U.S. markets closed mixed on January 23, 2026, with major indexes moving in different directions and crypto-related stocks showing varied results. The session highlighted a clear split: technology-heavy benchmarks held modest gains while industrial and broad-market measures slipped, and that difference carried into many crypto-linked equities.
Mixed Performance in U.S. Stock Indexes
The Nasdaq Composite finished at 23,501.24, adding 65.22 points, while the S&P 500 edged up 2.26 points to 6,915.61. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 285.30 points to 49,098.71, and the NYSE Composite dipped 40 points to 22,757.16, creating a split market picture where strength in some sectors sat alongside notable weakness in others.
Crypto-Linked Stocks Show Varied Results
Performance among crypto-associated companies diverged by business model. Coinbase (COIN) dropped 2.77%, reflecting caution around trading platforms, while MicroStrategy (MSTR) rose 1.32%, behaving more like a leveraged bitcoin proxy than a typical software stock.
New and niche listings had mixed starts: Bitgo’s NYSE debut (BTGO) fell 21.58% on opening day, Circle (CRCL) slipped a marginal 0.03%, Bullish (BLSH) declined 2%, and Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) eased 0.35%—moves that read as hesitation rather than broad panic across the group.
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Outperform
Bitcoin miners generally posted stronger gains than other crypto-linked names. IREN Limited led the group with an 8.05% gain to $56.47, while Applied Digital Corporation rose 7.54% to $37.36 and TeraWulf climbed 7.64% to $13.88; Hut 8 Corp. advanced 5.95% to $58.40, reinforcing the sector’s relative resilience.
Mid- and smaller-cap miners also leaned positive: Core Scientific rose 3.56% to $18.73, CleanSpark gained 3.41% to $13.64, and Bitdeer Technologies Group increased 3.27% to $14.50. Bitfarms added 3% at $2.74, Cipher Mining rose 1.55%, Riot Platforms climbed 1.30%, and MARA Holdings rose 1.65% to $10.46. American Bitcoin Corp. was the notable exception among top names, sliding 2.88% to $1.52. For additional context on recent mining moves, see the miners' Friday leaders.
Market Trends and Investor Sentiment
The session underscored growing selectivity among investors: companies tied directly to bitcoin production attracted buying, while exchanges and fresh listings faced skepticism. That pattern—miners trading on operational metrics and balance-sheet positioning rather than broad market mood—helped explain why miners outperformed other crypto-linked stocks on the day.
These dynamics appeared alongside broader index divergence, showing that crypto stocks are no longer moving as a single bloc but responding to business-model differences and specific company fundamentals. For related moves in digital-asset prices, consult the note on bitcoin and ether prices.
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