MARA stock slides into 2026 after share-plan filing as bitcoin steadies near $88,000
NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 20:10 ET — Market closed MARA Holdings, Inc (MARA) shares fell 3.6% in the last U.S. session of 2025, closing at $8.98 after trading between $8.96 and $9.40. U.S. markets were shut on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Traders often treat MARA as a leveraged proxy for bitcoin because miners earn bitcoin by running specialized computers that help secure the network. That linkage matters at the start of 2026 as investors reassess crypto exposure against broader risk sentiment. Bitcoin was last up about 1% at around $88,666, but was on track to end 2025 down