Marathon Digital to acquire Bitcoin mining sites for $179 million
Marathon Digital will pay $179 million to acquire two Bitcoin mining sites with 390 megawatts of capacity from Generate Capital. MARA stock surged by 9% after the news, bringing year-to-date gains to over 530%. Bitcoin was trading above $42k, up 2.2% in the past week after paring recent gains. Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital is set to add to its mining capacity and reduce the cost of mining BTC when it completes the purchase of two Bitcoin mining sites for $179 million. Marathon will buy the two mining sites from subsidiaries of Generate Capital at a cost of $458,000 per megawatt, with this paid for in cash, the company said in a press release. In total, the deal will see Marathon add 390 megawatts to its mining capacity. Marathon to reduce cost of mining BTC According to Marathon, the transaction will be its “first fully owned sites ”, adding to the 3% of 584 megawatts it directly controls in its portfolio. The deal should see Marathon...
