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Marathon Digital Solidifies Position as World's Largest Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miner

Marathon continues to pull away from the former leader, Core Scientific.

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Marathon Digital Mined 77% More Bitcoin in May With the Help of Its Software

The spike in bitcoin mining is likely due to its mining machines producing at higher capacity than April.

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Marathon Digital CEO Addresses Newly-Passed Mining Bills in Texas

In the past few weeks, two crypto mining bills, SB 1929 and HB 591, are awaiting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature. The legislation shows support for miners. Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel breaks down how the bills could impact crypto miners in the Lone Star state.

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Marathon Digital CEO Weighs in on Texas Bitcoin Mining Legislation

Texas legislators are throwing their weight behind bitcoin mining with two bills passed in the latest legislative session that are signaling support for the industry, and one thwarted for the time being. Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel discusses what this means for crypto miners in the Lone Star state. Plus, insights on bitcoin mining plans in other locations around the world.

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Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are "properly funded."

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital First-Quarter Earnings Beat Expectations

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), one of the largest publicly traded crypto miners in North America, reported a narrower-than-forecast first-quarter loss per share as a rising bitcoin price and increased production helped lift the Las Vegas-based company back toward profitability. This comes as the SEC is investigating related party transactions that may have violated federal securities laws.

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Marathon Digital Holdings CEO on White House's Crypto Mining Tax Proposal

The Biden Administration is pushing to impose a punitive tax on crypto mining operations for the "harms they impose on society," according to an online post from the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel shares his reaction and why he thinks the White House "just wants to get rid of crypto" in the U.S.

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DOJ, SEC Reportedly Probe Crypto Conglomerate DCG; Jefferies Downgrades Marathon Digital

Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice's Eastern District of New York and the SEC are examining transfers between Digital Currency Group (DCG) and the conglomerate's Genesis subsidiary, according to Bloomberg. DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk. Plus, Jefferies downgraded its rating for bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) from "buy" to "hold" due to construction delays.

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Marathon Digital CEO on Future of Bitcoin Mining in Wake of FTX Collapse

Bitcoin (BTC) miners remain under pressure amid the FTX-induced market panic and ongoing crypto winter. Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel discusses his outlook for the bitcoin mining industry and how his firm plans to survive crypto winter.

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Marathon Digital CEO: We're Bullish on Bitcoin

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) mined 615 bitcoin (BTC) in October, the highest monthly total in its history. CEO Fred Thiel shares insights into Marathon Digital's business operations and the state of bitcoin mining amid crypto winter.

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