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MARA Cuts Bitcoin Treasury and Pushes Into AI and High-Performance Computing

The company sold and pledged large amounts of Bitcoin to reduce leverage and fund data-center acquisitions and builds, raising near-term financing and execution risks.

Overview

  • MARA disclosed on Aug. 6 that it ended the second quarter with 35,577 BTC after selling about 20,880 BTC in Q1 and another 2,213 BTC in Q2 to repay debt and fund operations.
  • The company reported Q2 revenue of $174.9 million and a net loss of $611.3 million driven by a $343 million fair-value write-down on digital assets and weaker per-coin economics.
  • After the quarter MARA pledged 18,750 BTC as initial collateral for two Bitcoin-backed credit facilities to increase borrowing capacity for planned deals and site builds.
  • MARA is advancing a shift into AI and high-performance computing through the proposed Long Ridge acquisition and Texas site expansion, but the Long Ridge deal still needs regulatory approval.
  • Investor appetite for miner-to-AI deals has cooled, which raises the risk that MARA’s capital-intensive pivot will pressure the balance sheet if financing or regulatory milestones slip.