
Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Raise $250M in Direct Stock Offering
The Las Vegas company has agreed a direct offering of 12.5 million shares of common stock at $20 per share.
The Las Vegas company has agreed a direct offering of 12.5 million shares of common stock at $20 per share.
At the crypto market's 2017 peak, Marathon barely had $50 million in market capitalization.
Nasdaq-listed Marathon said it will use the funds to pay for recent hardware purchases from Bitmain and to expand its business.
Share prices for publicly traded bitcoin mining companies are climbing as the leading cryptocurrency sliced through $20,000 Wednesday.
Mining companies are soaring as bitcoin hits record highs.
Following a string of investments, miners are increasingly optimistic about prospects for the U.S. market in 2021.
Marathon is holding more bitcoin on its balance sheet than ever before.