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Tether Finalizes Buying 70% of Adecoagro Stake, Securing Tokenization Ambition
The USDT issuer expands beyond crypto with a controlling stake in Adecoagro, a major Latin American producer.
Updated May 1, 2025, 1:38 p.m. Published Apr 30, 2025, 10:03 p.m.
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What to know:
- Tether now owns 70% of Adecoagro after increasing its stake from 51%.
- The move reflects Tether's push into real-world infrastructure investments.
- Board reshuffle signals deeper alignment with Tether's long-term strategy.
Tether, the issuer behind the nearly $150 billion USDT stablecoin, has finalized the purchase of a 70% stake in the Latin American agricultural firm Adecoagro (AGRO), which has a market cap of nearly a billion dollars.
Tether initially invested $100 million in Adecoagro in September 2024 for a 9.8% stake, then offered to increase it to 51% in February, and finally raised it to control 70% in March.
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This majority stake gives Tether control over one of the region’s most prominent food and bioenergy producers. Adecoagro owns sugar mills, rice farms, dairy operations, and renewable energy assets across Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
Tether said it aims to help scale Adecoagro’s output while aligning the company with its mission of fostering “economic freedom” through decentralized finance and investment in underserved markets.
The move might be part of Tether's ambition to tokenize real-world assets, as it launched its asset tokenization service Hadron last year. The platform was designed to simplify the process of converting a wide range of real-world assets, including bonds, commodities, stocks, other stablecoins, and loyalty points into digital tokens on blockchain rails.
Read more: Tether Unveils New Platform to Simplify Asset Tokenization for Businesses, Nation-States
"By aligning with in Adecoagro’s proven expertise in agriculture and renewable energy, we are taking another concrete step toward bridging traditional industries with the future of decentralized finance and economic empowerment,” said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether.
Following the deal, Adecoagro’s board was also reshuffled. Five members stepped down and were replaced by executives tied to Tether and its strategic goals. Juan Sartori, a Uruguayan businessman with political and agricultural interests, took over as chairman.
In the past year, Tether has launched ventures in bitcoin mining, AI, and encrypted communications. AGRO's shares were up 2.6% on Wednesday.
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