MARA Foundation
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Bitcoin embodies the most powerful tool for financial sovereignty, economic resilience, and human freedom in the world. @MARA is committed to protecting it.
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To mark the launch of the MARA Foundation, we’re making a $100,000 contribution to one of three preselected Bitcoin nonprofits doing mission aligned work throughout the world. The three (3) nonprofits eligible to receive this contribution include: - 256 Foundation (256 Foundation) — A 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to funding developers who are building open-source Bitcoin mining hardware and software solutions and providing the educational resources, tools, and support to demystify Bitcoin. - Libreria de Satoshi (Librería de Satoshi) — An organization that seeks to make Bitcoin technical education accessible across all languages and geographies to decentralize Bitcoin knowledge and build the next generation of protocol developers. - SateNet (SateNet) — An organization that aims to improve the quality of life in communities across the Global South by providing low-cost, community-run, self-sustaining wireless internet service powered by Bitcoin. We invite YOU, the Bitcoin community, to tell us where you want us to make our first financial contribution. What are YOUR priorities? Where can we best serve? VOTE for the candidate you think will make the biggest difference—here’s how: - Go to and fill out our voting form — Voilà! - BONUS: once you voted, QT this post with the candidate of your choice — and come by the MARA Foundation booth at The Bitcoin Conference to get your our own sweet MF dad cap ;) + Make sure to follow us for updates and election results.
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MFTV #11: BITCOIN MINING AND THE RACE FOR AI POWER | with MARA CEO Fred Thiel (Fred Thiel) 🔗 YouTube: 🌿 Spotify: "You can't do AI, HPC, or Bitcoin without electrons. Acquire electrons, then generate maximum value per electron." MARA is one of the largest Bitcoin miners in the world, and it’s now moving into the energy and AI/HPC infrastructure territory the whole industry is racing for. What happens to Bitcoin mining when the race for AI power is quickly gaining popularity? In his second appearance on MFTV, Fred rejoins Head of MARA Foundation Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ to explain what's driving that race. AI inference has skyrocketed demand for power, and the bottleneck is energized land — places where the electrons are already flowing. Fred also lays out MARA's position: a power portfolio few can match, a partnership with Starwood Digital Ventures (a large-scale data center operator with deep hyperscaler and financing experience), and an in-house team spanning digital infrastructure operations, energy, and capital markets. Bitcoin mining, meanwhile, becomes the load that monetizes power the moment it switches on. A conversation about energy, AI, and how the assets a Bitcoin miner spent years accumulating map onto the most contested market in tech.
MARA Foundation25,156 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Today at The Bitcoin Conference, MARA CEO Fred Thiel announced the launch of MARA Foundation. The MARA Foundation represents MARA’s strategic commitment to supporting the health of the Bitcoin network, outside of our responsibilities as miners alone. We believe Bitcoin embodies the most powerful tool for financial sovereignty, economic resilience, and human freedom in the world. As such, we commit ourselves to: - Protecting the core properties that make Bitcoin sound, durable money, and - Advocating for the free and fair use of this technology for 8 billion people around the world We humbly devote ourselves to the following pursuits: - Ensure Bitcoin’s ongoing security budget—and, in particular, support the development of a robust and healthy fee market for Bitcoin transactions. - Harden Bitcoin against potential security threats—including, but not limited to, those posed by advancements in quantum computing. - Expand access to self-custodial Bitcoin and support those using Bitcoin in the pursuit of financial sovereignty. - Support the free and open-source development of Bitcoin technologies—including but not limited to scaling, mining, and critical user infrastructure. Additionally, we intend to develop educational resources and initiatives to inform Bitcoin users and builders alike—including, but not limited to: - Technical and developer education - Multi-lingual Bitcoin education - Advocacy for financial freedom technologies - Education for policy makers and activists Moving forward, we’ll be using this account to share critical research, educational content, and diverse points of view by leaders throughout the space. Drop a follow to make sure you don’t miss anything, and sign up for MF Quarterly reports here: 🔗
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MFTV #13: Inside Unchained's Coldcard Emergency Response | with Unchained co-founder & CSO Dhruv Bansal 🔗 YouTube: 🔗 Spotify: Since the Coldcard exploit first was exposed, nearly 9000 bitcoin (>$500M) have been moved out of vulnerable Coldcard multisig wallets through MARA's Slipstream — with the largest majority coming from clients of the collaborative custody firm Unchained. Unchained co-founder and CSO Dhruv Bansal walks Head of MARA Foundation Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ through how the response came together — including: • why multisig users faced a different risk than single-signature holders • how Slipstream’s private mempool shielded vulnerable wallets • and how security practices for users and builders will have to change to prevent future exploits TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 02:53 — What is Unchained and who was exposed 09:45 — Mempool, RBF, and Slipstream 13:16 — The ongoing race, and multi-vendor multisig 19:28 — The first hour after the exploit 25:25 — Challenging logistics after the exploit 29:45 — Self-custody analysis after the exploit 33:04 — Audits, culture, and the future of Coldcard 37:14 — Why the warnings were missed 41:57 — Security marketing: the "Ferrari with a lawnmower engine”
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MFTV #14: Bitcoin Privacy Done Right | with janusz of lxdev 🔗 YouTube: 🔗 Spotify: CEO of LX and former founder of Bitcoin Layers, Janusz, joins Head of MARA Foundation Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ to discuss how private payments could work on Bitcoin through zero-knowledge proofs, what the recent Zcash bug reveals about the risks, and why he sees avoiding KYC as the true starting point for privacy. MORE ON MFTV WITH JANUSZ → - How zero-knowledge proofs could bring private payments to Bitcoin, and the trade-offs they require - Why he argues blockchain privacy starts with avoiding KYC - What the recent Zcash bug reveals about the risks of these systems - The state of the Bitcoin L2 ecosystem after the hype TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 00:18 — From Zcash to building Bitcoin privacy 04:26 — Privacy vs scalability for ZK on Bitcoin 12:35 — Why Zcash’s supply is a blackbox 22:35 — The deeper failure: Zcash's centralized fork 25:12 — Can these bugs be prevented? Formal verification 27:16 — Why privacy starts with avoiding KYC 38:30 — The regulatory and software hurdles to shipping privacy 42:54 — Privacy across Bitcoin L2s 49:39 — Bitcoin L2s after the hype 59:54 — Zcash's resurgence, premines, and token narratives
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MFTV #12: Investor Sentiment on Bitcoin's Quantum Transition | with BlackRock Digital Assets' Will Su 🔗 YouTube: 🔗 Spotify: According to Director of Research for BlackRock Digital Assets, Will Su, uncertainty around advances in quantum computing may be the biggest unanswered question facing prospective Bitcoin investors today. He speaks with Head of MARA Foundation Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ in this episode — sharing how BlackRock thinks about quantum risk, how their clients are responding to quantum advancements, and what Bitcoin developers can do to preserve investor confidence as this technology evolves. MORE ON MFTV WITH BLACKROCK → - How BlackRock evaluates risks associated with Quantum Computing - How investors are pricing these risks and effects on adoption today - What investors want to see from developers to feel comfortable going forward - How BlackRock views the "quantum timeline" and developers' race against the clock TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 00:57 — Will before BlackRock 06:50 — Why BlackRock published a quantum paper 14:24 — The mitigation timeline debate 21:51 — What BlackRock wants from the PQ debate 29:27 — Why quantum concern is dampening adoption 41:18 — Developers stepping up 45:53 — Hardware and hybrid quantum architectures 53:15 — Are corporations overstepping? 59:38 — Corporate involvement in Bitcoin's PQ transition
MARA Foundation12,108 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
MFTV #10: Miner-Aligned Scaling Solutions for Bitcoin | with Drivechains author, Paul Sztorc 🔗 YouTube: 🌿 Spotify: CEO of LayerTwo Labs, Paul Sztorc (Paul Sztorc), first proposed the Drivechains upgrade (BIP300/301) to enable Bitcoin-native Layer 2s that are trustless and economically aligned with miners. Today, Paul joins Head of MARA Foundation Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ to explain why he believes most current thinking around Bitcoin scaling—including Lightning—is fundamentally misguided, and why many proposed L2s will never generate enough value for Bitcoin's long-term security budget. We also dive into the political history of Bitcoin soft forks—from SegWit to Taproot—what needs to change in the BIP process, and why Paul believes mining pools, not just Core developers, should play a much larger role in Bitcoin governance. A fascinating conversation on Bitcoin scaling, miner incentives, governance, and one of the ecosystem's most debated upgrade proposals. Whether you agree with Paul or not, his arguments are among the most consistent—and provocative—in the space.
MARA Foundation12,214 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
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