Marathon Digital to Raise $250M to Buy More Bitcoin

Marathon Digital is planning to sell $250 million of convertible notes to purchase more Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin miner said it would sell the notes in a private placement with each note paying interest every six months, maturing on 1 September 2031. Interest and conversion rates will be determined during the pricing process.

Marathon explained that it intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes "to acquire additional Bitcoin and for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, strategic acquisitions, expansion of existing assets, and repayment of debt and other outstanding obligations."

Currently, Marathon holds more than 20,800 Bitcoin, valued at over $1.2 billion, far exceeding its peers. Competitors Hut 8 Corp and Riot Platforms hold around 9,000 BTC.

In Q2, Marathon sold 51% of its mined Bitcoin to fund its operating costs but recently bought $100 million worth of BTC and plans to hold the assets in its balance sheet.

Marathon saw its stock price tumble after reporting weaker-than-expected revenue for the second quarter.

The company blamed operational challenges, including equipment failures and transmission line maintenance, as well as the Bitcoin halving event in April, for impacting its BTC production – Marathon said the average cost per BTC mined in the second quarter of 2024 was 136% higher than in the prior year period.

Its reported revenue of $145.1 million for the quarter missed analyst estimates by 9%. In the previous quarter, it missed revenue estimates by 14.8%.

Marathon's stock price fell 11%.27 during trading hours yesteraday.