Bitcoin mining pool debut spurs Marathon Digital’s share price rally

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Shares in the digital asset technology company continued to rally this month, hitting an intraday high of $57.17 on 5 April, before closing at $56.56, up a further 28.1%.

According to ETF.com, circa 2.2 million Marathon Digital shares are held across nine ETFs in the US.

The launch of Marathon Digital’s mining pool comes as institutional interest in Bitcoin is accelerating.

Marathon Digital said it will begin directing 100% of its hash rate to the new mining pool on 1 May and has said that it will start accepting other US-based Bitcoin mining companies on 1 June.

The company’s mining team produced 196 new Bitcoins in the first quarter of 2021, increasing its holdings to circa 5,134.20.

According to data from Morningstar, cryptocurrencies were the best-performing asset class in the European ETF market during January and February.

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