Marathon Digital Holdings achieved its highest monthly Bitcoin mining output ever in December 2021, mining 1,853 BTC and totaling 12,852 BTC for the year, valued at over $563.4 million, significantly surpassing its 2020 production. The company also saw an 18% monthly increase in its average operational hash rate, reaching 22.4 EH/s, and announced an additional 4% increase in its energised hash rate to 24.7 EH/s, making it the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner in North America. Transaction fees played a significant role in December's accelerated Bitcoin production, with MaraPool collecting over 380 BTC in fees, accounting for 22% of production. Marathon has ambitious growth plans for 2024, targeting a 30% increase in energised hash rate and strategic acquisitions to improve its cost structure, including sites from Generate Capital, and expanding its operations in Abu Dhabi and Paraguay