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The Current State of the ASIC Miner Market With Ian Descoteaux
Which ASIC miner brand is the best and why have Bitmain and Whatsminer maintained a duopoly? Pow.re Co-founder and CTO Ian Descoteaux joins Will this week to discuss the ASIC miner market.
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ABOUT
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Pow.re Co-founder and CTO Ian Descoteaux joins us today to talk about all things ASIC miners. In the conversation, we speak at length about the Antminer S21, including his experience deploying this model, its quirks / failure rates, and its performance. We also touch on ASIC prices and manufacturer competition, including why MicroBT’s Whatsminers are more expensive than other models, and whether or not Auradine and Canaan will be competitive in the near-future. Finally, we close on his takes regarding Bitmain’s newest hydro model, the U3S21EXPH.
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"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk.
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