MARA Holdings, one of the world’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies, has made significant changes to its Bitcoin treasury strategy during the first half of 2026.
The company sold about 23,093 Bitcoin in the quarter and made around $1.6 billion in value, while its remaining Bitcoin treasury is 35,577 BTC at the end of the second quarter.
And the new numbers represent a dramatic change in MARA’s digital-asset reserves management.
MARA now sees almost all mined Bitcoin as a long-term investment instead of a liquidity and capital source and is using its Bitcoin holdings more and more as a source of liquidity and capital. MARA’s approach allows it to monetize Bitcoin when market conditions and corporate priorities make it attractive.
The first-quarter disclosures of the company are particularly meaningful because they give us a sense for how large the sales were. MARA sold about 20,880 Bitcoin at about $1.5 billion at the end of March. The money raised from that sale was for the company's overall capital allocation strategy such as debt reduction and liquidity management, the company said.
MARA's Bitcoin holdings at the end of March were 35,303 BTC including Bitcoin loaned or pledged as collateral. The company valued its holdings at approximately $2.4 billion based on the price of Bitcoin at $68,222 at that time.
At the end of the second quarter, the treasury had increased slightly to 35,577 BTC, according to the latest reported figures. The move illustrates how the Bitcoin production during the quarter partly offset the company's sales. MARA mined 2,422 BTC during the second quarter and its Bitcoin treasury remained around 35,000 BTC.
The scale of the sales is significant as MARA had previously focused on Bitcoin accumulation and sales in its 2025 annual report. In 2025, MARA sold about 4,076 BTC for $413.1 million. In 2026, MARA extended its policy to allow sales of Bitcoin on its balance sheet along with Bitcoin produced from current mining operations.
One of the most important uses of the proceeds has been to strengthen the company’s balance sheet. In March, MARA announced the sale of 15,133 Bitcoin for $1.1 billion. The company said it would use the cash to buy back convertible notes and use the remainder for general corporate purposes.
The strategy is in line with changing economics of big-scale Bitcoin mining. Mining businesses have high costs associated with electricity, equipment, infrastructure and data centres. Keeping a large Bitcoin treasury can give financial flexibility but selling digital assets can also be very quickly used to reduce debt and make big strategic investments.
MARA has also broadened its focus to beyond Bitcoin mining and also its energy and data-centre infrastructure as tools that can help to drive artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. That broader strategy means Bitcoin sales may even serve as a way to cover infrastructure and other growth initiatives.
At the same time, the reduction from the company's much larger Bitcoin position at the end of 2025 demonstrates how quickly treasury composition can change. MARA held 53,822 BTC on December 31, 2025, before its significant sales during 2026.
Despite the sales, Bitcoin is still a very important reserve asset for MARA. The company has said that, in general, they expect Bitcoin to increase significantly as mining/selective purchases take place, but the actual amount will depend on market conditions and operating needs and capital allocation decisions.
The 35,577-BTC treasury also leaves MARA with huge exposure to Bitcoin's price. When Bitcoin rises, the company's reserves can become very valuable. When Bitcoin falls in value, its treasury is less valuable and its profits are less healthy.
MARA's first-half activity is therefore more than just a huge cryptocurrency sale. It indicates how Bitcoin miners are more and more treating digital assets as strategic financial resources and not just a store of reserves.
With approximately 23,093 BTC sold for around $1.6 billion and 35,577 BTC remaining, MARA enters the second half of 2026 with a different treasury profile than it had at the beginning of the year. Investors will continue to monitor the company’s Bitcoin production, sales, infrastructure investment and capital allocation as it juggles its mining business and digital infrastructure development for its broader digital infrastructure ambitions.
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