Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., suggested that recent spot Bitcoin ETF approvals have accelerated the market’s appreciation, typically expected post-Bitcoin halving, by attracting significant capital into the market. Thiel remarked that this shift has led to an unusual pre-halving price increase, diverging from the traditional pre-halving price decline, with Marathon’s break-even rate […]
Marathon Digital Holdings Unveils ‘M’ Block Art on Bitcoin Blockchain
Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings has crafted a block that prominently displays the letter “M” by carefully arranging transactions and fee rates within its mining pool. This novel approach introduces a creative twist to block creation in the blockchain realm. Despite this innovative step, Marathon has made it clear that it currently does not offer […]
Marathon Introduces Custom Firmware and Control Board for Enhanced Bitcoin Mining Operations
This week, the publicly traded mining company Marathon Digital Holdings unveiled new firmware and a control board designed to enhance the efficiency of bitcoin mining rigs. Marathon revealed it has been developing this technology for about a year. Marathon Releases Custom Firmware and MARA UCB 2100 Control Board On March 25, 2024, Marathon (Nasdaq: MARA) […]
Marathon to Acquire Applied Digital’s 200 MW Texas Bitcoin Mining Site
The Nasdaq-listed mining enterprise Applied Digital has concluded a definitive pact for selling its 200-megawatt (MW) mining facility in Garden City, Texas. Applied Digital disclosed that the transaction involves Marathon Digital Holdings acquiring the Garden City mining property for a sum of $ 87.3 million. Applied Digital and Marathon Ink $ 87.3 Million …
Marathon Mines Record-Breaking 4 MB Bitcoin Block Linked to Runestone Airdrop
During bitcoin’s extraordinary price peaks in March, this week saw the mining of the biggest block by byte size, with Marathon’s mining pool producing a 3.99 megabyte (MB) block. This block, labeled as 832,849, carried a message linked to the Runestone airdrop. Bitcoin Blockchain Witnesses Unprecedented 4 MB Block Over the recent weekend, Marathon, a […]