Bitcoin Miner MARA Rises 17% After Agreement with Starwood for AI Data Centers

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Bitcoin Miner MARA jumps 17% after striking a deal with Starwood to build AI data centers The bitcoin miner inked a deal with investment firm Starwood to convert and expand select facilities to serve data center needs for AI. By Krisztian Sandor , James Van Straten | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf Feb 26, 2026, 9:56 p. m. Make us preferred on Google What to know : Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings signed a deal with Starwood Digital Ventures to develop AI data centers. The pivot follows a roster of bitcoin miners pivoting to serve as infrastructure for AI compute demand. MARA shares rose 17% on the announcement in post-market trading. MARA Holdings shares jumped 17% after the bitcoin mining firm announced Thursday a partnership with Starwood Capital Group to build large data centers across its existing U. S.