MARA Mines Record 950 BTC in a Month Post-Halving

The mining firm MARA extracted 950 BTC in May, marking the highest volume since January 2024 and a 35% increase from April’s figures.

MARA’s May 2025 Bitcoin Production Highlights are here.

— Record High 282 Blocks Earned in May, 38% Increase M/M
— 950 Bitcoin Produced, 35% Increase M/M
— Increased BTC Holdings* to 49,179 BTC

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— MARA (@MARAHoldings) June 3, 2025

These impressive results follow the Bitcoin halving in April 2024, when the reward for a discovered block was reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC.

The company also set an internal record by adding 282 blocks, a 38% increase over the month. This was facilitated by its proprietary mining pool, MARA Pool, and an increase in hash rate. 

MARA Pool is the only pool among public miners that is fully owned and operated by the company itself, allowing MARA to retain 100% of the rewards. The pool consistently outperforms the network average in terms of reward success by more than 10%.

MARA’s realized hash rate in May rose by 30% compared to April, reaching approximately 58.3 EH/s. 

MARA’s success reflects a broader industry trend. The combined realized hash rate of MARA, CleanSpark, and Riot Platforms increased by 15.5%. This pushed the Bitcoin network’s difficulty to a new all-time high and exerted pressure on hash price, curbing its earlier growth in May.

MARA retained all of its May production, bringing the company’s total reserves to 49,179 BTC.

MARA CEO Fred Thiel attributed the achievements to a “vertically integrated business model,” which he claims enhances operational control and economic efficiency. 

In May, Thiel urged U.S. authorities to engage in mining to bolster the Bitcoin reserve.