GoMining has launched the Gen1 SDK and API for GoBTC Pay, opening its Bitcoin-native payment infrastructure to merchants, wallet providers, and ecosystem partners.
The rollout marks a new phase for GoBTC Pay, a layer 1 Bitcoin payment protocol designed to support instant, non-custodial transactions. With the Gen1 release, GoBTC Pay is moving beyond a closed demo and becoming an open infrastructure layer that third parties can use to build Bitcoin payment experiences into real-world products and services.
GoMining is initially onboarding up to 10 merchants and ecosystem partners. These early participants will begin integrating GoBTC Pay into their platforms, giving the company an initial rollout group as it works toward wider adoption across merchants, wallets, and payment partners.
Opening GoBTC Pay to Developers and Merchants
The Gen1 SDK and API are designed to make GoBTC Pay easier for businesses and wallet providers to integrate. The release includes merchant onboarding tools, payment management features, a web-based merchant dashboard, online payment integrations, public developer documentation, and an open API for wallet providers and institutional partners.
For merchants, the pitch is simple: accept Bitcoin payments in a way that feels closer to a familiar digital checkout experience. For wallet providers and ecosystem partners, the API creates a path to connect their own products to GoBTC Pay’s Bitcoin payment infrastructure.
GoMining CEO Mark Zalan framed the launch around Bitcoin’s original purpose as a peer-to-peer payment network.
“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 in a way that is seamless and intuitive for users.”
That idea sits at the center of GoBTC Pay’s positioning. Rather than treating Bitcoin only as an asset to hold, GoMining is pushing for more everyday payment use cases built around user control and direct Bitcoin settlement.
A Non-Custodial Bitcoin Payment Model
One of GoBTC Pay’s main selling points is non-custody. Users retain control of their BTC, while transactions settle directly on Bitcoin.
That distinction is central to GoMining’s approach. The company is positioning GoBTC Pay as a way for merchants, wallets, and platforms to support Bitcoin payments without requiring customers to convert their assets into fiat before making a purchase.
The product is also designed to provide what GoMining describes as a debit card-like payment experience. At the same time, the company says GoBTC Pay has an expected average settlement window of around 12 hours. That means the payment flow is designed to feel fast and seamless for users and merchants, while final settlement still takes place directly on Bitcoin.
Powered by GoMining’s Mining Infrastructure
GoBTC Pay is powered by GoMining’s private 15 EH/s mempool, built on the Stratum V2 protocol. GoMining says this infrastructure helps prioritize GoBTC Pay transactions and supports settlements through miners in the GoMining pool.
The system also introduces an incentive model aimed at aligning merchants, wallet providers, and miners. Merchants pay a 0.2% transaction fee, which is split evenly between participating wallet providers and miners in the GoMining pool that process settlements.
This model gives wallet providers a financial incentive to integrate GoBTC Pay, while miners are rewarded for helping process payment activity. For GoMining, the structure is part of a broader effort to encourage real-world Bitcoin transactions for everyday purchases.
Part of a Broader Bitcoin Ecosystem Strategy
The SDK and API launch follows GoMining’s introduction of GoBTC Pay at Consensus Miami and signals a broader push into merchant and wallet adoption.
GoMining describes itself as an all-in-one Bitcoin ecosystem focused on mining, earning, and using Bitcoin. The company says it serves 5 million users and ranks among the top 10 Bitcoin miners globally by hashrate, with data centers in the U.S. and internationally. Its product suite includes tokenized hashrate, payment tools, and earning products.
The launch of GoBTC Pay Gen1 adds another layer to that strategy. Beyond mining and hashrate products, GoMining is now expanding further into Bitcoin payments and merchant-facing infrastructure.
For Bitcoin adoption, the bigger question is whether tools like GoBTC Pay can make BTC easier to use in everyday commerce without compromising the self-custody principles that many Bitcoin users value. GoMining’s answer is to combine merchant tools, wallet integrations, mining infrastructure, and a low transaction fee model into one payment network.
The first group of merchants and ecosystem partners will offer an early indication of how that model performs in real-world integrations.
