EPISODE · Jun 13, 2023 · 43 MIN
Designing the Intel-based ePIC Blockminer | Jim Seto | The Mining Pod
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Today we are joined by Jim Seto, CEO of ePIC Blockchain Technologies. We discuss designing the ePIC Blockminer, partnering with Intel and making mining rigs in North America. https://epicblockchain.io Jim Seto: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-seto-663149a Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR MinerMag is a research and data portal focusing on institutional bitcoin miners, consolidating company-level and network-wise data to produce coherent research articles on the state of bitcoin mining. https://theminermag.com TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 01:26 Jim Seto Background 02:35 From chip fabrication to BTC 04:44 What is Epic? 08:19 The semiconductor landscape 13:09 Design vs. chip density 16:01 Nanometer are mostly marketing 19:37 Cost vs efficiency 21:55 Shipping before it's ready 24:03 Epic products 27:38 Intel partnership 30:51 Just buying chip challenges 34:30 Growing in a bear market 38:40 Geopolitics 41:35 Fabricators opinion of BTC mining MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Amazon https://amzn.to/3557cqg Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF Fountain https://bit.ly/3NeNTec RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD FOLLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/compassmining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Today we are joined by Jim Seto, CEO of ePIC Blockchain Technologies. We discuss designing the ePIC Blockminer, partnering with Intel and making mining rigs in North America. https://epicblockchain.io Jim Seto: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-seto-663149a Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR MinerMag is a research and data portal focusing on institutional bitcoin miners, consolidating company-level and network-wise data to produce coherent research articles on the state of bitcoin mining. https://theminermag.com TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 01:26 Jim Seto Background 02:35 From chip fabrication to BTC 04:44 What is Epic? 08:19 The semiconductor landscape 13:09 Design vs. chip density 16:01 Nanometer are mostly marketing 19:37 Cost vs efficiency 21:55 Shipping before it's ready 24:03 Epic products 27:38 Intel partnership 30:51 Just buying chip challenges 34:30 Growing in a bear market 38:40 Geopolitics 41:35 Fabricators opinion of BTC mining MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Amazon https://amzn.to/3557cqg Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF Fountain https://bit.ly/3NeNTec RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD FOLLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/compassmining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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