MARA 將比特幣借給第三方以獲得收益，同時擴大其持有量

MARA 是美國最大的公開交易的比特幣挖礦公司之一，已向第三方借出 7,377 比特幣。這大約是其 16% 左右

U.S.-based Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) has lent 7,377 BTC to third parties, which is roughly just about 16% of its total Bitcoin reserves.

美國比特幣挖礦公司 Marathon Digital（NASDAQ：MARA）已向第三方借出 7,377 枚比特幣，約佔其比特幣總儲備的 16% 左右。

In a production update on Friday, MARA revealed that it mined 9,457 BTC and purchased 22,065 BTC in 2024. The average purchase price was $87,205.

在周五的生產更新中，MARA 透露，其在 2024 年開採了 9,457 BTC，併購買了 22,065 BTC。

The company's total Bitcoin reserves had reached 44,893 BTC by December 31. It meant that, at that time, these holdings were valued at about $4.4 billion.

截至 12 月 31 日，該公司的比特幣儲備總額已達到 44,893 BTC。

The third parties that MARA lent Bitcoin to were not disclosed. The loans are short-term and done through well-known, established third parties, Robert Samuels, the company’s Director of Investor Relations, mentioned.

MARA 向哪些第三方借出了比特幣，但沒有透露。該公司投資者關係總監羅伯特·薩繆爾斯(Robert Samuels)表示，這些貸款是短期的，是透過知名的第三方完成的。

The company has actively lent Bitcoin throughout 2024 and earns a modest single-digit yield on these arrangements.

該公司在 2024 年積極借出比特幣，並透過這些安排獲得了適度的個位數收益率。

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Samuels explained the lending program on social media, saying it is a brief arrangement with trusted third parties. The company’s aim is finally to be able to generate enough yield to cover operating costs for the long term.

塞繆爾斯在社交媒體上解釋了這一貸款計劃，稱這是與值得信賴的第三方的簡短安排。該公司的最終目標是能夠產生足夠的產量來支付長期營運成本。

MARA’s BTC lending program has attracted a large amount of interest, perhaps partly because of the meltdown of other Bitcoin lenders like BlockFi and Celsius in the 2022 bear market. They revealed that such investments were risky endeavors for depositors.

MARA 的 BTC 借貸計劃吸引了大量興趣，部分原因可能是 BlockFi 和攝氏等其他比特幣借貸機構在 2022 年熊市中崩潰。他們透露，此類投資對儲戶來說是有風險的。

MARA has also increased its Bitcoin holdings in addition to lending. With proceeds from a recent zero coupon convertible note offering, BCGP acquired 11,774 BTC in the range of $1.1 billion in USD value. It bought this Bitcoin for an average price of $96,000 per Bitcoin.

除了貸款之外，MARA 還增加了比特幣持有量。憑藉最近零息可轉換票據發行的收益，BCGP 收購了 11,774 枚比特幣，價值 11 億美元。它以每個比特幣 96,000 美元的平均價格購買了這個比特幣。

In Q3 2024, MARA received $3.9 million in interest income, mostly from its cash balance and Bitcoin loans. Earlier filings didn’t mention income from loaned Bitcoin, but in the first half of 2024, it had earned $4.8 million in interest.

2024 年第三季度，MARA 獲得了 390 萬美元的利息收入，主要來自其現金餘額和比特幣貸款。先前的文件並未提及借出比特幣的收入，但在 2024 年上半年，它已賺取了 480 萬美元的利息。

Overall, MARA is expanding bitcoin reserves; it is also exploring a way to make money lending bitcoins to other parties. It seems the company’s strategy is on both growing its holdings and earning yield in order to cover its operational costs.

總體而言，MARA 正在擴大比特幣儲備；它還正在探索一種透過將比特幣借給其他方來賺錢的方法。該公司的策略似乎是增加持股和賺取收益，以覆蓋其營運成本。