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

<p>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.</p> <p>Check out Cathedra: https://www.cathedra.com/</p> <p>7:38 - Great American Mining: Origins<br /> 18:24 - The state of off grid mining<br /> 22:17 - Designing for diverse domains<br /> 24:01 - Deadly details<br /> 31:09 - Pioneer challenges<br /> 34:57 - Applying bitcoin and mining everywhere<br /> 39:52 - Cathedra research on over/underclocking<br /> 48:29 - How heat affects chips<br /> 53:34 - Finding the sweet spot<br /> 56:47 - The future of mining and energy<br /> 1:12:55 - Changing the ASIC market<br /> 1:19:40 - Bullish vibes, creating an engineering renaissance<br /> 1:31:27 - Wrapping up </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">River</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">Bitcoin Talent Co</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a></p>