{"id":65226,"date":"2025-12-25T19:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=65226"},"modified":"2025-12-25T19:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:16:31","slug":"christmas-stocking-stuffers-dont-ignore-these-bitcoin-mining-stocks-that-gave-impressive-returns-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=65226","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Stocking Stuffers? Don&#8217;t Ignore These Bitcoin Mining Stocks That Gave Impressive Returns In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Christmas brings cheer, cakes and cozy vibes, but it can also be a perfect time for kicking off investments you may not have considered before. A handful of <strong>Bitcoin <\/strong><a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) mining stocks have delivered strong gains this year, making them worth a look.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>YTD Gains +\/-<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IREN Ltd.<\/strong> (NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/IREN\">IREN<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>+328.41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Cipher Mining Inc.<\/strong> (NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/CIFR\">CIFR<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>+242.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Riot Platforms Inc. <\/strong>(NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/RIOT\">RIOT<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>+33.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CleanSpark Inc.<\/strong> (NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/CLSK\">CLSK<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>+24.97%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IREN<\/h2>\n<p>IREN\u2019s transition from mining to high-performance data centers for artificial intelligence and graphics processing unit cloud services has boosted the company\u2019s share price this year.<\/p>\n<p>The company secured major deals this year, i<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/trading-ideas\/movers\/25\/11\/48586714\/iren-skyrockets-after-sealing-9-7-billion-ai-cloud-deal-with-microsoft\">ncluding the $9.7 billion GPU cloud contract<\/a> with <strong>Microsoft Corp. <\/strong><a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"MSFT\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/MSFT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>). The agreement includes a 20% prepayment from Microsoft and commits IREN to purchasing $5.8 billion in\u00a0NVIDIA Corp. <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"NVDA\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/NVDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)\u00a0GPUs and related equipment from\u00a0<strong>Dell Technologies Inc.<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"DELL\" data-exchange=\"NYSE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/DELL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NYSE:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/DELL\">DELL<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The stock has a consensus price target of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/IREN\/analyst-rat\">$55.73<\/a>\u00a0based on the ratings of\u00a017\u00a0analysts, with a high of $136\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Cantor Fitzgerald<\/strong>\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n<p>Benzinga\u2019s proprietary Edge Rankings show Momentum as the strongest category for IREN at 98.39\/100. To know more about the stock, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/premium\/ideas\/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/premium\/ideas\/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/editorial-assets.benzinga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/21114257\/image-386.png\" alt=\"\" ...><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/25\/12\/49590051\/christmas-stocking-stuffers-dont-ignore-these-bitcoin-mining-stocks-that-gave-impressive-re?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Christmas\" stocking stuffers don ignore these bitcoin mining stocks that gave impressive returns in>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas brings cheer, cakes and cozy vibes, but it can also be a perfect time for kicking off investments you may not have considered before. A handful of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining stocks have delivered strong gains this year, making them worth a look. Company YTD Gains +\/- IREN Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) +328.41% Cipher Mining Inc. 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