MARA Stock Pops on $1.1 Billion Bitcoin Sale as BTC Miner Buys Back Convertible Debt

MARA Holdings, one of the largest Bitcoin mining firms in the U.S., said on Thursday that it had sold roughly 15,000 BTC for $1.1 billion to repurchase a portion of its convertible debt, describing the move as a way to improve its overall financial footing. The sale, which represents 28% of MARA’s Bitcoin holdings, leaves the Miami-based firm with around 38,700 Bitcoin left in its corporate coffers. With Bitcoin changing hands around $69,000 on Thursday, that sum was worth $2.6 billion, according to CoinGe ...