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Sources and documents detail how Tether's plan to build two bitcoin mining sites in Uruguay fell apart amid a dispute with state utility UTE over power supply

Uruguay seemed like the perfect place for cryptocurrency giant Tether to launch a bitcoin mining operation.

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Sources and documents detail how Tether's plan to build two bitcoin mining sites in Uruguay fell apart amid a dispute with state utility UTE over power supply

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