Marathon Digital Holdings 宣布發行 7 億美元可轉換優先票據，計劃利用所得資金收購比特幣併回購現有可轉換票據

美國比特幣礦商 Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. 宣布發行 7 億美元的可轉換優先票據。

U.S.-based Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. has announced an offering of $700 million of convertible senior notes.

美國比特幣礦商 Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. 宣布發行 7 億美元的可轉換優先票據。

Institutions that participate in the sale will be granted another option by the miner to purchase an additional $105 million of notes within 13 days, commencing on the date the notes are initially issued to investors. The two offerings will be issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

參與銷售的機構將獲得礦商的另一種選擇權，可以在票據最初向投資者發行之日起 13 天內購買額外的 1.05 億美元票據。這兩次發行將根據 1933 年《證券法》第 144A 條進行發行。

The notes will bear interest payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, according to the miner. The first interest periods will be paid on March 1, 2025, and the notes will mature on September 1, 2031, unless the company redeems, converts, or repurchases the notes. The final terms of the notes will be determined at a later date.

據該礦商稱，這些票據將每半年支付一次利息，分別為每年的3月1日和9月1日。第一個利息期間將於 2025 年 3 月 1 日支付，票據將於 2031 年 9 月 1 日到期，除非本公司贖回、轉換或回購票據。票據的最終條款將在稍後確定。

MARA stated that $200 million of the proceeds will be used to repurchase a portion of its outstanding 2026 convertible notes. The remaining amount will be directed towards increasing the company’s Bitcoin holdings through additional purchases, alongside other general needs. The notes’ due date and maturity are scheduled for 2030, after which they can be converted into cash or shares according to MARA’s preference.

MARA 表示，其中 2 億美元的收益將用於回購部分已發行的 2026 年可轉換票據。剩餘金額將用於透過額外購買以及其他一般需求來增加公司的比特幣持有量。該票據的到期日和期限預計為2030年，之後可以根據MARA的偏好將其轉換為現金或股票。

MARA’s share price declined by 5% to $19.97 during pre-market trading following the announcement.

公告發布後，MARA 的股價在盤前交易中下跌 5%，至 19.97 美元。

MARA made a similar announcement in August 2024. MARA offered a private offering of $250 million of convertible senior notes and an additional $37.5 million of notes granted to the initial purchasers. The company announced that part of the proceeds will be used to purchase more Bitcoin and the rest for general corporate purposes, such as working capital and the strategic expansion of existing assets.

MARA 於 2024 年 8 月發布了類似的公告。該公司宣布，部分收益將用於購買更多比特幣，其餘收益用於一般公司用途，例如營運資金和現有資產的策略擴張。

According to data from Bitcoin Treasuries, Marathon Digital now has 27,562 bitcoins, valued at $2.49 billion. The company recently added 720 bitcoins to its balance sheet on October 31 and 642 bitcoins on October 2. The company is the second-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin worldwide, trailing behind crypto giant and software company MicroStrategy.

根據Bitcoin Treasuries的數據，Marathon Digital目前擁有27,562枚比特幣，價值24.9億美元。該公司最近於10 月31 日在其資產負債表中增加了720 個比特幣，並於10 月2 日增加了642 個比特幣。於加密巨頭和軟體公司MicroStrategy。

The miner’s offerings echo previous announcements by Metaplanet and Microstrategy. On November 18, Metaplanet announced the issuance of one-year bonds dedicated entirely to BTC purchases to increase its Bitcoin stash. The Tokyo-listed firm issued the ordinary bonds with a guarantee, totaling 1.75 billion yen ($11.3 million) for an annualized interest rate of 0.36%.

該礦機的產品與 Metaplanet 和 Microstrategy 先前的聲明相呼應。 11 月 18 日，Metaplanet 宣布發行一年期債券，完全用於購買 BTC，以增加其比特幣儲備。這家在東京上市的公司發行了擔保的普通債券，總額為 17.5 億日圓（1,130 萬美元），年化利率為 0.36%。

In a related development, Microstrategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, disclosed that it had entered into a sales agreement with several parties, through which it had raised over $2 billion. The company also announced that it had purchased an additional 27,200 bitcoins for $2.03 billion.

在相關進展中，全球最大的企業比特幣持有者 Microstrategy 透露，它已與多方簽訂了銷售協議，並透過該協議籌集了超過 20 億美元。該公司還宣布斥資 20.3 億美元額外購買了 27,200 個比特幣。