Tether to open-source upcoming Bitcoin mining operating system

Stablecoin giant Tether will open-source its Bitcoin mining software to help smaller miners participate in the mining sector without having to depend on expensive platforms.

According to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, who announced the plans in a recent X post, the idea behind this initiative is to “make mining great again,” and part of a broader effort to decentralize Bitcoin’s infrastructure.

The Bitcoin Mining Operating System (MOS), scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2025, will be freely available with full documentation and user guides.

Tether says this will enable companies of all sizes to operate mining setups without relying on proprietary third-party software, lowering the cost of entry for smaller players.

The decision to open-source MOS comes at a time when the Bitcoin mining sector is becoming increasingly competitive.

Larger firms continue to dominate due to economies of scale, favourable electricity contracts, and access to capital markets.

Following the 2024 halving, many of these firms have shifted their strategies by building large Bitcoin treasuries or repurposing hardware for artificial intelligence applications.

By contrast, small-to-mid-sized mining operations have struggled to keep up with growing infrastructure costs and high upfront capital requirements.

Tether’s initiative aims to level the playing field by offering open-source tools that can run on both minimal hardware setups, such as Raspberry Pi boards, and large-scale mining farms.

What is MOS?

Ardoino said the MOS was designed with a peer-to-peer Internet of Things architecture and supports a wide array of hardware vendors, including immersion and air-cooled containers, as well as electrical components such as thermostats.

This flexibility is expected to make the system more accessible to smaller operators, including businesses generating their own energy through solar or hydro setups.

One of MOS’s standout features is its modular plugin system, which would allow developers to create and share custom components suited to various mining setups, making the overall architecture more customizable according to operational needs.

There are also plans to integrate Tether’s in-house decentralized AI platform QVAC (QuantumVerse Automatic Computer), which allows AI agents to run locally on user devices without relying on cloud services.

A QVAC integration would help “build better reports and enhance production/performance based on custom AI tools that learn from the huge datasets generated by the Mining OS,” Ardiono added.

Simply put, QVAC enables mining operations to deploy AI agents directly on local hardware, allowing for real-time performance optimization, predictive maintenance, and improved energy efficiency.

The latest decision is one of the many initiatives launched by Tether to support decentralization within the Bitcoin ecosystem. 

In April, the stablecoin issuer partnered with the Ocean mining pool to help distribute block-building power by directing its hashrate to the protocol.

At the time, Ardiono said Tether intends to “fortify Bitcoin against centralizing forces.”

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