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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-18-009445
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180629
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180629
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180629

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001507605
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794]
		IRS NUMBER:				010949984
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36555
		FILM NUMBER:		18929267

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 380
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 804-1690

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 380
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	American Strategic Minerals Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20111213

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VERVE VENTURES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20101210
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to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2018</FONT></P>

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PATENT GROUP, INC.</U></B></FONT></P>

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name or former address, if changed since last report)</FONT></P>

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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:</FONT></P>

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by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect; 240.12b-2 of this chapter).</FONT></P>

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an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>

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    of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
    Officers.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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of Edward Kovalik and Christopher Robichaud </I></FONT></P>

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June 28, 2018, Edward Kovalik and Christopher Robichaud resigned as directors of Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
for personal reasons. They did not indicate that they resigned for any reasons related to the Company&rsquo;s practices. The Company
has commenced a search for replacement directors who meet the definition of &ldquo;independent&rdquo; to fill these two vacancies.</FONT></P>

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    7.01</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Regulation
    FD Disclosure</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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June 28, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, that they had determined not to extend the second
extension date for closing of the Company&rsquo;s proposed merger with Global Bit Ventures. Accordingly, as of June 28,
2018, the present date set for closing of the merger expired.</FONT></P>

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    9.01</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Financial
    Statements and Exhibits</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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Exhibits</FONT></P>

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exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><A HREF="ex99-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Marathon Patent Group, Inc., Press Release dated June 28, 2018</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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June 29, 2018</FONT></P>

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    PATENT GROUP, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    Merrick Okamoto</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Marathon
Patent Group Merger Deadline with Global Bit Ventures Expires; Not to Be Extended</FONT></P>

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ANGELES, June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:MARA) (&ldquo;Marathon&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;),
today announced that the Company has determined not to extend the second amended extension date for closing of the Company&rsquo;s
proposed merger with Global Bit Ventures, Inc.&nbsp;(&ldquo;GBV&rdquo;) beyond June 28, 2018, the current expiration date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
stated in the &ldquo;Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger&rdquo; dated April 3, 2018, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the Agreement will be closed on or before June 28, 2018 subject to mutual 30 day extensions. Accordingly, as of
June 28, 2018 the date set for closing of the merger has expired. The Company anticipates no further action on the matter.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Merrick
Okamoto, Marathon&rsquo;s Chairman and CEO stated, &ldquo;Due to recent weakness in the bitcoin markets generally, we
determined that proceeding with this transaction would not be in the best interests of our shareholders. Accordingly, the
Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors voted unanimously that it would not agree to extend the closing date, nor seek shareholder
approval of the transaction.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Okamoto
continued, &ldquo;Separately, we want to thank Chris Robichaud and Ed Kovalik who have resigned as directors of the Company, for
their many years of dedicated service. We wish them well in their future endeavors. We will be immediately commencing a search
for replacement independent directors and look forward to announcing them upon the positions being filled.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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Notice</B></FONT></P>

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in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks,
uncertainties and forward-looking statements described under &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; in Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. If any of these risks were to occur, our business, financial condition
or results of operations would likely suffer. In that event, the value of our securities could decline, and you could lose part
or all of your investment. The risks and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks not presently
known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. In addition, our past financial performance
may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results in the future.
See &ldquo;Safe Harbor&rdquo; below.</FONT></P>

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Statements</B></FONT></P>

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made in this press release include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
words such as &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject
to certain risks, trends and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company
might not even anticipate, and involve factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are advised to consider the factors
listed above together with the additional factors under the heading &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Reports
on Form 10-K, as may be supplemented or amended by the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company assumes no
obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information
or otherwise.</FONT></P>

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INFORMATION</FONT></P>

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Jason Assad</FONT></P>

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678-570-6791</FONT></P>

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<B><U>Jason@marathonpg.com</U></B></FONT></P>

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