What is a Digital Miner?
Bitcoin mining has traditionally been reserved for those who can afford expensive, complex hardware known as ASIC miners. Setting up and running these machines requires technical expertise, space, and access to cheap electricity.
GoMining changes that. We make Bitcoin mining accessible to everyone through digital miners — unique digital assets connected to ASIC mining hardware operating in our data centers around the world.
How Digital Miners Work
Each digital miner represents a specific share of physical mining hardware that works 24/7 to generate Bitcoin for you. You can watch a live feed from our U.S. data centers and see the hardware in action.
Owning a digital miner means you have a verified right to a share of this Bitcoin mining equipment. This right is securely stored on the blockchain as an NFT (non-fungible token).
Why NFTs? They provide a secure, permanent record of ownership that cannot be altered, deleted, or faked. This ensures full transparency, letting you verify your miner's ownership and rewards. They also make your miner easy to transfer or trade if you ever choose to.
Behind the scenes, GoMining uses the Liquid Bitcoin Hashrate (LBH) protocol to link each digital miner to a corresponding share of physical mining machines. This protocol ensures that rewards are distributed fairly and securely, with every miner fully backed by actual hardware.
Power and Efficiency
Each digital miner has two crucial characteristics that directly impact your Bitcoin rewards.
Power (TH/s)
Think of power like your miner’s “muscle.” It shows how much mining work your miner can do and is measured in terahashes per second (TH/s). The more power your miner has, the more mining performance and rewards you can expect.
Digital miners range from 1 TH/s to 5000 TH/s, giving you plenty of flexibility to match your budget and strategy.
Energy Efficiency (W/TH)
Efficiency shows how much energy your miner uses per terahash of power. Lower efficiency means your miner uses less electricity, reducing energy costs and increasing your net rewards.
Miners can have efficiency as low as 15 W/TH — among the most efficient options on the market. Less efficient options are also available and usually more affordable.
Miner Collections
Every miner belongs to a collection, which determines its appearance, specs, and features.
Bonus Miner
Every new user gets a free Bonus miner with 16 TH of mining power — designed to help you explore how GoMining works, earn your first BTC, and get comfortable with the platform without purchasing anything from the start.
👉 Learn more about Bonus miner
Limited-edition collections
These miners are released occasionally and often tied to special themes.
For example, The Greedy Machines collection, launched in 2022, was the very first collection and marked the beginning of digital miners. Its standout feature is that its mining power automatically increases every week, making it unique among all collections.
Miners from limited-edition collections have fixed designs that are known before purchase, with preset mining specs and blockchain networks that cannot be changed. They are only available on the Marketplace, and new drops often sell out quickly.
Minebox Collection
Minebox is the only collection available to new users in the app — it’s your starting point if you're just beginning. For experienced users, it’s also a great option for those who want more flexibility and control over their miner’s performance.
You can customize your miner's power and efficiency to match your strategy. Its visual design is randomly generated after purchase from a wide range of traits, giving each miner a unique look.
Minebox miners also allow you to choose their blockchain network (Ethereum or BNB Chain) later.
This combination of customizable mining performance and a fun collectible aspect makes Minebox an accessible and versatile choice for users who want flexibility in managing their miners.
Blockchain networks
Each miner is tied to a blockchain network, based on its collection:
- Limited collections: Fixed to specific networks selected by GoMining (ETH, BSC, TON or SOL)
- Minebox miners: You can pick the network (ETH or BSC) when you mint your miner to an external wallet
The network doesn’t affect your rewards. If you keep your miner in your GoMining Wallet, the network doesn’t matter at all. It only becomes relevant if you mint your miner to an external wallet or later transfer it between external wallets.
The main differences between networks come down to transaction fees, speed, and level of decentralization. Ethereum generally offers higher decentralization but also higher fees, while BNB Chain typically provides lower fees and faster transactions.
Miner Maintenance
Digital miners are powered by hardware in our mining data centers. To keep that equipment running 24/7 — efficiently and reliably — there are ongoing costs. These are reflected in your miner’s maintenance fee, which covers both electricity and service.
It’s the real-world cost of keeping a miner with your specs running in our facilities:
- Electricity: Based on your miner’s power and efficiency. GoMining operates in energy-efficient locations with access to low-cost electricity to help minimize fees
- Service: Based on your miner’s power only. Covers everything needed to keep the hardware running smoothly — equipment maintenance, cooling systems, infrastructure, monitoring, and on-site engineers
Why it matters
Maintenance fees directly affect your net rewards. After your miner generates Bitcoin, the fee is applied — the higher your miner’s Efficiency, the lower your fee, and the more BTC you keep.
How you can pay this fee
- In BTC (default): The maintenance fee is automatically deducted from your BTC rewards — you’ll receive the remaining amount.
- With GOMINING tokens: You pay the fee separately with tokens instead of BTC. This lets you keep your full BTC reward and also get up to a 20% discount on the maintenance fee.
👉 Learn more about maintenance
Achievements and Rarity
Each digital miner also has its own Achievements, Rarity, and Uniqueness levels.
Achievements
Miners can unlock special achievements through mining milestones, upgrades, or other activities. These achievements tell the story of the miner’s journey and add to its collectible value.
Achievements are permanently tied to the miner itself — not to the user — meaning they stay with the miner even if it’s resold.
Each achievement also earns points that contribute to the miner’s Achievement rating.
Rarity
Rarity reflects how unique your miner’s visual traits are within its collection. It’s based on the specific visual traits your miner has, such as body type, colors, and decorative elements.
Each miner is ranked by Rarity rating within its collection based on the rarity of these traits.
Uniqueness
Uniqueness combines both a miner’s Rarity rating and Achievement rating. It shows how distinct your miner is compared to others within the entire GoMining ecosystem.
👉 Learn more about achievements, rarity, and uniqueness
What You Can Do With Your Miner
Upgrade
Upgrading lets you improve your miner’s Power (up to 5000 TH/s) and Efficiency (down to 15 W/TH). Higher power means your miner can generate more Bitcoin, while better efficiency reduces the electricity needed for mining, cutting down your maintenance costs.
Upgrades aren’t just about earnings. They also help you in the Miner Wars game by letting you score more points and giving you an advantage in battles.
Plus, power upgrades can unlock higher VIP levels, further enhancing your benefits within the GoMining ecosystem.
Mint
This option is only available for Minebox miners that you’ve created yourself. Minting means assigning your miner to a specific blockchain network and making it a unique digital asset that can be bought, sold, and traded.
You generally won’t need to mint right away. Minting mainly comes into play if you plan to sell your miner on the Marketplace or move it to an external crypto wallet. Without minting, these actions aren’t possible.
All miners purchased from the Marketplace are already minted and ready for external use.
👉 Learn how to mint your miner
Withdraw
Withdrawals are only available for miners that were purchased on the Marketplace and are stored in your GoMining virtual wallet. These miners are already tied to a specific blockchain network.
Withdrawing means sending the miner from your GoMining wallet to your external crypto wallet. There’s no need to withdraw unless you specifically want to store your miner on an external crypto wallet or sell it on external NFT marketplaces like OpenSea.
Sell
If your mining strategy changes or you decide to take a break, you can sell your miner to another user on the GoMining Marketplace.
You’re always in control — it’s totally fine to adjust your approach.
👉 Learn more: How to sell your digital miner
Your Mining Farm
All your miners are automatically grouped into your personal Mining farm in the GoMining app. The more miners you own, the higher your earning potential. Here’s what else your Mining farm affects.
Miner Wars (Game Mode)
Your farm’s total power and efficiency determine how many points per second you earn, plus many other aspects of the game as well.
VIP Levels
The more total power your farm has, the higher your VIP level — which unlocks extra perks and bonuses within the app.
Mining farm leaderboard
The stronger your farm, the higher your position on the Mining Farm leaderboard, where you can compare your progress with other users.
Your mining journey starts here
That’s everything you need to know about digital miners. Now it’s time to put your knowledge to use and enjoy your mining adventure!
Still have questions? Our support team is always ready to help — just reach out in the app
