How Does Bitcoin Mining Work? The Race Powering the Future of Finance

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How Does Bitcoin Mining Work? The Race Powering the Future of Finance & Energy

What Is Bitcoin Mining?

Mining Pools Can Reduce Risk and Smooth Payouts

Why Bitcoin Mining Matters

The Digital Backbone of a New Financial System

Bitcoin mining is the process that creates new bitcoin and secures the network.

How Does Bitcoin Mining Work? The Race Powering the Future of Finance & Energy

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Bitcoin mining not only secures the network but also supports energy infrastructure. MARA’s sites can shut down during peak demand to relieve grid stress and ramp back up when demand is low, keeping energy assets productive.

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What Is Bitcoin Mining?

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Many renewables face high curtailment rates due to insufficient transmission capacity or demand. MARA’s data centers can colocate with these stranded sources of energy, monetizing renewable power that would otherwise be curtailed.

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MARA is actively upgrading sites to immersion cooling, where mining rigs are submerged in a special fluid that absorbs and dissipates heat. This approach helps boosts our efficiency and supports sustainability efforts.

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Mining Pools Can Reduce Risk and Smooth Payouts

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Paraguay’s Itaipu Dam’s used to produce so much surplus power it cost the country tens of billions. Today, Bitcoin miners like MARA help turn Paraguay’s excess hydroelectric power into economic value and GDP growth.

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Why Bitcoin Mining Matters

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MARA’s UAE operations help mitigate the impact of seasonality by monetizing excess energy during milder seasons when air conditioning use is less prevalent.

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District heating facilities in Finland have partnered with MARA to leverage the heat from our mining operations in their district heating network. By using miners for heat, operators reduce costs and reliance on fossil fuels.

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The Digital Backbone of a New Financial System

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