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Tether Uruguay Crypto Mining Operation

Sector: Commercial • Location: Uruguay

Source: Bitemycoin

Project
Cancelled

Tether launched a $500 million crypto mining operation in Uruguay in May 2023, including building data-processing centers and a 300 MW renewable energy park. The project involved constructing three Data Processing Centers in the Florida and Tacuarembó provinces. However, due to high energy costs and lack of a competitive tariff framework, Tether has halted the operation and laid off most of its st

Status
Closed
Sector
Commercial
Location
Uruguay
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Bitemycoin

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The project “Tether Uruguay Crypto Mining Operation” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Uruguay. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bitemycoin.

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2026-07-22

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Tether launched a $500 million crypto mining operation in Uruguay in May 2023, including building data-processing centers and a 300 MW renewable energy park. The project involved constructing three Data Processing Centers in the Florida and Tacuarembó provinces. However, due to high energy costs and lack of a competitive tariff framework, Tether has halted the operation and laid off most of its staff, planning a permanent exit from mining operations in Uruguay by 2025.

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Uruguay

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2025-11-30

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