{"id":95640,"date":"2026-03-26T17:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95640"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:30:25","slug":"mara-miner-sells-15133-btc-for-1-1-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/mara-miner-sells-15133-btc-for-1-1-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"MARA Miner Sells 15,133 BTC for $1.1 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between March 4 and 25, bitcoin miner MARA Holdings <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.mara.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/1418\/mara-holdings-inc-announces-1-0-billion-repurchase-of-0-00-convertible-senior-notes-due-2030-and-2031-and-sale-of-15133-bitcoin\">sold<\/a> 15,133 BTC for approximately $1.1 billion. The proceeds will be used by the company to repurchase its own bonds.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release, the firm entered into private agreements for redemption with certain holders of zero-coupon convertible senior notes due in 2030 and 2031.<\/p>\n<p>The buyback operations are planned to be completed by the end of March 2026. Through these transactions, MARA will save about $88.1 million. Additionally, they will reduce &#8220;outstanding debt and potential future capital dilution associated with the possibility of bond conversion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The miner&#8217;s total debt on securities after the announced redemption round will amount to about $2.3 billion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOur decision to sell part of our bitcoin assets reflects a strategic capital allocation move aimed at strengthening the balance sheet and ensuring the company&#8217;s long-term growth. [\u2026] This transaction enhances financial flexibility and expands strategic opportunities as we move beyond mining into the realm of digital energy and AI infrastructure,\u201d said MARA CEO Fred Thiel.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership Shuffle<\/h2>\n<p>Following the sale, MARA moved to third place among the largest holders of the leading cryptocurrency among public companies. At the time of writing, the miner&#8217;s reserves are estimated at 38,689 BTC.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-990ca389a81d01f6-136455450306234.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-277498\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointreasuries.net\/\">BitcoinTreasuries<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Treasury firm Twenty One Capital rose to second place with 43,514 BTC. Strategy remains in the top spot with 762,099 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the bond buyback announcement, MARA shares jumped 12% after the trading session opened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-143714e8709f5ffb-136455456256017-1024x467.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-277497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-143714e8709f5ffb-136455456256017-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-143714e8709f5ffb-136455456256017-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-143714e8709f5ffb-136455456256017-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-143714e8709f5ffb-136455456256017.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/MARA\/\">Yahoo Finance<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In March, MARA <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/mara-miner-reports-1-7-billion-loss-and-announces-shift-to-ai\">published<\/a> its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2025. The net loss amounted to $1.7 billion compared to a profit of $528.3 million the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between March 4 and 25, bitcoin miner MARA Holdings sold 15,133 BTC for approximately $1.1 billion. The proceeds will be used by the company to repurchase its own bonds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"MARA Holdings sold 15,133 BTC for $1.1 billion to repurchase bonds.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1137,1185],"class_list":["post-95640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-cryptocurrency-mining","tag-marathon-digital-holdings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"106","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"MARA Holdings sold 15,133 BTC for $1.1 billion to repurchase bonds.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95642,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95640\/revisions\/95642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}