The world’s largest Bitcoin mining company Marathon has just announced the status of its operations in its latest quarterly report. Additionally, the company has aggressively expanded its hashing power and is moving to an international joint venture model for future growth.
On November 14, Bitcoin mining expert Jaran Mellerud shared Marathon’s operational report, noting that the mining giant is preparing for the BTC halving in less than six months.
Marathon is looking for growth abroad
Marathon is the largest public miner online by hash rate with 19.2 EH/s (exahashes per second). Additionally, the company is also the largest public Bitcoin miner, owning a stack of 13,396 BTC worth an estimated $474 million at current prices.
According to the report, Marathon increased its Bitcoin production by 467% in a year, increasing its hash rate from 7 EH/s a year ago.
This has allowed the company to increase production from a meager 416 Bitcoins in Q3 2022 to a massive 3,490 BTC in Q3 2023.
Marathon BTC production per quarter. Source: MinerMetrics
The report states that Marathon is likely to reach its target of 23 EH/s soon. This is due to the commissioning of the Garden City, Texas facility in November. Additionally, it is expected to be fully operational at 4.1 EH/s later this month, but site commissioning has been delayed since July.
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However, the company mentioned that it would move to international joint ventures. This could make it the most geographically diversified mining company and gradually reduce production costs over time.
“As Marathon brings its final U.S.-based hosted facilities online, it is focusing more on scaling internationally through joint ventures with local partners.”
The company has grown weary of high costs and delays in providing power to its U.S.-based facilities. The company is expected to grow by 30% in 2024 with the addition of new facilities in Abu Dhabi and Paraguay.
Marathon’s cost structure has improved, but remains relatively high compared to competitors. Additionally, post-halving margins could come under pressure if Bitcoin price falls below $30,000.
Outlook on the Bitcoin mining ecosystem
The daily average hash rate of the Bitcoin network is currently 428 EH/s, close to its all-time high. This increases pressure on miners competing for the next block.
Speaking of competition, difficulty, which essentially measures the amount of “work” required to mine on the network, is currently at a peak of 64.6T.
Bitcoin mining difficulty. Source: Hashrate Index
Mining profitability or hash price remains low despite the price increases. According to the Hashrate Index, it is currently $0.079 per TH/s per day.
Given the high hash rates and low profitability, BTC mining remains a struggle for all but the largest players.
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