# Marathon Digital, the World’s Largest Bitcoin Miner, Expands BTC Holdings by $124M in July By Sheena Jordan Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/12618 Published: 2024-08-07T02:02:29.000Z Updated: 2024-08-07T02:02:29.000Z Section: Business > Marathon Digital Holdings, the world’s largest Bitcoin miner, added $124 million to its BTC holdings in July, underscoring its ongoing commitment to a long-term holding strategy. Marathon Digital Holdings, the world’s largest Bitcoin miner, added $124 million to its BTC holdings in July, underscoring its ongoing commitment to a long-term holding strategy. Marathon's BTC Holdings Total 20,818 Coins As part of its "full HODL" strategy, the biggest Bitcoin miner in the world, Marathon Digital Holdings, keeps adding to its Bitcoin holdings. At the current valuation, Marathon Digital's ownership of 2,282 Bitcoin is worth about $124 million. According to an [announcement]() made on Aug. 6, Marathon's Bitcoin holdings have increased to 20,818 BTC, which is worth over $1.14 billion. Big Bitcoin holders, or "whales," can significantly affect the price of Bitcoin. When major investors shift to a long-term holding approach, it bodes well for the future of the asset in question. According to [Cointelegraph](), Marathon spent $100 million on Bitcoin in July with the intention of turning it into a strategic reserve asset for the treasury. Marathon CEO Commits to HODL Strategy In a post on July 25, CEO and chairman Fred Thiel of Marathon Digital revealed the company's intentions to "go full HODL," a [ crypto]() slang term meaning "hold on for dear life." The fact that Marathon, the biggest Bitcoin miner in the world, isn't giving up despite the fact that the 2024 Bitcoin halving would reduce block rewards by half could still lead other miners to sell BTC is encouraging. Marathon’s July BTC Production Increased Marathon didn't only buy Bitcoin in July; the company also produced 692 BTC, an increase of 17% over the previous month. The announcement states that the firm's total assets, including cash and Bitcoin, amount to $1.6 billion. Thiel stated in the announcement that Marathon's block wins had climbed 27% in the previous month: “BTC production last month rose 17% to 692 BTC compared to June, and our average operational hash rate grew 5% over the same period to 27.5 EH/s. We will continue to mine aggressively while the global hash rate comes offline due to a lower BTC price and use all the tools at our disposal related to mining economics for maximum production.” Also worth mentioning is that Marathon also failed to sell any Bitcoin in June. [TokenPost]() | info@tokenpost.com ## Links in this article - [announcement](https://ir.mara.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/1365/mara-announces-bitcoin-production-and-mining-operation-updates-for-july-2024) - [Cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/marathon-digital-bitcoin-holdings-july-2024) - [crypto](https://www.econotimes.com/Marathon-Digital-the-Worlds-Largest-Bitcoin-Miner-Expands-BTC-Holdings-by-124M-in-July-1683533#) - [TokenPost](https://www.tokenpost.com)