MARA CEO Recommends Investing Small Amounts in Bitcoin Every Month 

Highlights:

• Thiel recommends a monthly Bitcoin investment strategy with a positive outlook for this year.
• Bitcoin has shown strong long-term growth, with minimal price drops over 14 years.
• MARA holds a significant Bitcoin stash, reinforcing its long-term investment strategy.

Fred Thiel, CEO of U.S. crypto mining firm MARA Holdings (formerly Marathon Digital), recommended investing a little bit in Bitcoin (BTC) every month. In the latest interview with Fox Business, he expressed a highly bullish and optimistic outlook for Bitcoin in 2025.

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Thiel highlighted that Bitcoin’s price has dropped only three times in the past 14 years, pointing to its strong long-term growth. Historically, annual price increases have ranged from 29% to 50%. Thiel also identified key growth drivers for BTC this year. These include the potential creation of a U.S. Bitcoin reserve. He also mentioned increased institutional adoption through spot Bitcoin ETFs. Lastly, he highlighted a more favorable regulatory environment under President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.

Fred Thiel said:

“We are very optimistic about this year. If the strategic Bitcoin reserves happen, lots of other countries will follow suit. Which means somebody has to acquire that Bitcoin from somewhere, because the little amount of Bitcoin that is mined every month, will not be enough. So, you’re going to see price increases there.”

However, Bitcoin is still seen as a relatively risky asset. It has much more volatility than most traditional financial assets. As a result, Thiel’s invest-and-forget strategy may be harder for some investors to follow.

Thiel’s MARA plans to hold Bitcoin long-term as well. In July, MARA changed its treasury policy to keep all mined Bitcoin. It also adopted capital market tools to boost its Bitcoin reserves, like MicroStrategy. MARA now holds the second-largest Bitcoin stash among public companies, with 44,394 Bitcoin worth $4.3 billion. It trails only MicroStrategy, which holds 446,400 Bitcoins.

Thiel Optimistic About Bitcoin’s Institutional Adoption

MARA CEO recommends investing following an X poll by Bitcoin bull and MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor. The poll revealed that 77.7% of the 65,164 participants plan to increase their Bitcoin holdings this year. The results weren’t surprising, as many of Saylor’s 3.9 million X followers are Bitcoin advocates.

Overall, the Marathon Digital CEO is very optimistic about Bitcoin’s institutional adoption. He mentioned the news of banking giant Morgan Stanley possibly expanding into crypto. Thiel believes more banks will likely follow in the new year. He also acknowledged the impact of BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink and the company’s Bitcoin ETF, IBIT. Thiel noted that BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF surpassed its gold ETF in less than a year since its launch in November.

He said that having someone like Larry endorse Bitcoin was a big win. Thiel also praised Larry for standing up to Gensler and the SEC. Marathon Digital CEO also suggested that Trump’s administration and the new crypto council will bring major developments. He didn’t comment on whether the president-elect invited him to join the council.