Marathon Digital Holdings Adds New, Enterprise-Grade Bitcoin Custodian to Begin Diversifying Its Bitcoin Custody

Fort Lauderdale, FL, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) ("Marathon" or "Company"), a leader in supporting and securing the Bitcoin ecosystem, has added a new, enterprise-grade custodian to allow it to diversify its bitcoin treasury with multiple providers.

As Marathon continues to increase its hash rate, it has grown its bitcoin holdings to 13,726 as of September 30, 2023. In September 2023, the Company produced 1,242 bitcoin, representing 4.3% of the available rewards for all Bitcoin miners during the month. Historically, Marathon has custodied all its bitcoin with a single provider. As part of its broader treasury management strategy, the Company has added a new, enterprise-grade custodian as its second custodian. Marathon may continue to diversify its bitcoin custody across additional custodians in the future.

“Diversification is a core component of our strategy that applies not just to our operations but to our treasury management as well,” said Salman Khan, Marathon’s chief financial officer. “Our existing custodian has played, and will continue to play, a valuable role in our treasury management strategy. However, with 13,726 bitcoin on our balance sheet as of September 30, 2023 and our growing operations producing over 1,000 bitcoin per month, we believe it is an opportune time to diversify our bitcoin custody across multiple custodians. Our second custodian provides enterprise-grade digital asset solutions and is one of the most experienced institutions in the space. We are optimistic that their role as a custodian will complement our current solutions.”

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About Marathon Digital Holdings

Marathon is a digital asset technology company that focuses on supporting and securing the Bitcoin ecosystem. The Company is currently in the process of becoming one of the largest and most sustainably powered Bitcoin mining operations in North America.

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Released October 18, 2023