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MARA sells 13,597 BTC to pay down debt and fund AI data centres

Bitcoin miner MARA reportedly sold 13,597 BTC for $1.1bn in six weeks and plans more sales, despite earlier pledges to hold.

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A gold bitcoin coin on a computer motherboard. Photo: Michael Förtsch, via Unsplash

Confirmed

  • MARA is a bitcoin miner
  • The company has not confirmed the bitcoin sales in the available posts

Not yet known

  • Unconfirmed: MARA sold 13,597 BTC for $1.1bn in six weeks
  • Whether MARA will make further bitcoin sales
  • Whether MARA's earlier pledge to hold bitcoin still stands
  • Whether the proceeds will pay down debt and fund AI data centres

What we know

A fintech commentator says MARA sold 13,597 BTC for $1.1bn in six weeks and plans further sales, liquidating its treasury to pay down debt and fund AI data center ambitions. This is unconfirmed by the company in the available posts.

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How the story developed

15 Nov · 05:25 UTC

Bitcoin miner MARA reportedly sold 13,597 BTC for $1.1bn in six weeks and plans more sales, despite earlier pledges to hold.

15 Nov · 03:25 UTC

Unconfirmed reports say MARA sold $1.1B of bitcoin to pay for AI datacenters and plans further sales.

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