Tether isn’t just the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin anymore; it is systematically rewiring the Bitcoin network’s guts.
In a move challenging the proprietary grip of major hardware giants, Tether recently released open-source mining libraries designed to boost efficiency for mining rigs. By targeting the software running WhatsMiner, Avalon, and Antminer units, Tether is effectively democratizing hashrate production.
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Now, individual miners can optimize performance without relying on ‘black box’ closed-source firmware.
That signals a massive shift: Bitcoin is maturing from a speculative asset to an industrial-grade network. But there’s a catch. While Tether optimizes block creation, the usage of those blocks is still stuck in traffic.
Bitcoin’s base layer continues to struggle with slow finality and steep costs, making it impractical for the high-frequency commerce happening on Solana or Ethereum.
With a mean block time of 10 minutes and a
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