Bitcoin Miner MARA Holdings Acquires 64% Stake in AI-Focused Firm Exaion

• MARA acquires 64% controlling stake in Exaion, a French high-performance computing firm.
• Fred Thiel, CEO of MARA, will serve on Exaion’s Board of Directors, underscoring MARA’s strategic involvement 

Bitcoin Mining company, MARA Holdings, secures a strategic stake in Exaion, a French High Performance Computing company that focuses on AI-ready data centres and other computing services, as this controlling stake represents MARA’s move to expand its footprint in advanced computing and digital infrastructure.

On February 20, EDF Group released a press release, which explained that initially in August 2025, the corporate venture capital arm of EDF Group, EDF Pulse Ventures has partnered with MARA and NJJ Capital, a joint-stock company, in order to support Exian’s next phase of growth. 

The completion of the deal that enabled MARA Holdings to acquire a 64% stake in Exaion with regulatory approvals shows its deep ties in the field of AI and cloud services. With that,  French energy giant EDF Group will remain a minority shareholder and continue as a customer of the business. 

In addition to this agreement, NJJ Capital and MARA Inc have formed a strategic partnership; NJJ would acquire a 10% stake in MARA France. 

Following the deal, the governance of Exaion company was reorganized, where in addition to Exaion’s CEO and co-founder, the company’s Board of Directors will now consist of three representatives chosen by MARA Inc., three chosen by EDF Pulse Ventures, and one chosen by NJJ Capital. 

Also, importantly, Fred Thiel, CEO of MARA Holdings, and Xavier Niel, founder of NJJ Capital, will both be on the Board, which indicates MARA’s active engagement in directing Exaion’s technological efforts.

Mining Challenges Grow as Market Shows Volatility

Bitcoin mining difficulty data from Coinwarz, it shows that it has increased to 144.40 trillion at Block 937,640. 

As the mining difficulty number would be adjusted roughly every two weeks, depending on how many miners are active. Currently, based on the given data, mining Bitcoin requires highly efficient hardware and more energy, which underscores the technical demands and rising difficulty of Bitcoin mining in the current environment
While writing the article, Bitcoin is up about 0.32%, trading at $68,062.01, as its 24 -hour trading volume has surged to 35% and stands at $44.02 billion. As it is, still down over 24% over the past month, and it is down over 46% from its October 2025 peak of $126,198.07.

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