Tether, the digital asset company behind the world’s largest stableecoin USDT
exploring renewable energy -driven Bitcoin Mining with the South American Agribusiness Firm Adecoagro (Agro) In Brazil.
The companies have signed a strategic partnership for a pilot project to use Adecoagro’s excess energy to serve mine facilities and can also add BTC to Adecoagro’s balance in the future, according to a press release from Thursday.
Adecoagro, where Tether acquired a 70% share, has 230 megawatts in power production capacity over South America. The company is a prominent food producer in the region and owns sugar factories, rice holdings and dairy operations.
“This project opens the door to stabilize part of the energy we are currently selling in the spot market, locks in pricing, while also getting exposure to Bitcoin’s upward potential,” said Mariano Bosch, co -founder and CEO of Adecoagro.
The move emphasizes Tether’s growing ambition in Bitcoin mining after its previous investments in mining systems in the region. The company said it has developed an operating system software for miners called Tether Mining OS, with plans to make it open source in the next few months.
CEO Paolo Ardoino said at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in May that Tether “will be the biggest Bitcoin miner at the end of this year” and has invested $ 2 billion in energy production and mining.
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