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Marathon Digital Holdings purchased 1,000 bitcoin for about $66.7 million through institutional trading platform FalconX, according to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, marking the miner's return to accumulation after selling more than $1.5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency earlier this year.
The purchase, executed at an average price of roughly $66,700 per bitcoin, brings Marathon's total holdings to approximately 36,303 BTC, reinforcing its position among the largest publicly traded corporate bitcoin holders. The company had sold about 20,880 BTC in the first quarter of 2026, generating $1.5 billion at an average price of $70,137 per coin, with the bulk of the proceeds used to repurchase zero-coupon convertible senior notes due in 2030 and 2031.
"Transaction would help strengthen our balance sheet and position the company for long-term growth," Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Thiel said at the time of the March sales.
The latest acquisition comes after Marathon updated its digital asset policy earlier this year to allow sales of bitcoin already held on its balance sheet, rather than limiting dispositions to newly mined coins. The revised framework gives management more flexibility in capital allocation while maintaining long-term exposure to bitcoin through mining production and selective purchases. Marathon reported $174.6 million in revenue during the first quarter, an 18% decline from a year earlier, and posted a $1.3 billion net loss driven largely by unrealized losses on its bitcoin holdings.
The purchase signals that Marathon is not abandoning its bitcoin accumulation strategy despite the large-scale sales seen earlier this year. The company now operates as a more diversified business combining bitcoin mining, treasury management and artificial intelligence infrastructure development, with management viewing AI and high-performance computing as potential new growth channels. The mining sector faces continued pressure from lower block rewards following the bitcoin halving, rising difficulty and higher operational costs, pushing public miners to seek additional revenue sources beyond traditional mining operations.
Marathon's return to buying comes alongside continued accumulation by other corporate bitcoin holders. Strategy, the largest corporate holder, acquired 1,587 BTC for $100 million last week at an average price of $63,024 per coin, bringing its total to 846,842 BTC — roughly 4% of bitcoin's fixed 21 million supply. Bitcoin traded near $66,000 on Monday, with Strategy's shares up 5% in pre-market trading.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
