# MARA Sells 13,597 Bitcoin for $1.1 Billion and Repays All Its Bitcoin-Backed Loans as Transaction Fees Stay Negligible

MARA's third-quarter revenue fell 35% to $164.2 million and the miner says its remaining coins can fund artificial intelligence data centers, while Strategy kept buying at an average of $79,012 per bitcoin.

- Published: 2026-11-10T05:42:11.659Z
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- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/mara-sells-1-1-billion-bitcoin-q3-revenue-falls/), [CoinDesk (MARA)](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/10/bitcoin-miner-mara-sold-13-597-btc-for-usd1-1-billion-in-six-weeks-plans-to-sell-more), [CoinDesk (block fees)](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/11/09/a-bitcoin-block-just-neared-a-2015-transaction-record-but-paid-only-usd180-in-fees), [CoinDesk (CPI)](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/10/bitcoin-faces-u-s-cpi-test-as-analysts-warn-inflation-relief-may-not-be-enough), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Bitcoin Magazine (Amundi)](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/amundi-boosts-strategy-mstr-stake-44), [Proactive Investors](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1101396/on-the-chain-bitcoin-falls-below-us-75-000-as-etf-outflows-and-regulatory-fears-deepen-1101396.html), [Bitcoin Magazine (Kraken)](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/videos/krakens-dave-ripley-that-was-the-bear-market-and-bitcoin-is-on-our-way-out-of-it)

MARA, one of the largest publicly listed bitcoin miners, sold 13,597 bitcoin for $1.1 billion and repaid $750 million of loans backed by its bitcoin. Third-quarter revenue fell 35% to $164.2 million. CoinDesk reports that the sales took pla…

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