Marathon digital stock prices soared after BTC mining surged in the first quarter.
The company mined 196 BTC in the first quarter, raising its total holdings to 5,143.2 BTC.
According to Cointelegraph, a cryptocurrency media outlet on the 5th (local time), the stock price of Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) surged after announcing that its cryptocurrency mining capacity increased significantly in the first quarter, and will significantly raise its stake in Bitcoin (BTC). I was able to do it.
On this day, the MARA stock price soared 15.8%, closing at $56.56, breaking an all-time high. On this morning, cryptocurrency mining stocks rose a whopping 17.1%.
By comparison, the Nasdaq Composite Index, which focuses on technology stocks, rose only 1.7% on Monday, while the Bitwise 10 Cryptocurrency Index Fund rose 1.9%.
In terms of current value, the total market capitalization of Marathon Digital is $5.6 billion, which is one of the largest cryptocurrency related stocks.
The company announced on Monday that the marathon has increased its total holdings to 5,134.2 BTC by mining 196 BTC in the first quarter that ended March 31. At present value, the marathon’s bitcoin holdings are close to $322 million.
In addition to mining digital assets, Marathon bought 4,812.66 BTC in January for an average of $31,168.
The company received 1,300 S-19 pro ASIC miners from Bitmain and was able to expand its mining scale in the first quarter. Currently, Marathon’s mining fleet consists of 5800 miners generating 0.71 hashes per second from hashing power.
Meanwhile, the marathon’s cash was $212 million at the end of the first quarter. Total liquidity, defined as cash and BTC holdings, appears to be worth about $513.9 million.