MARA Holdings: the history behind Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure

The listed company now called MARA Holdings was incorporated in Nevada in 2010 as Verve Ventures and passed through several names and business strategies before entering digital assets.

How MARA Holdings developed

It became Marathon Patent Group in 2012 and moved into cryptocurrency mining in 2017. The company later adopted the Marathon Digital Holdings name and then MARA Holdings as it broadened its identity around energy and digital infrastructure while retaining Bitcoin mining as a foundation.

MARA Holdings in 2026

By 2026, MARA operated Bitcoin-mining assets and pursued energy and data-infrastructure projects, including opportunities connected to high-performance computing.

MARA’s history is another example of how listed entities can be repurposed around entirely new technologies, making it important to distinguish the age of the corporation from the age of its current operating business.

Information was checked against public company material, regulatory filings and reputable independent reporting where available, using sources accessible on 18 September 2026.