MARA stock slides as Senate delays crypto bill and bitcoin eases
New York, Jan 15, 2026, 10:33 EST — Regular session underway. Shares of MARA Holdings (MARA.O) dropped 2.6% to $10.82 in early trading Thursday, weighed down by a retreat in bitcoin and a wider sell-off in crypto-related stocks. Riot Platforms slid 3.3%, CleanSpark was down 2.6%, Coinbase fell 3.7%, and Strategy lost 3.6%. Bitcoin miners’ stocks can appear erratic when trading is thin. Their revenue tracks bitcoin’s price, yet major expenses like power, hosting, and hardware are paid in dollars, which often magnifies price swings. This week, that heightened sensitivity is colliding with policy uncertainty. The Senate Banking Committee delayed