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

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

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

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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