MARA Holdings targets bitcoin quantum threat and network resilience with new foundation
MARA Holdings launched a foundation pledging $100,000 to nonprofits and supporting Bitcoin's long-term resilience through open-source development, education, and quantum-threat research. CEO Fred Thiel emphasized Bitcoin requires active stewardship as a public utility. The initiative prioritizes sustainable transaction-fee markets, scaling infrastructure, and financial sovereignty, with recipients chosen via community voting at Bitcoin Conference Las Vegas.
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