.62 on about 53 million shares traded. This shift is significant since IREN straddles two hot trades: bitcoin mining and leased AI computing power. As a result, the stock tends to twitch sharply with bitcoin’s swings or whenever worries about interest rates resurface. The story around “miners” is shifting fast. Investors are moving away