PANews, November 4 news, Bitcoin mining company MARA (formerly Marathon Digital) disclosed on its official blog that in October, the company's hash rate increased to 40.2 EH/s, a 14% increase from September. Despite a slight decrease in block production month-on-month, due to the growth of the global hash rate and the consequent rise in difficulty levels, BTC production increased by 2%, reaching 717 BTC. As of October 31, 2024, the company holds a total of 27,562 BTC, including 4,499 restricted BTC.