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BTC MARA Holdings purchased 1,292 bitcoins worth nearly US$98.64 million
On Wednesday, MARA Holdings executed a transaction through FalconX to purchase 1,292 bitcoins worth approximately US$98.64 million. On-chain data analysis platform Lookonchain reported the trend on September 16. The acquisition comes at a time when artificial intelligence industry leaders are calling for a slower, more regulated pace to advance technology development.
MARA Holdings returns to Bitcoin accumulation
For most of the year, MARA Holdings has been selling Bitcoin rather than buying it. The company turned its focus to artificial intelligence Infrastructure services and sold 23,093 BTC units worth approximately US$1.63 billion. Wednesday's purchase marked one of the company's largest on-chain accumulations in nearly a year.
Currently, the company holds a total of 35,577 BTC, including 9,270 BTC managed by its independent digital asset strategy. At current prices, MARA Holdings 'entire Bitcoin position is worth close to $2.7 billion.
Crypto Legislation Turbulent Day
This purchase coincides with a day of turmoil in cryptocurrency legislation. On the same day, the CLARITY Bill failed to pass a final debate vote in the Senate. The Senate vetoed the cryptocurrency bill in a narrow procedural vote of 50 - 49, and four Republicans deviated from party positions and voted against it.
AI security warnings impact broader market
This week, several prominent artificial intelligence executives warned about the speed of cutting-edge model development. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an article titled "We must control the pace of cutting-edge development," warning that advanced artificial intelligence models may soon help build more powerful successor models.
OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk expressed similar concerns, pointing to the growing risks to artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, Bilal Chughtai, AGI security researcher at Google DeepMind, resigned this week. He warned that unrestricted development of artificial intelligence poses a threat to human survival.
The market interprets these warnings as a threat to continued investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. As these comments emerged, stocks related to artificial intelligence fell sharply, and the sell-off spread to the entire sector. In contrast, bitcoin prices have risen, and some traders see it as a hedge against the risk of a slowdown in artificial intelligence.
Stock prices face independent pressure
However, MARA Holdings 'own stock movements show a different story. On Tuesday, its shares fell 2.7% to close at $11.24 due to a downgrade. JPMorgan downgraded the stock to "underweight" and noted risks associated with the MARA Holdings Starwood joint venture.
尽管MARA Holdings扩大了其比特币持仓，但评级下调进一步加剧了压力。公司金库操作与股权价格之间的背离反映了不同的动态：前者源于资产负债表战略，后者则源于运营和业务线方面的担忧。
如此大规模的企业比特币采购通常会吸引市场参与者的关注。MARA Holdings的最新交易为这一更广泛的模式增添了单日大额交易的记录。该公司的总金库规模现已位居任何公开上市的比特币矿业公司前列。
