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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s bonus edition, Perry Hothi from Block joins us to talk about Proto’s new ASIC miner, Rig. We dive deep into the technical specs, modular hashboard design, open-source mining software, and how Block plans to compete in a hardware market dominated by Bitmain. Perry explains Rig’s data center-inspired features and Block's broader Bitcoin ecosystem strategy.
**Notes:**
• 14.1 joules per hash efficiency rating
• 12kW power consumption per unit
• 96-224 chips per configuration
• Swappable hashboard design
• Single phase power that helps balance all three phases
• Two fans per three hash boards design
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:31 Specs: Jules per Terahash
05:18 Form Factor
12:03 Colorado Air Filter
13:05 Hashboard Swapping
17:28 Under clocking (operating range)
18:54 Block ecosystem
21:22 Competitors
23:42 Cleanspark
24:11 Next Gen
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