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Bitcoin mining company MARA lays off approximately 15% as it shifts its strategy to become an energy and digital infrastructure company.
Deep Tide TechFlow news, April 03, according to Blockspace, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firms, MARA (NASDAQ: MARA), has laid off about 15% of its employees, affecting full-time employees across multiple departments and some contract workers. In an internal memo, CEO Fred Thiel said the layoffs are not purely a financial decision, but part of the company’s strategic shift from a pure-play Bitcoin mining firm to an energy and digital infrastructure company.
Previously, MARA completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Exaion, a subsidiary of French national energy company EDF, in February this year, officially moving into the AI and high-performance computing (HPC) space. The company also reached an agreement with data center developer Starwood to repurpose roughly 1 GW of mining infrastructure for AI workloads.
In addition, MARA has recently sold more than 15,133 BTC (about $1.1 billion) to repay a $1 billion convertible bond. For all of 2025, it reported a net loss of $1.3 billion, and adjusted EBITDA of -$330.8 million. Affected employees will receive one month of paid leave, 13 weeks of severance pay, and full compensation for unused vacation time.