Bitmain’s Newest ASIC Miner

Will and Charlie jump on the microphone to discuss Bitmain’s newest ASICs, the S21 XP and S21 XP Hydro miners! We compare against other ASICs like Canaan, Bitdeer and MicroBT while taking a larger view about how the ASIC market is going to transform over the next few years. We cover topics like AI infrastructure, commoditization of chips and how to compete in a centralized ASIC market!

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“The Mining Pod” is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

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