Designing the Intel-based ePIC Blockminer | Jim Seto | The Mining Pod

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

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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

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