Fact check: Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital sold 23,093 BTC.

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Platform: THREADS --- Caption/Description --- JUST IN: Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital $MARA sells 23,093 BTC worth over $1.6 billion. ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS --- Caption/Description --- JUST IN: Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital $MARA sells 23,093 BTC worth over $1.6 billion. --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital sold 23,093 BTC. 2. The value of the 23,093 BTC sold by Marathon Digital is over $1.6 billion. --- Verification Focus --- Marathon Digital BTC sales August 2026 Marathon Digital SEC filing BTC sales Marathon Digital stock news BTC sale Marathon Digital scam complaints FTC Marathon Digital BBB complaints

Claims analyzed (2)

1. false: Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital sold 23,093 BTC.
   Recent reports from August 2026 indicate that Marathon Digital pledged 18,750 BTC as collateral for a $600 million loan and sold 726 BTC, reducing its holdings to 35,577 BTC. A March 2026 report also mentions a sale of 15,133 BTC for approximately $1.1 billion. The figure of 23,093 BTC sold is not supported by available financial news or company reports.
2. false: The value of the 23,093 BTC sold by Marathon Digital is over $1.6 billion.
   Given that the claim of 23,093 BTC sold is false, the associated value is also incorrect. Reports indicate Marathon Digital pledged 18,750 BTC worth approximately $1.2 billion as collateral in August 2026, and sold 15,133 BTC for about $1.1 billion in March 2026. The stated value of over $1.6 billion for 23,093 BTC is not supported by any available information.

Sources consulted (9)

• Prospectus — SEC.gov
• 10-K: Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405] — MARA Holdings
• binance.com — binance.com
• investing.com — investing.com
• MARA Digital cuts Bitcoin holdings by 34% in Q2... - Pluang — Pluang
• Marathon Digital Holdings Issues Warning of Fraudulent Activity - MARA Holdings — MARA Holdings
• Marathon Digital Holdings Review, Forex Broker&Trading Markets, Legit or a Scam-WikiFX — WikiFX
• Marathon Digital issues fraudulent activity alert over fake Russian stock certificates and other related scams - CryptoSlate — CryptoSlate
• spendnode.io — spendnode.io

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