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This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The collapse left little to show for what had been intended as Tether’s testing ground for a broader expansion across South America. It also…