Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings has entered a strategic partnership with Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group to convert its existing mining sites into data center infrastructure for artificial intelligence and cloud computing. MARA shares jumped approximately 17% in after-hours trading following the February 26 announcement. Joint Venture Targets 2. 5 GW Capacity The two companies will jointly develop, finance, and operate data center projects across MARA’s existing portfolio