GoMining

GoMining is a blockchain-based platform that began in 2021 with services for Bitcoin mining and has expanded into a broader Bitcoin services platform. Its products include digital miners, a wallet, Simple Earn, card and travel spending, liquidity against miners, and Bitcoin payment infrastructure. Digital miners are tokenized assets, typically non-fungible tokens (NFTs), representing a user-facing right to a share of hashpower associated with real-world Bitcoin mining data centers; they do not represent ownership of the physical hardware.^[1][2]

Overview

GoMining is a digital platform focused on Bitcoin mining and related financial services, launched in 2021 with a model that gives users access to mining through tokenized, or “digital miner,” representations linked to real-world data center capacity. These digital miners correspond to underlying hashpower operated in distributed facilities, allowing users to participate in mining and receive rewards without managing equipment or infrastructure. The platform has expanded into a broader ecosystem that includes a wallet, Simple Earn, card and travel spending, liquidity against miners, and Bitcoin payment infrastructure. Users can manage mined assets, conduct transactions, and access additional features such as reward conversion, staking-like mechanisms, and integrated payment systems within a single application.

The system is supported by data centers located across multiple regions and relies on partnerships with mining hardware providers and infrastructure operators. Over time, it has incorporated additional components such as token issuance, mobile applications, governance features, and integrations with external blockchain networks, reflecting a shift from a mining-focused service to a multi-component Bitcoin-oriented platform.^[2]

History

GoMining began in 2021 with a service designed to provide access to Bitcoin mining through digital miners linked to data-center capacity.^[2] During 2025, the company introduced Mine Now, Pay Later (MNPL) and GoMining Launchpad, launched fully tradable Digital Miners on Solana, began an EU virtual-card rollout, launched GoMining Academy in July, and formed an Advisory Board.^[13] The company also introduced Miner Wars leagues and power-ups during the year.^[13]

On April 1, 2025, GoMining Institutional and the Alpha Blocks Fund were announced for professional investors. The fund targeted $100 million and was described as providing managed exposure to mining-backed yield.^[14]

GoMining's year-end 2025 company recap reported 5 million registered users, 460,000 user-owned digital miners, 12 million TH of user-owned mining power, and 5,000 BTC earned to date.^[13]

Products and Services

Digital Miners

Digital miners are NFTs that represent a user-facing right to a share of Bitcoin mining hashpower associated with physical hardware (ASICs) located in data centers. This provides users with a claim to a portion of the underlying hash power and its corresponding daily Bitcoin mining rewards; it does not represent ownership of the physical hardware. The connection between the NFT and the physical hardware is managed by the Liquid Bitcoin Hashrate (LBH) protocol.

Key performance metrics for a digital miner are its computational power, measured in terahashes per second (TH/s), and its energy efficiency, measured in watts per terahash (W/TH). Users are subject to ongoing maintenance fees to cover electricity and operational expenses for the underlying hardware. These fees can be paid from earned BTC rewards or with GOMINING tokens for a discount of up to 20%. In June 2026, GoMining introduced 12 W/TH as the sole efficiency tier for new miners created on the primary market and offered upgrades to bring existing miners to that tier.^[15] Digital miners can be upgraded, minted onto a blockchain network (ETH or BSC for the main collection), and traded on the internal GoMining Marketplace. Fully tradable Solana-based Digital Miners launched in 2025, although network availability varies by collection.^[13] The platform offers several types of miners, including the customizable "Minebox Collection" and various fixed-specification "Limited-Edition Collections."^[5]

On June 26, 2026, GoMining announced a Step-Down Auction option for the secondary marketplace. Sellers set a starting price and a floor, and the price automatically declines until a buyer accepts or the floor is reached. Mine Boxes can also be listed without first minting them.^[16]

GoMining Card

The GoMining Card is a virtual Visa debit card that allows eligible users to spend cryptocurrency from their GoMining wallet at locations that accept Visa, subject to regional availability. Issued by Unlimit, the card facilitates conversion of crypto to fiat currency at the point of purchase. It supports payments from GOMINING, BTC, USDT, and USDC balances and can be added to Apple Pay or Google Wallet for NFC transactions.^[17]

To be eligible for the card, users must complete KYC Level 2 verification and maintain a minimum balance of $100 in their wallet, though these funds are not locked. Opening a card grants a 1 TH/s digital miner. The card features a cashback program that rewards users with up to 5% of their purchase value in Bitcoin mining power (TH/s). Cashback is credited in TH, and the percentage is determined by the user's VIP level.^[17][6]

Mine Now, Pay Later (MNPL)

Mine Now, Pay Later is a financing option for acquiring digital miners. It allows users to make an initial 25% down payment and pay the remaining balance in fixed monthly installments over 30-day billing cycles. Mining begins at the miner's full capacity immediately after the initial payment.

While a miner is under an MNPL plan, certain actions such as selling, upgrading, or minting it as an NFT are restricted. These restrictions are lifted after the final payment, although a 90-day waiting period applies before the miner can be sold or minted. If a payment is missed, mining operations for the associated miner are paused. After 27 days of non-payment, the miner may be confiscated by the platform. MNPL purchases contribute to the user's VIP program progress and qualify for other platform rewards. The feature currently supports payments via fiat card, with plans to integrate crypto payment options.^[7]​

Miner Wars

Miner Wars is a competitive, blockchain-based game that simulates Bitcoin mining. Players join "clans" and use their digital miners to compete for rewards. The game operates in weekly cycles, with each cycle comprising multiple rounds of unpredictable duration tied to the mining of new blocks on the Bitcoin blockchain.

A clan's competitive strength is determined by the combined total power (hash rate) and average energy efficiency of its members' miners. Player scores are automatically generated based on these stats. Outcomes are determined by a transparent algorithm that combines the total points of competing clans with the block hash of the most recently mined Bitcoin block, ensuring results are unpredictable and verifiable. Players can use GOMINING tokens to purchase in-game "spells" and "power-ups" to temporarily boost their performance. Clans compete for rewards in BTC, while individual competitions offer rewards in GOMINING tokens. The competition is structured into four leagues, from the entry-level Dune League to the top-tier Odyssey League, with higher leagues offering larger reward multipliers.^[8]​

GoMining Launchpad

The GoMining Launchpad is a platform for funding and distributing tokens for new cryptocurrency projects, with a focus on the Bitcoin ecosystem, including Bitcoin Layer 1, Layer 2, and BTCFi applications. It provides eligible GoMining users with early access to token sales before public exchange listings.

Projects listed on the Launchpad undergo a screening process that evaluates the team's credibility, technical feasibility, and use case. Funds raised are often held in an escrow and released to the project upon achieving predefined milestones. User participation requires KYC verification and, typically, a minimum VIP status on the platform. A user's token allocation is often determined by their VIP level. The token sales are conducted via smart contracts in multiple phases, starting with a guaranteed allocation round followed by first-come, first-served (FCFS) stages if supply remains.^[9]​

Reward Systems

GoBox

A GoBox is a digital reward mechanism, or "mystery box," that distributes randomized prizes to users. GoBoxes are primarily earned by reaching new levels in the platform's VIP program, but can also be awarded for creating or upgrading miners or through promotional events. Each box contains a single prize from a predefined pool, which may include GOMINING tokens, bonus operational time for miners, promotional codes, or digital collectibles. The selection process is verifiably random, using an algorithm that incorporates the latest Bitcoin block hash to ensure transparency. Boxes must be opened within seven days of receipt before they expire.^[10]​

Avatars

GoMining Avatars are limited-edition NFTs that provide account-wide functional benefits and platform privileges. All avatar holders gain access to the "GoClub," a private community, receive a permanent discount on miner creation and upgrades, and get early access to new miner sales. Each avatar series also possesses a unique ability that activates when the avatar is set as the user's profile picture. For example, the Luminars series boosts a user's VIP status by one level, while the Cryptiles series improves the energy efficiency of the user's entire mining farm by 1 W/TH. A user may own multiple avatars, but only one avatar's unique ability can be active at a time. Avatars can be acquired by obtaining a "Key" from a GoBox or by purchasing them on the GoMining Marketplace.^[11]​

Simple Earn

GoMining announced Simple Earn on February 5, 2026. Supported crypto balances in the GoMining wallet can earn Bitcoin, credited every four hours, while funds remain accessible without a lockup. Reward-rate coefficients vary by VIP tier and asset; availability depends on region and supported assets.^[18]

On September 9, 2026, GoMining added TH as an optional reward form alongside BTC. Users can select an NFT miner to receive TH accrued during the day, applied as a single upgrade at the end of the daily cycle. BTC remains the default reward, and TH conversion applies only when the cycle's reward reaches a value of $0.10; otherwise, that cycle pays in BTC.^[19]

GoMining Travel

GoMining announced GoMining Travel on March 25, 2026, for in-app hotel bookings. Users can pay from their GoMining wallet in GOMINING, BTC, or USDT. A completed, confirmed stay can earn TH/s cashback, at a rate dependent on VIP status, added to a selected miner. The initial release covers hotel bookings.^[20]

Instant Funds

On August 26, 2026, GoMining announced that Instant Funds were generally available in supported regions. Eligible NFT miners can be locked to access USDT or USDC liquidity while continuing to mine during a healthy, active term. The stated term is 30 days, with 0% APR and an origination fee of 1.5–2.5% charged at issuance and each renewal. Access is limited to up to 30% of a miner's value and $10,000 in total. Liquidation begins at 60% loan-to-value (LTV), followed by a seven-day buyback window. Eligibility and terms may be limited by region and miner criteria.^[21]

GoBTC Pay

GoMining introduced the GoBTC Pay Bitcoin payment protocol in May 2026 and published its Gen1 SDK and API on June 19, 2026, for merchants and wallets. Its stated design uses non-custodial payments settling on Bitcoin layer 1, with a GoMining private mempool built on Stratum V2. The company describes instant merchant confirmation and an average on-chain settlement window targeted at around 12 hours. Its announced fee model is 0% for the payer and 0.2% for merchants, split evenly between wallet providers and miners processing settlement. The initial rollout was gradual, with an initial group of up to 10 merchants and ecosystem partners expected to integrate.^[22]

GoMining Academy

GoMining Academy launched in July 2025 as an educational product about Bitcoin, mining, and GoMining.^[13]

GOMINING Token

The GOMINING token is the native utility token that powers the GoMining ecosystem. It is used across the platform for payments, fee discounts, governance, and accessing various features. The token's smart contract has been audited by third-party firms CertiK and Cyberscope, which rated it as low-risk.^[4]

Utility and Use Cases

The token is integrated into several core platform functions:

• Digital Miner Management: It is used to create new digital miners and upgrade the power and energy efficiency of existing ones. Users can pay for miner maintenance fees with GOMINING to receive a discount of up to 20%.
• Marketplace Transactions: GOMINING is the primary currency for buying and selling digital miners and avatars on the internal marketplace.
• Financial Features: The platform allows users to reinvest their BTC mining rewards by automatically converting them into GOMINING.
• Gaming: In Miner Wars, the token is used to purchase in-game items. A portion of the tokens spent on these items is redirected to the prize pool for the game's individual competition.
• Payments and liquidity: Where supported, GOMINING can be used for GoMining Card and GoMining Travel payments and for providing liquidity to the GOMINING/USDT pair on PancakeSwap.
• Community programs: The token is used in the platform's referral, ambassador, bounty, and contest programs. Availability of these uses may vary.^[4][12][3]

Governance

GoMining employs a vote-escrow governance model. Users can lock their GOMINING tokens for a period of one week to four years to receive veGOMINING. The amount of veGOMINING received is proportional to the number of tokens locked and the duration of the lock-up period. Holding veGOMINING grants users voting rights on ecosystem proposals, weekly GOMINING token rewards, and progress toward their VIP level. Where supported, locked token balances also count toward maintenance discounts.^[12][4]