# Tether's Uruguay bitcoin-mining plans fall apart in utility dispute

_Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT · Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Tether's plan to build two bitcoin-mining sites in Uruguay fell apart amid a dispute with state utility UTE over power supply, according to sources and documents described by Reuters. The summary does not specify the projects' capacity, investment, timing of the dispute, or whether Tether and UTE reached a resolution.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260822/p14#a260822p14)

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