Odaily Planet Daily News Bitcoin mining company MARA (formerly Marathon Digital) disclosed in its official blog that in October, the company's hash rate increased to 40.2 EH/s, a 14% increase from September. Although the block production slightly decreased month-on-month, due to the increase in global hash rate and the subsequent rise in difficulty level, 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 BTC that are restricted.