Marathon Digital Holdings Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Related Party Transactions Other Items (Details)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Related Party Transactions Other Items (Details)								9 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2014 USD ($) installment	Aug. 29, 2014 USD ($) shares	Jun. 17, 2014 patent	May. 02, 2014	Nov. 13, 2013 patent	Oct. 10, 2013 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transactions
Number of patents \| patent						4
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount								$ 654,000
Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transactions
Funding percentage					50.00%
Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer \| MedTech
Related Party Transactions
Consideration paid	$ 100,000	$ 1,000,000
Percentage of shares (as a percent)		100.00%
Additional payment amount		$ 1,000,000
Business Acquisition Cash Payments \| installment		9
Recovery threshold (as a percent)		200.00%
Ownership interest held (as a percent)		45.00%
Restricted shares granted (in shares) \| shares							200,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount							$ 654,000
Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer \| Medtech And Orthophoenix
Related Party Transactions
Percentage of shares (as a percent)		100.00%
Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer \| Clouding IP, LLC
Related Party Transactions
Consideration paid			$ 2,400,000
Cash			1,400,000
Notes issued			$ 1,000,000
Stock issued (in shares) \| shares			25,000
Selene Communication Technologies
Related Party Transactions
Number of patents \| patent				3

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