Tether, the company behind the dominant stablecoin USDT, has unveiled its complete Bitcoin mining operating system. The software, called MiningOS or MOS, is available under an open source license and is intended to allow miners to run, monitor, and scale their rigs without paying for a closed vendor platform.
MiningOS offers a modest and practical toolkit for miners
According to the report, MiningOS is designed as a modular, self-hosted stack that works from single-rig setups to large-scale sites. Bundled device management, telemetry, energy control, and developer hooks allow operators to mix and match the elements they need.
The code is published under the Apache 2.0 license, and the project has open documentation and GitHub-style workflows for community fixes and feature requests.
Tether❤️Bitcoin
Tether Mining OS is now fully open source.
It’s a complete operational platform that can scale from home setups to industrial-grade sites, even across multiple geographies.
A super-modular P2P encrypted networking layer.
Supports a long list of miners… https://t.co/VzXywA6IZc— Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) February 2, 2026
A peer-to-peer backbone rather than a separate cloud service
Tether says MOS uses Holepunch peer-to-peer networking, which allows devices to communicate directly with each other. This means fewer central servers and no forced reliance on a single provider.
This design aims to avoid vendor lock-in and give miners full control over their data and operations. Independent news outlets covering the launch highlighted these points when explaining how MOS differs from many commercial mining platforms.
⛏️ Bitcoin mining is complicated.
️⚡ Mining OS with Tether (MOS) makes it easy.Introducing MOS, an open source operating system for real-world mining infrastructure.
modular. Scalable. Built with energy + hardware + data in mind.
See documentation: https://t.co/3zcBHFFzRp
Please join us… pic.twitter.com/G0GwbtfLKT— Tether (@tether) February 2, 2026
Why is this important for small businesses?
Many small businesses struggle with the cost of managed platforms and the extra complexity when hardware, power systems, and telemetry are provided by multiple vendors.
According to the report, MiningOS aims to lower that barrier by providing a free and extensible base that the community and integrators can adapt to. This could make it easier for hobbyists and emerging miners to run an efficient setup without purchasing expensive licenses.
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Supports Bitcoin open infrastructure
According to Tether’s announcement, the project is led internally and was announced by company leaders at a recent Bitcoin gathering of miners and builders.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino was among the public faces explaining the initiative, and the company tied the launch to broader efforts to support open infrastructure around Bitcoin.
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