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Foundry vs MARA

How Foundry vs MARA compare on our ratings, mining company specs, funding, pros and cons.

Foundry4.3/5
VS
MARA4.0/5
Feature
FoundryVisit
MARAVisit
Ratings
Our score4.3/54.0/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Track record4.54.5
Costs & fees4.53.0
Transparency3.54.5
Scale & reliability5.05.0
Support3.53.0
Specs
TypeMining pool, Firmware & softwarePublic miner, Mining pool, Hosting
CoinsBTC, ZECBTC
Pool fee0%Not disclosed
Payout schemesFPPSNot disclosed
Minimum payout0.001 BTCNot disclosed
Stock tickerNot disclosedNASDAQ: MARA
LocationsUnited StatesTexas, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, Kentucky, United Arab Emirates, Paraguay
Energy sourcesNot disclosedGrid power, Owned generation
Company
Founded20192010
HeadquartersUnited StatesUnited States
InvestorsDigital Currency GroupNot disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • Controls 24% to 30% of global Bitcoin network hashrate
  • Operates under a 0% headline pool fee structure
  • Uses Full Pay-Per-Share accounting for predictable revenue settlement
  • Low minimum payout threshold set at 0.001 BTC
  • Operates 1.9 GW of energized power capacity across four continents
  • Publicly traded on NASDAQ with audited quarterly financial disclosures
  • Controls dedicated power generation to manage industrial electricity costs
  • Maintains an enterprise pipeline reaching 4.8 GW across multiple sites
Cons
  • Strict corporate KYC onboarding excludes retail and home ASIC miners
  • High market share creates Bitcoin network hashrate centralization concerns
  • Limited to Bitcoin and Zcash with no merged mining options
  • Stratum V2 end-user access is not yet publicly deployed
  • No retail mining pool access or public cloud-mining contracts
  • Profitability remains exposed to Bitcoin price swings and halving cycles
  • Site expansions remain subject to regional utility and interconnection approvals
Best forNorth American institutional Bitcoin miners, Commercial hosting facility operators, Enterprise entities seeking FPPS payoutsPublic equity investors seeking Bitcoin exposure, Hyperscalers needing powered colocation space, AI enterprises leasing high-density infrastructure

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