MARA Sees Bitcoin Mining Assets as a Fast Track to AI Data Center Growth

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• Bitcoin miners are leveraging existing power, land and infrastructure to expand into AI data centers, colocation and cloud services. MARA views these assets as a fast track for hyperscalers and AI companies seeking additional computing capacity.

• AI data-center development requires far greater capital than Bitcoin mining, with direct-liquid-cooled construction costs rising to approximately $10 million–$10.5 million per megawatt. Labor, transformers, switchgear, financing and regulatory approvals remain major constraints.

• Companies are pursuing large AI infrastructure deals, but executives warned that speculative power requests could exceed realistic demand. MARA is working with Starwood to reduce construction risk and expects to sign two leases by year-end while evaluating both large campuses and smaller inference-focused sites.

Executives from Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure companies said access to energized power, land and data-center development capabilities is creating an opportunity to serve growing artificial intelligence infrastructure demand, while also presenting significant construction, financing and regulatory challenges.