GoMining launches GoBTC Pay SDK for direct Bitcoin payments
A Bitcoin mining company has launched a new payment infrastructure designed to allow merchants to accept and settle transactions directly in Bitcoin, bypassing automatic conversion to traditional currency. The company, GoMining, announced the public release of its GoBTC Pay Gen1 software development kit and application programming interface on Friday, June 19, 2026.
The tools are intended for merchants, wallet providers, and other partners to integrate Bitcoin payments into their services. A core feature of the system is its focus on direct, on-chain Bitcoin settlement, meaning merchants receive Bitcoin without the transaction being converted to fiat currency by a payment processor. Merchants who wish to hold traditional currency would need to manage that conversion independently.
According to the company, the platform leverages GoMining's private mining infrastructure and Stratum V2 technology to prioritize transactions, targeting an average settlement time of approximately 12 hours. Merchants using the service will pay a transaction fee of 0.2%, which the company states is significantly lower than typical credit card processing fees. This fee is split equally between...