"All ten bitcoin mining stocks tracked fell on May 15, 2026, with Bitdeer dropping the most at 9.59%. Every miner on the list outperformed bitcoin's negative 11.1% YTD return, led by Hut 8 at 123.16%. IREN Limited's 12.37% five-day slide signals short-term pressure even as sector YTD gains hold firm. Bitcoin closed the week at $77,849, down 11.1% year-to-date."
"Hut 8 Corp. leads the YTD group (out of the top ten publicly-traded mining stocks by market cap) with a 123.16% gain, trading at $102.52 per share despite sliding 6.26% on Friday. Bitcoinminingstock.io data shows the company's market cap stands at $11.54 billion. Hut 8 has been building out artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure under a $7 billion, 15-year lease at its River Bend site, offering GPU-as-a-Service and high-performance compute capacity to enterprise clients."
"Terawulf, Inc. follows with a 95.56% YTD gain after dropping 7.03% on the day. Its market cap is $9.17 billion. Terawulf has contracted roughly $12.8 billion in HPC revenue, with deals tied to Google and Fluidstack-backed partners covering more than 200 megawatts of capacity. Applied Digital Corporation posted a 72.38% YTD return but shed 9.50% on Friday, the second-largest single-day loss in the top ten standings."
"Riot Platforms, Inc. fell 3.96% on Friday, the third-smallest decline. Its 86.62% YTD gain and $8.94 billion market cap reflect a company that has been selectively offloading bitcoin production while managing its transition to broader compute services. Core Scientific, Inc. dropped just 2.52% on Friday, the smallest single-day decline in the top ten cohort. The company carries a $7.72 billion market cap and a 66.82% YTD gain. Core Scientific has moved aggressively into AI colocation, anchored by a multi-year contract with Coreweave now valued at approximately $10.2 billion over 12 years."
All ten tracked bitcoin mining stocks declined on May 15, 2026, led by Bitdeer’s 9.59% drop. Bitcoin fell 11.1% year-to-date, closing the week at $77,849, yet every miner on the list posted a better YTD performance. Hut 8 led the group with a 123.16% YTD gain, despite a 6.26% Friday decline, and traded at $102.52 per share. Hut 8 is building AI infrastructure under a $7 billion, 15-year lease at River Bend, offering GPU-as-a-Service and high-performance compute. Terawulf gained 95.56% YTD after a 7.03% daily drop, supported by contracted HPC revenue tied to large partners and more than 200 megawatts of capacity. Applied Digital, Riot Platforms, and Core Scientific also showed strong YTD gains while shifting toward broader compute services, including AI colocation contracts.
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