Two Cryptocurrency Stocks Benefit from Bitcoin's Record Highs
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 12 2025
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Should l Buy MARA?
Source: Fool
Cryptocurrency Market Performance: In October, Bitcoin has seen a 7% increase since the start of the month and a 10% rise over the past 30 days, driven by the appeal of alternative assets amid a government shutdown.
Corporate Developments: Companies like Bullish and MARA Holdings have significantly outperformed Bitcoin, with Bullish gaining nearly 35% due to new trading platforms and partnerships, while MARA reported a 4% increase in Bitcoin production and is diversifying into AI data centers.
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Analyst Views on MARA
Wall Street analysts forecast MARA stock price to rise
12 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 9.320
Low
13.00
Averages
22.11
High
30.00
Current: 9.320
Low
13.00
Averages
22.11
High
30.00
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. is engaged in digital asset compute that develops and deploys technologies. The Company secures the blockchain ledger and supports energy transformation by converting clean, stranded, or otherwise underutilized energy into economic value. It also offers advanced technology solutions to optimize data center operations, including liquid immersion cooling and firmware for bitcoin miners. It is primarily focused on computing for, acquiring, and holding digital assets as a long-term investment. Its core business is bitcoin mining, and it produces, or mines, bitcoin using energy-efficient fleets of specialized computers while providing dispatchable compute as an optionality to the electric grid operators to balance electric demands on the grid. It is also engaged in the sale of data center infrastructure, such as immersion-cooled systems, to third parties operating in the bitcoin ecosystem and the artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance compute (HPC) sectors.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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