#399: Bitcoin Mining is Igniting an Engineering Renaissance with Rete and Isaac from Cathedra

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

English - March 02, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 601 ratings
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Join Marty as he sits down with Rete Browning and Isaac Fithian from Cathedra to discuss the origins of off-grid bitcoin mining, their findings on over/underclocking ASICs, and the direction the mining industry is headed.

Check out Cathedra: https://www.cathedra.com/

7:38 - Great American Mining: Origins

18:24 - The state of off grid mining

22:17 - Designing for diverse domains

24:01 - Deadly details

31:09 - Pioneer challenges

34:57 - Applying bitcoin and mining everywhere

39:52 - Cathedra research on over/underclocking

48:29 - How heat affects chips

53:34 - Finding the sweet spot

56:47 - The future of mining and energy

1:12:55 - Changing the ASIC market

1:19:40 - Bullish vibes, creating an engineering renaissance

1:31:27 - Wrapping up

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