Bitcoin Mining Stock MARA Holdings Is Moving Higher: What's Going On?

Bitcoin BTC/USD mining stock MARA Holdings Inc MARA is trading higher Tuesday, bouncing back from a sharp selloff on Monday sparked by a $700 million offering. Here’s what you need to know.

What Happened: MARA Holdings shares sold off on Monday, outpacing declines in peers after the company announced a proposed private offering of $700 million worth of convertible senior notes.

Late Tuesday, MARA Holdings upsized the oversubscribed offering to $850 million worth of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030. The notes will be sold in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers.

MARA Holdings also granted the initial purchasers a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $150 million of the notes. The offering is expected to close on Nov. 20.

MARA said it plans to use approximately $199 million of the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to repurchase $212 million in aggregate principal amount of its existing convertible notes due 2026. The company plans to use the remainder of the proceeds to acquire additional Bitcoin.

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Earlier this year, MARA Holdings adopted a "full HODL" approach to its Bitcoin treasury policy, retaining all Bitcoin it mines and periodically making strategic open market purchases. The company said it held a total of 26,747 Bitcoin as of Sept. 30.

"Our 50 exahash goal for this year is firmly in sight and we expect to get there by mid-to-late December," the company said in a letter to shareholders last week.

"We believe we are on a strong growth trajectory, with no plans to slow down. We anticipate continued expansion across U.S. and international markets and have set ambitious goals to expand our portfolio of owned and operated sites."

MARA Price Action: MARA Holdings shares were up 4.36% at $18.88 at the time of publication Tuesday, per Benzinga Pro.

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