{"id":420808,"date":"2026-02-27T15:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/mara-posts-1-7b-q4-loss-as-bitcoin-slump-hits-earnings-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:57:53","slug":"mara-posts-1-7b-q4-loss-as-bitcoin-slump-hits-earnings-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/mara-posts-1-7b-q4-loss-as-bitcoin-slump-hits-earnings-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"MARA Posts $1.7B Q4 Loss as Bitcoin Slump Hits Earnings &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"html-renderer-container\">\n<p>MARA Holdings (MARA) reported a fourth quarter 2025 net loss of $1.71 billion, or $4.52 per diluted share, compared with net income of $528.3 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, in the same period a year earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Its shareholder <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1507605\/000150760526000004\/q425shareholderletter.htm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">letter<\/a> filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said revenue in Q4 fell 6% to $202.3 million from $214.4 million in the year-earlier period, as a lower average Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\">BTC<\/a>) price outweighed the impact of a higher hashrate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the full year 2025, MARA booked a net loss of $1.31 billion, compared with net income of $541 million in 2024, even though its revenue rose to $907.1 million from $656.4 million. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>MARA Key Highlights 2025. Source: <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1507605\/000150760526000004\/q425shareholderletter.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1507605\/000150760526000004\/q425shareholderletter.htm\"><em>SEC<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200bThe company said that its Q4 net income was hit by a $1.5 billion negative change in the fair value of digital assets and digital assets receivable, reflecting the decline in Bitcoin\u2019s price from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/bitcoin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">around<\/a> $114,300 on Sept. 30 to $88,800 on Dec. 31, according to data from CoinGecko.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s share price also took a beating, with MARA stock down <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/MARA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/MARA\/\">46%<\/a> in the past six months.<\/p>\n<figure>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2026-02\/019c9e21-7038-7599-9f58-700dddd9eaf7.png\" title=\"\"\/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>MARA stock down 46%. Source: <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/MARA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/MARA\/\"><em>Yahoo Finance<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the production side, MARA said that it mined 2,011 BTC in Q4 2025, down 6% from 2,144 BTC in the prior quarter and 2,492 BTC in the year-earlier period. It mined 8,799 BTC for the full year, compared with 9,430 BTC in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.cointelegraph.com\/bitdeer-sells-all-bitcoin-metaplanet-rejects-misconduct-claims-asia-express\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/magazine.cointelegraph.com\/bitdeer-sells-all-bitcoin-metaplanet-rejects-misconduct-claims-asia-express\/\"><em><strong>Bitdeer sells all Bitcoin, Metaplanet rejects misconduct claims: Asia Express<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The company said that it ended 2025 holding 53,822 BTC, including 15,315 BTC loaned or pledged as collateral, with its balance sheet BTC valued at about $4.7 billion at a quarter\u2011end spot price of $87,498 per coin.<\/p>\n<h2>\u200bMARA\u2019s AI and high\u2011performance compute push<\/h2>\n<p>Alongside the numbers, MARA used its Q4 shareholder letter to outline a multi\u2011year shift \u201cfrom a pure\u2011play Bitcoin miner into an energy and digital infrastructure company,\u201d announcing a strategic joint venture with Starwood Digital Ventures to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and high\u2011performance compute (HPC) data centers at its power\u2011rich sites.<\/p>\n<p>MARA said the Starwood partnership was designed to support more than 1 gigawatt of IT capacity in its initial phase, with a roadmap that could extend above 2.5 gigawatts over time, giving MARA the option to invest up to 50% in individual projects while continuing to mine where power remains attractive.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe company also highlighted its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/mara-majority-stake-exaion-ai-data-centers-bitcoin-miner\">acquisition of a 64% stake in Exaion<\/a> in February to target \u201csovereign\u2011grade\u201d and enterprise AI deployments.<\/p>\n<h2>\u200bMiners diverge on strategy as drawdown bites<\/h2>\n<p>MARA\u2019s hybrid approach comes as other major miners continue to experiment with different playbooks in response to the latest Bitcoin drawdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/hut-8-swings-to-248m-loss-as-7b-ai-data-center-lease-anchors-pivot-from-bitcoin-mining\">Hut 8 reported a fourth\u2011quarter net loss<\/a> of $279.7 million on Wednesday, as it leans into a $7 billion AI data center lease. Trump\u2011backed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/american-bitcoin-trump-nets-59m-quarterly-loss\">American Bitcoin reported a $59.5 million Q4 2025 loss<\/a> on Thursday, yet it continues to double down on its mine-and-hoard BTC model.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.cointelegraph.com\/south-korea-gets-rich-from-crypto-north-korea-gets-weapons\/\"><em><strong>South Korea gets rich from crypto\u2026 North Korea gets weapons<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"18518100\"\/><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"latest-disclaimer\">Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph\u2019s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Read our Editorial Policy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy\">https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARA Holdings (MARA) reported a fourth quarter 2025 net loss of $1.71 billion, or $4.52 per diluted share, compared with net income of $528.3 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, in the same period a year earlier.\u00a0 Its shareholder letter filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said revenue in Q4 fell 6% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-420808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":420812,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420808\/revisions\/420812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}