Tether pulls 15 mining firms into open compatibility push

Fifteen bitcoin mining companies, from ASIC makers to pools and energy outfits, have signed on to help build Tether’s open Mining Development Kit. The announcement came on 24 October 2026 during the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano.

The kit aims to replace today’s patchwork of proprietary interfaces with a shared layer. A new component called MDK Worker will act as translator, letting each firm keep control of its own hardware while exposing only what it chooses.

Tether’s own QVAC mining agent already runs on the framework. Version 0.11 was unveiled at the forum; the first stable release is slated for the end of 2026, less than eight months after the project began in April.

The move matters because a common standard makes large-scale AI automation far more practical. It also fits Tether’s longer game: CEO Paolo Ardoino said last year the company could become the world’s largest bitcoin miner by the end of 2025.

Based on information from cryptonews.net