James Crawford has served as Chief Operating Officer of Marathon Digital since March 2013. He holds a Master in Business degree from Washington State University. Crawford brings entrepreneurial experience spanning company lifecycles from start-up capital through compliance and board roles at public companies. He is a founding member of Kino Interactive, LLC and AudioEye, Inc., and founder and managing member of Kino Digital, Kino Communications, and Kino Interactive.
Prior to Marathon Digital, Crawford was a director and officer at Augme Technologies, Inc. (March 2006-March 2013), managing the company through acquisitions executed between 2006 and 2011 that established it as a leading mobile marketing company in the United States. He held board seats at Modavox and Augme Technologies. Crawford brings extensive experience in public company finance and compliance functions, and expertise in intellectual property creation, management, and licensing.
Biography extracted from Marathon Digital DEF 14A filed 2024-04-29 View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Roles
Contiguous filings for the same role are collapsed into a single tenure span. Click a row to see the underlying filings.
| Company | Role | Tenure | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Digital | Chief Operating Officer | 2013-03 → present (13y 6mo) | 14 |
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Compensation
| Year | Role as filed | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | COO | $287.5K | $225.0K | $3.41M | — | — | $3.92M | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
| 2021 | COO | $154.5K | $250.0K | $605.4K | — | — | $1.01M | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
| 2020 | COO | $127.4K | $160.8K | $105.5K | — | — | $393.7K | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
| 2019 | COO | $120.9K | — | — | $14.8K | — | $135.7K | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
| 2018 | Former CFO & Secretary | $64.5K | $75.0K | $86.0K | — | — | $225.5K | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
| 2017 | COO | $152.6K | $50.0K | — | — | $22.1K | $224.7K | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
| 2016 | COO | $184.3K | $50.0K | — | — | — | $234.3K | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
| 2015 | COO | $185.0K | $18.7K | — | $32.0K | — | $235.7K | View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗ |
As reported in the company's DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table (SEC Reg S-K Item 402(c)). Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values — what the award was worth on the day it was granted, not cash received and not what it is worth now. Every row here reconciles: its columns add up to the total the filing printed.
Insider transactions
Totals for this person
| Bucket | Invested (shares) | Invested (USD) | Divested (shares) | Divested (USD) | Net direction | Txns | Invested @ last price | Divested @ last price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All time | 1,926,358 | $8.13M | 968,610 | $6.28M | ↑ Invested $1.85M | 32 | $22.42M | $11.27M |
| 2024 | 294,501 | $0 | 32,210 | $571.1K | ↓ Divested $571.1K | 2 | $3.43M | $374.9K |
| 2023 | 268,482 | $1.56M | 48,061 | $437.6K | ↑ Invested $1.13M | 6 | $3.13M | $559.4K |
| 2022 | 170,000 | $3.67M | 10,000 | $255.5K | ↑ Invested $3.41M | 4 | $1.98M | $116.4K |
| 2022-Q1 | 170,000 | $3.67M | 10,000 | $255.5K | ↑ Invested $3.41M | 4 | $1.98M | $116.4K |
| 2023-Q1 | 20,605 | $146.5K | 37,500 | $266.6K | ↓ Divested $120.1K | 2 | $239.8K | $436.5K |
| 2023-Q4 | 247,877 | $1.42M | 10,561 | $171.0K | ↑ Invested $1.25M | 4 | $2.89M | $122.9K |
| 2024-Q1 | 294,501 | $0 | 32,210 | $571.1K | ↓ Divested $571.1K | 2 | $3.43M | $374.9K |
Invested = shares acquired (buys, grants, option exercises) — insider adding to the position. Divested = shares reduced (sells, dispositions, tax-withholding) — cash flowing TO the insider. Net direction shows which side wins on dollar terms in each bucket. % of holder's stake not yet computed (pending Form 3/4 holdings ingest). See methodology. The two @ last price columns restate the same share counts at the most recent share price we read (close of 2026-09-17); they are a valuation, not a cash flow, and they move every day the market does.
All transactions
| Date | Company | Kind | Shares | Amount (USD) | Value @ last price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-16 | Marathon Digital | Tax withholding on vesting | 32,210 | $571,083 | $374.9K |
| 2024-01-31 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting | 294,501 | - | $3.43M |
| 2023-12-08 | Marathon Digital | Tax withholding on vesting | 1,039 | $17,310 | $12.1K |
| 2023-12-08 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting | 100,441 | - | $1.17M |
| 2023-12-08 | Marathon Digital | Tax withholding on vesting | 9,522 | $153,685 | $110.8K |
| 2023-11-10 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · RSUs | 147,436 | $1,416,860 | $1.72M |
| 2023-02-27 | Marathon Digital | Derivative conversion | 20,605 | $146,502 | $239.8K |
| 2023-02-27 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · RSUs | 37,500 | $266,625 | $436.5K |
| 2022-02-23 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · RSUs | 150,000 | $3,156,000 | $1.75M |
| 2022-02-15 | Marathon Digital | Derivative conversion | 10,000 | $255,500 | $116.4K |
| 2022-02-15 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · RSUs | 10,000 | $255,500 | $116.4K |
| 2022-02-15 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · RSUs | 10,000 | $255,500 | $116.4K |
| 2021-03-31 | Marathon Digital | Derivative conversion | 44,045 | $2,115,041 | $512.7K |
| 2021-03-31 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · RSUs | 61,338 | $2,945,451 | $714.0K |
| 2021-02-16 | Marathon Digital | Open-market sale | 25,000 | $1,077,500 | $291.0K |
| 2021-02-10 | Marathon Digital | Derivative conversion | 56,746 | $124,274 | $660.5K |
| 2021-02-10 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · RSUs | 57,990 | $126,998 | $675.0K |
| 2021-02-10 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · RSUs | 57,990 | $126,998 | $675.0K |
| 2020-12-31 | Marathon Digital | Derivative conversion | 39,570 | $413,111 | $460.6K |
| 2020-12-31 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · RSUs | 61,337 | $640,358 | $714.0K |
Show older transactions (12 more)
| Date | Company | Kind | Shares | Amount (USD) | Value @ last price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | Marathon Digital | Derivative conversion | 42,512 | $83,324 | $494.8K |
| 2020-09-30 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · RSUs | 61,337 | $120,221 | $714.0K |
| 2020-06-30 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · RSUs | 61,337 | $55,817 | $714.0K |
| 2020-06-30 | Marathon Digital | Derivative conversion | 42,163 | $38,368 | $490.8K |
| 2020-05-04 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · Options | 25,000 | $51,000 | $291.0K |
| 2020-05-04 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 25,000 | - | $291.0K |
| 2020-05-04 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · RSUs | 245,349 | - | $2.86M |
| 2019-08-12 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 25,000 | - | $291.0K |
| 2018-10-12 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 100,000 | - | $1.16M |
| 2014-11-03 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · Options | 40,000 | - | $465.6K |
| 2013-06-19 | Marathon Digital | Sale to issuer (buyback) · Options | 500,000 | - | $5.82M |
| 2013-06-19 | Marathon Digital | Grant / award / vesting · Options | 500,000 | - | $5.82M |
