Tether CEO: "Major breakthrough in AI business to be unveiled this week"… Signals expansion of QVAC platform

Stablecoin issuer Tether is signaling an expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) business, accelerating its strategy to build decentralized AI infrastructure.

According to digital-asset industry outlet TechGaged on the 16th, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said via X (formerly Twitter) on the 15th that Tether’s AI division is "preparing an announcement this week that will be a real breakthrough."

The announcement is said to be tied to a new phase of the ecosystem for Tether’s AI platform, 'QVAC (QuantumVerse Automatic Computer).'

Ardoino’s remarks came shortly after the QVAC development team released version 0.4.1 of 'QVAC Workbench.' The update features an improved user interface and expanded on-device AI capabilities across desktop and mobile environments.

QVAC is a platform designed to run AI models directly on consumer devices without relying on cloud servers or external APIs. Through this, Tether has set out a goal of reducing dependence on centralized technology platforms.

The project is being led by Tether’s technology business unit, 'Tether Data,' and is seen as part of a strategy to expand beyond stablecoins into a broader technology company.

Tether is scaling up these investments based on profits generated from its stablecoin business. The company posted net profit of more than $10 billion in 2025, a result widely attributed to gains from its holdings of U.S. Treasuries.

Those funds are being deployed across a range of technology areas, including AI infrastructure, energy projects, P2P communications networks, and robotics research.

The QVAC ecosystem is also expanding rapidly. In October last year, Tether Data released 'QVAC Genesis I,' a synthetic dataset totaling 41 billion tokens for training STEM-focused AI models, and later expanded it with the 148 billion-token 'Genesis II' dataset.

Ardoino explained that QVAC can operate as a local AI assistant capable of performing inference and automation even in relatively constrained hardware environments.

While details of the announcement have not been disclosed, the market is watching for the possibility that it could mark a new stage of expansion for the QVAC platform and Tether’s AI strategy.

Meanwhile, Tether is continuing related technology investments alongside its AI push. The company invested about $200 million in brain-computer interface firm Blackrock Neurotech and has also provided funding to robotics startup Generative Bionics.