Auradine’s $100M AI Bet and ASIC Innovation w/ Sanjay Gupta

Auradine just came out of stealth with Upscale AI, raising a massive $100M seed round. In this episode, Sanjay Gupta (Chief Strategy Officer at Auradine) joins Jesse to discuss:

How AI and Bitcoin mining complement each other

Why Auradine sees AI networking and load balancing as the next frontier

The company’s approach to ASIC efficiency, cooling, and firmware innovation

Competing with Bitmain and MicroBT from Silicon Valley

Geopolitics, U.S.-made miners, and the future of mining supply chains

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 Introduction
03:05 Auradine and the $100M Upscale AI spin-off
07:45 How Bitcoin mining balances AI workloads
12:20 EnergyTune and flexible power strategies
15:40 Auradine’s edge vs Bitmain and MicroBT
20:30 Software innovations and fleet management
24:50 New form factors and hydro-cooled miners
28:30 Supplying chips for custom miner designs
32:10 Geopolitics, tariffs, and U.S.-made miners
36:45 Quickfire round: misconceptions, influences, future of mining
40:25 Where to find Auradine and Upscale AI

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