Listed Bitcoin mining company MARA released its December performance report, which disclosed:

-Power-on hash rate increased by 15% to 53.2 EH/s

-A total of 249 blocks (890 BTC) were produced, setting a record for the second-highest block production in a single month

- MARAPool hash rate increased by 168% in 2024, exceeding the network growth of 49%

- Total BTC holdings: 44,893 BTC, worth $4.2B (spot: $93,354)

- 7,377 BTC were loaned out, generating additional returns

- 22,065 BTC have been purchased so far this year, at an average price of $87,205

- 9,457 BTC have been mined since the beginning of the year

- BTC earnings per share are 62.7% since the beginning of the year