Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) miners, announced substantial growth in its mining operations for July 2024. The company reported a 27% increase in block wins and a 17% rise in Bitcoin production, totaling 692 BTC for the month, according to a press release.

Operational Highlights

Marathon’s hash rate recovery at its Ellendale facility, hosted by Applied Digital, was completed, resulting in a significant uptick in block wins. The company’s average operational hash rate grew by 5% to 27.5 exahashes per second (EH/s) over the previous month. Fred Thiel, Marathon’s chairman and CEO, emphasized the company’s aggressive mining approach amidst a lower BTC price environment.

Domestically, Marathon has started deploying its technology to enhance site operations. A significant portion of the Granbury site is being transitioned from air-cooled to immersion-cooled containers. This shift is expected to cause temporary downtime but aims to improve efficiency. The first group of 18 immersion containers will be energized in August, with the project expected to conclude by year-end.

Financial and Production Metrics

Marathon’s total BTC holdings rose to 20,818 BTC by the end of July, reflecting the company’s commitment to a full HODL strategy. Additionally, the firm energized approximately 5,000 new miners while optimizing its fleet by removing and relocating around 10,000 existing miners. This brought the operating fleet to about 245,000 BTC miners, theoretically capable of producing 31.8 EH/s.

The company held $242.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, with $230.1 million being unrestricted. Combined with its BTC holdings, Marathon’s total assets amounted to approximately $1.6 billion as of July 31, 2024.

Future Outlook

Marathon aims to achieve a hash rate goal of 50 exahashes by the end of 2024. The company plans to continue installing and energizing miners to meet this target. Marathon also intends to increase the percentage of owned and operated sites in its portfolio to achieve cost savings on a cost-per-petahash basis, ultimately positioning itself as a low-cost operator in the industry.

For more information, visit the official MARA website.

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