The previous year in crypto will be notable for various reasons, with a significant trend towards the end being the frequent selloffs during U.S. trading hours.
While it’s still early, the first official trading day of 2026 is showing signs of change, as crypto prices are on the rise with American markets still open.
This shift has seen bitcoin surpassing $90,000, marking a 2.5% increase over the past 24 hours. Ether , Solana and have also experienced gains nearing 4%.
Overall, assets are trending upward in the year’s initial session, with the Nasdaq increasing by 0.6%, driven by AI-related chipmakers like Nvidia, Broadcom, Micron, and Intel, each reporting gains of 3%-6%. Silver, a favored commodity, is up by 3%. Gold and copper have also seen slight increases.
Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI infrastructure are showing significant gains, with companies like Hut 8 (HUT), CleanSpark (CLSK), and TeraWulf (WULF) rising by 10%, while Cipher Mining (CIFR) and IREN (IREN) are both up by 8%.
Strategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) are both up over 3%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) by 7%, and Circle Financial (CRCL) by 4.5%.
