🟢 IREN is trading 8.25% up today after Riot’s Anthropic compute agreement

IREN is trading 8.25% up at $43.03, following sector gains after Riot Platforms’ reported $9.1 billion, 20-year Anthropic compute agreement.

• The deal supports optimism that bitcoin miners can transition into AI-data-center infrastructure, lifting peers including IREN.
• Bitcoin is 0.49% higher and Ethereum 1.34% higher since the prior close.
• No verified IREN-specific announcement or earnings release was identified for August 12, 2026; broader-market sentiment is modestly positive.