Mining company MARA, formerly known as Marathon Digital, provided 7,377 BTC to third parties in 2024. The company stated that its loan program is focused on short-term agreements with reliable partners, providing modest income to cover the costs of the energy-intensive mining process.

The program, according to Robert Samuels, vice president of investor relations, allows the company to offset operating costs that increased after the April halving of bitcoin, which reduced the block reward to 3,125 BTC.

In 2024, MARA also reached a record of 53.2 EH/s of computing power and added 9,457 BTC to its assets through mining. The company's total reserves at the beginning of 2025 amount to 44,893 BTC.