About 20% of the Russell 1000’s best-performing stocks since the start of the third quarter have been linked to the cryptocurrency industry, BitMine Chairman Tom Lee said in a Sept. 4 post on X. BitMine gained 99% to rank fourth among Russell 1000 constituents, followed by Strategy at 67%, Circle at 65% and Bullish at 55%. With about one month remaining in the third quarter, Lee said crypto-linked stocks with strong returns could become investors’ next area of focus. The Russell 1000 tracks the 1,000 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization.