# Tether CEO Says Firm Open-Sourced Its Bitcoin (BTC) Mining Framework By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/51124 Published: 2026-11-07T21:49:36.000Z Updated: 2026-11-07T21:49:36.000Z Section: Technology > Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the company built its operation with partners and argued Bitcoin’s 10-minute block interval gives remote villages time to download a block. Tether has built its Bitcoin (BTC) mining operation with partners and open-sourced its mining framework, CEO Paolo Ardoino said at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano on Oct. 23-24, 2026. Ardoino described Tether’s operation as one of the world’s largest. He also argued that Bitcoin’s 10-minute block interval gives remote villages time to download a block, supporting financial inclusion. Earlier, Ardoino outlined Tether’s [“Independence Stack”](), a plan spanning energy, Bitcoin mining, peer-to-peer communications, self-custody wallets and local artificial intelligence. Ardoino said the infrastructure was designed to remain usable even if Tether ceased to exist. ## Links in this article - [“Independence Stack”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/47262)