GoMining Opens GoBTC Pay to Developers, Bringing Native Bitcoin Payments Closer to Everyday Commerce

For years, Bitcoin has primarily been treated as a store of value. GoMining wants to change that.

The company has launched the GoBTC Pay Gen1 SDK and API, opening its Bitcoin payment infrastructure to merchants, wallet providers and developers looking to integrate native Bitcoin payments into real-world products and services.

The release marks the first public version of GoBTC Pay, transforming what began as a closed demonstration into an open platform that businesses can build on.

An initial group of up to 10 merchants and ecosystem partners is already being onboarded as GoMining begins expanding the network.

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Building Payments on Bitcoin

Unlike many payment solutions that rely on wrapped assets or custodial services, GoBTC Pay is designed to settle transactions directly on the Bitcoin blockchain while allowing users to maintain full control of their funds.

According to Mark Zalan, CEO of GoMining, the goal is to make Bitcoin useful beyond long-term investing.

"Satoshi didn't create Bitcoin to sit idle in wallets. It was designed to move value between people," Zalan said. "With the launch of the GoBTC Pay SDK and API, we're giving merchants and wallet providers the infrastructure to bring that vision into real-world commerce."

The platform combines merchant tools, developer APIs, payment management software and a web-based dashboard into a single payment infrastructure that developers can integrate into wallets, applications and online stores.

Powered by GoMining's Infrastructure

GoBTC Pay runs on GoMining's private 15 EH/s mining infrastructure built on the Stratum V2 protocol, allowing the company to prioritize GoBTC Pay transactions through its own mempool.

Rather than attempting to replace Bitcoin's settlement model, the protocol is designed to improve the payment experience while preserving the network's core principles of decentralization and self-custody.

Users keep control of their Bitcoin throughout the payment process, while merchants receive a streamlined checkout experience without requiring customers to convert BTC into fiat before making a purchase.

GoMining says the system targets an average settlement window of around 12 hours, while delivering a debit card-like user experience through the application layer.

Aligning Incentives Across the Network

One of the platform's more distinctive features is its incentive model.

Merchants pay a 0.2% transaction fee, which is divided equally between participating wallet providers and miners processing transactions through GoMining's mining pool.

Rather than directing fees solely to a payment processor, the model rewards the infrastructure participants responsible for routing, processing and securing Bitcoin payments.

GoMining believes that aligning incentives across wallets, merchants and miners will encourage broader adoption of native Bitcoin payments over time.

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From Mining to Payments

The launch represents another step in GoMining's evolution beyond Bitcoin mining.

Known as one of the world's largest Bitcoin miners—with more than 5 million users and a position among the top ten global miners by hashrate—the company has been steadily expanding into consumer-facing financial products.

GoBTC Pay was first introduced at Consensus Miami, where GoMining outlined its vision for a Bitcoin-native payment ecosystem.

With the SDK now publicly available, the focus shifts from demonstrating the technology to growing a network of merchants, developers and wallet providers capable of bringing Bitcoin payments into everyday commerce.

As the digital asset industry continues searching for real-world use cases, GoMining is betting that Bitcoin's next chapter won't simply be about holding the asset—but spending it.