TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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

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...

2023-03-02 Video Audio

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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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