Ushering In A Bitcoin Standard: Marathon Buys $150 Million Of Bitcoin

Ushering In A Bitcoin Standard: Marathon Buys $150 Million Of Bitcoin

The supply of bitcoin continues to dry up as Marathon Patent Group Inc., one of the largest Bitcoin mining companies based in North America, announced its purchase of 4,812.66 BTC at an aggregate price of $150 million, per a release.  The bitcoin was purchased via New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), which helped Marathon take advantage of the recent dip in the market. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen NYDIG help companies buy bitcoin, as it facilitated the recent MassMutual purchase of $100 million worth of BTC this past December. Institutional investors are starting to see....


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