Undermine 2025 - The Heatpunk Summit
Shaping the Future of Electric Heating and Bitcoin Mining
Overview
Undermine is a groundbreaking two-day conference dedicated to the rapidly emerging field of hashrate heating, harnessing Bitcoin miners to power electric heating infrastructure. The Hashrate Heatpunks are a group of bitcoiners undermining the status-quo. Mining doesn't have to be centralized in pub-co mega facilities or massive mining pools - and home mining doesn't have to be exclusive to the ideologically motivated. Instead, we can bring mining to all via heating appliances and home devices.
As the Bitcoin mining industry undergoes a transformative phase, the potential to unlock additional utility through heating has become clear. This Heatpunk Summit brings together the brightest minds and hands-on builders, tinkerers, plebs, engineers, tradespeople, contractors, and companies to collaborate on advancing this home mining. By leveraging Bitcoin miners for heating, we can decentralize network hashrate, lower utility costs, and accelerate Bitcoin adoption as a neutral monetary asset.
Join us in shaping the future of energy and Bitcoin at the forefront of this exciting new industry.
Date and Time
- Friday, February 21 - Saturday, February 22, 2025
- Summit activities will start 11 AM MST Friday morning on the 21st. Feel free to arrive anytime after 9 AM for coffee and breakfast.
- We'll conclude a full day of summit activities on Saturday evening at 5 PM MST.
Location
The Space - Denver's Bitcoin hub.
- Easily accessible from Denver International Airport via Train (no rental car required).
- Ample accommodations nearby including hotels, restaurants, and bars within walking distance.
- Located in the heart of Denver's RiNo (River North) district. Close to I-70 for easy access to the ski resorts.
Schedule
The detailed event schedule is coming soon. In general, content will follow some form of this outline:
Day 1 - Friday, February 21:
- Welcome Remarks and Hashrate Heating Overview for Novices
- Heat Reuse Potential - Why do this? Why does it make sense? Economic, Utilitarian and Ideolocial Incentives.
- Target Market - Best Industy? Ideal Scale? What does it mean for bitcoin mining network growth? Who's the best fit?
- Home Mining Challenges - What is holding back hyper decentralization of hashrate in homes and businesses?
- Product Demos & Hands on with Hardware.
- Business Model Roundtable. What kinds of business are possible with hashrate heating? How does this change product and service offerings in the heating industry?
- Regulatory and Institutional Barriers - What does it take to change the status quo of bitcoin mining? How does this scale to the average person?
Day 2 - Saturday, February 22:
- Small Scale Mining. 120 V Loki Rigs, Bitaxes, and the importance of plug-and-play simple home mining solutions.
- Privacy, Decentralization and Soverignty. Home Assistant, DATUM, Start9, Block Template Concentration.
- Getting ASIC chips from the industrial miner duopoly - Are we bound by Bitmain? What does the future of ASIC options mean for home mining and heating devices?
- Delivery Systems - Air vs Immersion vs Hydro heat reuse.
- Controlling Hashrate Heaters - Home mining control and management - from space heaters to integrated heating systems.
- Firmware and Software - What role do code and software features play in home mining and heating infrastructure?
- Contractor Corner - HVAC, Hydronic Plumbing, Electrical and other expert input. What miners need to know.
- Closing Remarks and Takeaways - What problems do we need to solve in 2025? Call to Action.
Who Will be There
We want all the key players that are making hashrate heating a reality in attendance
- Bitcoin Miners
- ASIC Insiders
- Firmware Developers
- FOSS Developers
- Mining Pools
- Pleb Builders
- Hashrate Heating Founders
- Engineers
- Contractors
- Tradesmen
- Those with Passion
Attendees
Here are some of the confirmed attendees (updated regularly)
- Firware and Pools: Braiins / Ocean / Luxor
- Hashrate Heating Designers: Schnitzel, Mint Green, Anadro, Softwarm LLC, 256Heat, Exergy LLC, HBIM, Untethered Mining, Constellation Heating, Hashrate House
- Mining Hardware & Accessories: Fog Hashing, CryoByte, Altair Technologies
- FOSS Developers & Designers: Matt Hill (Start9), Skot9000 (BitAxe), Brett Rowan (PyASIC), 100AcresRanch
- Mining Decentralization: Bitcoin Mechanic, Boerst
- Energy Experts: Upstream Data, Compass Mining, Saz Mining, Distributed Hash
- Trades, HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical: Long HVAC and Controls, Tessere, Hydronics Engineers, Electricians
- Bitcoin Media and Education: Rob Warren (Bitcoin Miners Almanac), Trevor Bello (Build a Mine Podcast), DJ Valerie B Love (Bitcoin for Peace)
Travel Information
The Space is located in an easily accessible part of town for those flying in for the summit. Here are some recommendations for your stay:
- If you're only coming to town for Undermine, you don't need a rental car. If you are planning a ski trip or other travels around the summit, have at it.
- The Denver RTD (Light Rail Transit) Train travels from the Denver Airport to Union Station every 15 minutes. A day pass ticket costs $10. Get off at the second to last stop, 38th and Blake St.
- The Space has 5 parking spots behind the building. First come, first serve. There is plenty of street parking around the venue.
- There are three hotels within walking distance of The Space: Catbird, Vib, Cambria. There are also a handful of AirBnB's and VRBO's nearby.
Want to be more involved?
Are you interested in being a part of the first Heatpunk Summit? Have questions? Hardware you want to bring? Want to join our hashrate heating telegram group? Reach out below.
TIMECHAIN™ Conference Series
Conferences that are focused exclusively on the Bitcoin Network & Protocol.