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By Krisztian Sandor, AI Boost|Edited by Stephen Alpher
Jul 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
- Tether is partnering with Adecoagro in Brazil to explore renewable energy-powered bitcoin mining.
- Adecoagro, in which Tether holds a 70% stake, is a major food producer and has significant power generation capacity across South America.
- Tether aims to become the largest bitcoin miner by the end of the year and has invested $2 billion in energy and mining operations, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in May.
Tether, the digital asset company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT
, is exploring renewable energy-powered bitcoin
mining with South American agribusiness firm Adecoagro(AGRO)in Brazil.
The firms have signed a strategic partnership for a pilot project to use Adecoagro’s surplus energy to operate mining facilities and may also add BTC to Adecoagro’s balance sheet in the future, according to a Thursday press release.
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Adecoagro, in which Tether acquired a 70% stake, has 230 megawatt in power generation capacity across South America. The company is a prominent food producer in the region and owns sugar mills, rice farms and dairy operations.
“This project opens the door to stabilizing a portion of the energy we currently sell on the spot market, locking in pricing, while also gaining exposure to the upside potential of bitcoin,” said Mariano Bosch, co-founder and CEO of Adecoagro.
The move underscores Tether’s growing ambition in bitcoin mining following its previous investments in mining facility in the region. The firm said it has developed an operating system software for miners called Tether Mining OS, with plans to make it open source in the next months.
CEO Paolo Ardoino said at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in May that Tether “will be the biggest bitcoin miner by the end of this year” and has invested $2 billion in energy production and mining operations.
Read more: NY Bankruptcy Judge Gives Celsius the Green Light to Pursue $4.3B Lawsuit Against Tether
Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk’s full AI Policy.
Krisztian Sandor is a U.S. markets reporter focusing on stablecoins, tokenization, real-world assets. He graduated from New York University’s business and economic reporting program before joining CoinDesk. He holds BTC, SOL and ETH.
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