Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings launched the MARA Foundation on Monday at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, aiming to support the health of the Bitcoin network and the communities that rely on it.
Foundation goals
The foundation plans to “harden Bitcoin against security threats,” including quantum computing, while expanding access to self-custodial bitcoin and offering educational resources for both developers and policymakers.
It also intends to support the “development of a robust and healthy fee market for Bitcoin transactions.”
MARA stated:
“We believe Bitcoin embodies the most powerful tool for financial sovereignty, economic resilience, and human freedom in the world.”
Community vote on $100,000
The MARA Foundation is kicking off with a $100,000 contribution fund, and is asking the public to vote on which of three Bitcoin organizations should receive it.
The three candidates are the open-source Bitcoin mining platform 256 Foundation, the Latin American Bitcoin education platform Libreria de Satoshi, and SafeNet, a Bitcoin-powered community-operated wireless network serving underprivileged communities.
Focus on the global south
MARA said a core mission of the foundation is enabling “financial sovereignty worldwide,” with a particular focus on Africa and Latin America, where Bitcoin is being used as a tool to escape hyperinflation and restrictions on financial freedom.
“We are committed to supporting communities using Bitcoin to expand access to sound money and strengthen local economies.”
