MARA Foundation is a MARA Holdings initiative dedicated to strengthening the Bitcoin network through security research, open-source development, self-custody access, policy advocacy, and education. MARA Foundation's Twitter Score is 10 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #90,327 among 493,668 tracked accounts.
MARA Foundation was announced in April 2026 by MARA Holdings chairman and CEO Fred Thiel at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas. Isabel Foxen Duke serves as Head of the foundation, which operates across five core areas: Bitcoin security research including quantum resistance, open-source Bitcoin development, broader access to self-custody tools, and Bitcoin policy and education. The foundation maintains a GitHub organization focused on collaborative development related to Stratum V2, Bitcoin Core, and Bitcoin ASIC-miner tooling.
MARA Foundation's first initiative awarded a $100,000 contribution to 256 Foundation following a community vote. In a report published in August 2026, the foundation disclosed that more than 9,000 bitcoin had been moved from vulnerable multisignature wallets through MARA's Slipstream private-mempool service. MARA Foundation has published 509 posts and has 1,712 followers as of October 2026 on the platform. The account has been mentioned by 21 accounts, totaling 33 mentions.
MARA Foundation's portfolio includes 256 Foundation.
Who follows MARA Foundation on X?
The accounts that follow MARA Foundation include 50 founders, 3 angel investors and 30 influencers. Among them are Leonidas DOG, Peter Todd, The Bitcoin Historian, Dylan LeClair, Eddie and The Bitcoin Conference.