web3 : Tether Abandons $120 Million Bitcoin Mining Project in Uruguay
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Tether Abandoned Two Bitcoin Mines in Uruguay Due to Power Supply Disputes; Invested Approximately $120 Million in the Project, but Still Continuing to Expand Mining Operations in Brazil and Other Regions.
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Tether 在乌拉圭推进的比特币矿业扩张计划已经终止。路透援引知情人士称,因与乌拉圭国有电力公司 UTE 围绕供电额度发生分歧,当地两处矿场长期无法获得稳定电力,最终导致项目停摆,累计投入约 1.2 亿美元。

两处矿场因供电分歧停摆

这两个矿场位于乌拉圭佛罗里达省,原本是 Tether 在南美布局比特币矿业的重要起点。报道称,Tether 通过当地实体 Microfin 运营项目,每处矿场投入约 6000 万美元。

争议核心在于合同对供电额度的解释不同。知情人士称,Tether 一方认为合同列明的是最低供电量,后续可以提高;UTE 则将其视为合同允许的最高供电量。随着矿场用电需求上升,双方分歧迅速影响运营,部分时段矿场甚至连续数天电力不足。

路透看到的一份 UTE 内部简报显示,相关分歧最迟在 2024 年 11 月已经出现。到 2025 年 3 月乌拉圭新政府上台、UTE 更换管理层后,双方重新谈判的态度趋于强硬,项目处置难度进一步上升。

合同未签署,UTE切断电力

报道称,Microfin 在 2025 年 6 月通知 UTE,计划终止双方合同。两边曾尝试保留项目,UTE 董事会也批准了一份谅解备忘录和修订后的合同文本,但 Tether 代表没有出席原定签署安排。

在新协议未落地、账单仍未结清的情况下,UTE 于 2025 年 7 月 25 日切断两处矿场供电。此前相关报道提到,这两个站点未支付电费约为 500 万美元。UTE 后来向路透表示,Microfin 已在 2025 年 12 月结清欠款。

更早之前,Tether 已向乌拉圭劳工部门表示将停止当地业务,并裁减 38 名员工中的 30 人。报道还称,在项目终止前,相关投入已超过 1 亿美元,另有约 5000 万美元基础设施原计划移交给 UTE 和乌拉圭国家互联系统。

南美首站受挫,矿业投资仍继续

乌拉圭项目最初在 2023 年公布,被视为 Tether 在南美首个大型比特币矿业项目,也被用作进入巴西、巴拉圭和阿根廷前的测试平台。Tether 当时曾强调,乌拉圭具备较高比例的可再生能源和较稳定的电网条件。

不过,退出乌拉圭并未改变 Tether 继续投资矿业的方向。2025 年 7 月,Tether 与拉美农业企业 Adecoagro 签署合作协议,计划在巴西利用可再生电力开展比特币挖矿。Adecoagro 当时拥有超过 230 兆瓦可再生发电能力,希望通过挖矿消化富余电力。

除矿场本身外,Tether 近年也在加码矿业软件和基础设施。公司在 2026 年 2 月开源 MiningOS,随后又在 4 月推出 Mining Development Kit,用于矿机控制和自动化管理。

补充信息:路透称,Tether 过去已在能源生产和比特币矿业上投入超过 20 亿美元。根据公司季度鉴证数据,Tether 2026 年第一季度净利润为 10.4 亿美元,总资产 1917.7 亿美元,负债 1835.4 亿美元,其中美国国债敞口约为 1410 亿美元。

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