{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bitcoin Frontier","title":"Bitcoin ASIC breakthroughs and semiconductor physics with Haris Basit","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2f520ae9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2652,"description":"In this episode, we sit down with Haris Basit, Chief Strategy Officer at Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) to talk about a massive potential Bitcoin ASIC breakthrough that could severely disrupt the entire bitcoin mining industry. Haris has been involved with bitcoin ASIC development since 2014, and he has a deep background in semiconductor physics. \n\nSUPPORT THE PODCAST:\n→ Subscribe\n→ Leave a review\n→ Share the show out with your friends and family\n→ Send us an email podcast@unchained.com\n\nTIMESTAMPS:\n00:00:00 Intro\n00:01:09 Background in semiconductor industry\n00:03:12 Semiconductor physics\n00:07:13 Developing bitcoin ASICs in 2014\n00:08:14 Bitcoin ASICs vs other chips\n00:11:36 Ordering wafers from TSMC\n00:13:32 Chip fabs around the world\n00:16:30 Bitdeer vs Bitmain?\n00:17:40 Designing and simulating chips\n00:20:35 Bitdeer and Jihan Wu\n00:24:44 Designing the most efficient bitcoin ASIC\n00:26:40 Future ASIC breakthroughs?\n00:32:02 Hurdles to building more chip fabs?\n00:37:24 Mega bitcoin mining farms?\n00:38:31 AI and bitcoin mining interacting\n00:41:04 2024 halving\n00:43:55 Closing thoughts\n\nWHERE TO FOLLOW US:\n→ Unchained Twitter: https://twitter.com/unchainedcom\n→ Unchained Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom \n→ Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter \n→ Joe Burnett’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WoeHujZLSYOjeE_EY1iBuQ0tTK0I8K63kAncvwN8qto/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NTI2/Y2ZjZjFjN2NlZjI3/ZmQyZjc5ODQyMTc5/OTYxMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}