Mara Holdings Inc.计划提供多达20亿美元的股票以资助比特币购买

玛拉控股公司（Mara Holdings Inc.）是世界上最大的比特币矿业公司之一，已宣布计划提供多达20亿美元的股票，以资助额外的比特币购买。

MARA is offering up to $2 billion of its stock to fund additional Bitcoin purchases, the company announced in a Form 8-K and prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.

该公司在周一向美国证券和交易委员会提交的8-K和招股说明书宣布，Mara将提供多达20亿美元的股票资金购买额外的比特币购买。

The Florida-based firm, formerly known as Marathon Digital, has entered into an at-the-market agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald, Barclays, and Guggenheim Securities.

这家总部位于佛罗里达州的公司，以前称为马拉松数字，已与坎托·菲茨杰拉德（Cantor Fitzgerald），巴克莱（Barclays）和古根海姆（Guggenheim Securities）签订了在市场上达成协议。

These firms will sell MARA shares “from time to time” directly on Nasdaq or via negotiated transactions, according to the filing. The flexible approach gives MARA the ability to tap into the market as needed.

根据文件，这些公司将直接在纳斯达克或通过谈判的交易中“不时”出售Mara股票。灵活的方法使Mara能够根据需要利用市场。

“We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of bitcoin and for working capital,” MARA said. The company did not specify a timeline or volume commitment for the stock sales.

玛拉说：“我们目前打算将此产品的净收益用于一般公司目的，包括收购比特币和营运资金。”该公司未针对股票销售指定时间表或数量承诺。

This move closely follows the strategy used by Michael Saylor’s Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Strategy has used various market offerings, including stock sales, to amass 506,137 BTC valued at approximately $42.4 billion.

这一举动紧密遵循了迈克尔·塞勒（Michael Saylor）的策略（以前是Microstrategy），是最大的企业比特币持有人。策略已使用包括股票销售在内的各种市场产品，积累了506,137 BTC，价值约424亿美元。

MARA Holdings currently holds the second-largest Bitcoin reserves among public companies, with 46,374 BTC in its coffers, valued at around $3.9 billion according to Bitbo data.

Mara Holdings目前在上市公司中拥有第二大比特币储量，其金库中有46,374 BTC，根据Bitbo数据的价值约为39亿美元。

The latest offering follows previous financial maneuvers by MARA to increase its Bitcoin holdings. Last year, the company launched a similar offering of up to $1.5 billion of its shares.

Mara先前的金融动作以增加其比特币持有量之后，最新的发行量。去年，该公司发行了类似的股份，其股票最高可达15亿美元。

In November, MARA also issued $1 billion of zero-coupon convertible senior notes, planning to use most of those proceeds for more Bitcoin purchases.

11月，Mara还发布了10亿美元的零股票可转换高级票据，计划将大多数收益用于更多比特币购买。

MARA CEO Fred Thiel announced in July that the company was going “full HODL,” a strategy that diverges from typical crypto mining practices.

马拉（Mara）首席执行官弗雷德·泰尔（Fred Thiel）在7月宣布，该公司将“ Full Hodl”（Full Hodl）进行，这一战略与典型的加密矿业实践不同。

Usually, miners sell a portion of the Bitcoin they mine to fund operating expenses. However, MARA plans to keep all mined Bitcoin and purchase more of the cryptocurrency to maintain in reserve. This approach represents a long-term bet on Bitcoin’s value appreciation.

通常，矿工出售他们挖掘的一部分比特币以资助运营费用。但是，Mara计划保留所有开采的比特币，并购买更多的加密货币以维持储备金。这种方法代表了对比特币价值升值的长期押注。

The stock offering announcement comes amid a downturn for MARA’s shares. The company’s stock closed down 8.58% at $12.47 on Monday, according to Google Finance.

股票公告在Mara的股票下滑中出现。根据Google Finance的数据，该公司的股票周一下跌8.58％，至12.47美元。

MARA shares fell another 4.6% to $11.89 in overnight trading on Thursday after reports that Microsoft abandoned plans to build new data centers in the US and Europe rattled crypto mining stocks a day earlier. Meanwhile, Bitcoin was trading just above $82,000, down 1.2% over 24 hours after falling from a local high of around $83,500.

Mara股票在周四的隔夜交易中又下跌了4.6％，至11.89美元，此前有报道称Microsoft放弃了一天前在美国和欧洲建立新数据中心的计划。同时，比特币的交易刚好超过82,000美元，在当地高点约83,500美元左右下降后24小时下降了1.2％。

Despite the recent stock price decline, MARA reported strong financial results for Q4 2024, generating $214.4 million in revenue, a 37% increase from the previous quarter.

尽管最近的股价下跌，但Mara报告了2024年第四季度的财务业绩强劲，收入为2.144亿美元，比上一季度增长了37％。

The company also reported a net income of $528.3 million, showcasing a 248% year-over-year jump. Moreover, MARA’s adjusted EBITDA surged 207% to $794.4 million, setting a new benchmark in the mining sector.

该公司还报告说，净收入为5.283亿美元，同比增长248％。此外，Mara的调整后的EBITDA飙升了207％，至7.944亿美元，在采矿领域树立了新的基准。

In February, MARA completed the acquisition of a wind farm in Hansford County, Texas, which offers 114 megawatts of wind power and 240 MW of interconnection capacity.

2月，玛拉（Mara）完成了德克萨斯州汉斯福德县（Hansford County）的一家风电场的收购，该机场提供了114兆瓦的风力发电和240兆瓦的互连能力。

The wind farm will be used to power older mining rigs that would otherwise have been retired, aligning with growing industry concerns about the energy consumption of Bitcoin mining operations.

风电场将用于为旧的采矿钻机提供动力，否则将退休，这与行业对比特币采矿业务的能源消耗的关注不断增长。