GoMining today announced the launch of the GoBTC Pay Gen1 SDK and API, giving merchants, wallet providers, and ecosystem partners access to infrastructure designed to support native Bitcoin payments at scale.
The launch transforms GoBTC Pay from a closed demonstration product into an open payments platform that third parties can integrate into their own products and services. Through the Gen1 release, developers gain access to merchant onboarding tools, payment management capabilities, public documentation, online payment integrations, and APIs designed to simplify Bitcoin payment adoption.
As part of the rollout, GoMining is onboarding an initial group of up to 10 merchants and ecosystem partners that will begin integrating GoBTC Pay into their platforms. The company expects these initial deployments to demonstrate how Bitcoin payments can move beyond niche use cases and become embedded within real-world commerce.
The launch places GoMining within a growing market for payment infrastructure providers seeking to simplify digital transactions. Similar to how companies such as Stripe and Square helped businesses accept online payments through standardized APIs and developer tools, GoMining is aiming to provide a dedicated infrastructure layer for Bitcoin-native commerce.
“Satoshi didn’t create Bitcoin to sit idle in wallets. It was designed to move value between people,” said Mark Zalan, CEO of GoMining. “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. We believe Bitcoin’s next chapter will be defined by how people use it, in addition to how many people own it.”
While several payment providers have introduced Bitcoin payment capabilities in recent years, many rely on converting Bitcoin into fiat currency before settlement. GoBTC Pay takes a different approach by settling transactions directly on Bitcoin, allowing merchants to receive BTC while preserving user ownership and self-custody throughout the payment process.
The Gen1 release includes merchant onboarding tools, payment management capabilities, a web-based merchant dashboard, online payment integrations, public developer documentation, and an open API for wallet providers and institutional partners. The company believes this toolkit can significantly reduce the complexity associated with implementing Bitcoin payments for businesses and developers.
GoBTC Pay is powered by GoMining’s private 15EH/s mempool built on the Stratum V2 protocol, facilitating prioritisation of GoBTC Pay transactions. With an expected 12-hour average settlement window, GoBTC Pay is designed to preserve the core principles of Bitcoin while providing a debit card-like payment experience.
Its incentive model is designed to align the interests of merchants, wallets, 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. By directly rewarding the infrastructure participants that facilitate transactions, GoMining aims to encourage network growth and increase real-world Bitcoin payment activity.
The launch follows GoMining’s introduction of GoBTC Pay at Consensus Miami and marks the beginning of a broader ecosystem strategy focused on driving merchant, wallet, and partner adoption of Bitcoin payments.
