This Wall Street Bitcoin Miner Wants to Be New MicroStrategy: Currently Holds $3.3B in BTC

The publicly listed Bitcoin miner from Wall Street, MARA (NASDAQ: MARA), has acquired 6,474 Bitcoin through a $1 billion zero-interest convertible note offering, bringing its total holdings to 34,797 BTC. The company follows MicroStrategy's debt-to-BTC strategy, signaling the growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrency treasury management.

Wall Street Bitcoin Miner MARA Purchase More Bitcoins

The company disclosed that it has accumulated 6,474 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $95,395 per coin, with the most recent purchase adding 703 BTC to an initial acquisition of 5,771 BTC. This strategic move has bolstered MARA's total Bitcoin treasury to approximately 34,797 BTC, currently valued at $3.3 billion.

This development comes a week after MARA announced the completion of its $1 billion offering of 0% convertible senior notes due 2030. This total includes an additional $150 million in notes, which were issued following the initial purchasers' full exercise of their option to purchase within a 13-day window from the issuance date.

With our 0% $1 billion convertible notes offering, we are excited to share an update:- Acquired an additional 703 BTC, bringing the total to 6,474 BTC, at an average price of $95,395 per BTC- YTD BTC Yield Per Share 36.7%- Total owned BTC: ~34,794 BTC, currently valued at… pic.twitter.com/bzbunlyBRN

The company has also executed a partial buyback of its 2026 notes worth $200 million and maintains approximately $160 million in reserve for future Bitcoin acquisitions during market dips.

As Finance Magnates informed this week, the Wall Street Bitcoin mining giant issued a warning about the United States’ need to secure a dominant position in BTC holdings and mining activity. MARA wants the government to start building crypto reserves to mitigate the potential risk of future de-dollarization of international markets.

MicroStrategy Style

The broader landscape of corporate Bitcoin holdings continues to evolve, with River Financial reporting that 62 publicly traded companies now implement Bitcoin treasury strategies as of November 2024.

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MARA's strategy mirrors that of MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), which has become known for its aggressive Bitcoin acquisition approach through debt financing. This trend highlights a growing movement among corporate institutions to leverage convertible debt for cryptocurrency investments.

According to data from Bitcoin Treasuries, MARA is currently the market's second-biggest publicly listed Bitcoin owner. However, it is visibly behind MSTR, whose crypto holdings reached 386,000 BTC, tenfold higher than the BTC miner's stack.