Nikolas Sargeant
GoMining, a global Bitcoin platform serving more than five million users, has partnered with Uphold to integrate the company's Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) into its mobile and web applications, strengthening its infrastructure for future expansion.
In a press release shared with Cryptowisser, the team said the collaboration is designed to enhance GoMining's product offering, improve the customer experience, and support regulatory compliance as the company broadens its Bitcoin ecosystem across international markets.
Partnership Supports GoMining's Long-Term Growth Strategy
GoMining's flagship digital mining product enables users to earn Bitcoin mining rewards without operating physical mining hardware, making Bitcoin mining more accessible to mainstream consumers.
Since launching the platform, the company has expanded its ecosystem with features such as Recurring Buys and Staking, aiming to increase participation in the broader Bitcoin economy.
As its product suite continued to grow, GoMining sought a faster way to add regulated financial services without spending years building compliance infrastructure and obtaining licenses in multiple jurisdictions.
Instead of developing those capabilities internally, the company chose to integrate Uphold's existing infrastructure directly into its platform.
Mark Zalan, CEO of GoMining, said the partnership reflects the company's evolution beyond digital mining.
"GoMining has evolved beyond our original goal of democratising access to Bitcoin mining to become a platform that supports payments, education and other Bitcoin ecosystem products in one easy-to-use app. Partnering with Uphold's battle-tested platform enables us to continue our sustainable global growth."
Integration Brings Regulated Crypto Services
Under the agreement, which will initially roll out to users in the United States, GoMining will connect to Uphold's Platform-as-a-Service through APIs to provide a range of regulated digital asset services.
The integration will allow customers to open and fund accounts, buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies, and access compliant digital asset services directly within the GoMining app.
Behind the scenes, Uphold will manage critical operational functions, including:
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Know Your Customer (KYC) verification.
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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance.
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Fraud detection and prevention.
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Digital asset custody.
Despite relying on Uphold's infrastructure, GoMining will continue to own and manage the customer relationship, allowing users to access these services without leaving the company's branded platform.
According to GoMining, several factors influenced its decision to partner with Uphold rather than build its own infrastructure.
These include faster time to market, strong approval rates for traditional payment card transactions, regulatory licenses covering key markets, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and the ability to integrate additional services as Uphold expands its product offerings.
The partnership is expected to provide GoMining with a scalable foundation for launching new Bitcoin-related products while maintaining compliance across regulated markets.
Uphold to Deliver Liquidity and Future Innovation
Uphold's platform connects to more than 30 centralized and decentralized trading venues, allowing it to source liquidity across multiple exchanges and optimize pricing for each transaction.
The company said this aggregation model is intended to provide GoMining users with more competitive execution and improved liquidity when buying or selling digital assets.
Robin O'Connell, CEO of Uphold Enterprise, said the partnership enables GoMining to accelerate innovation while preserving its own customer experience.
"We're delighted to partner with GoMining as they plan the next steps in extending their reach and functionality. The Uphold service allows our enterprise customers to access a full range of tried-and-tested workflows and compliant digital asset services while retaining control of the customer relationship and user experience. As we continue to introduce new services on our retail platform, GoMining will also have the opportunity to integrate our latest innovations into its offering."
The integration marks another step in GoMining's strategy to evolve from a Bitcoin mining platform into a broader ecosystem offering payments, digital asset services, education, and other Bitcoin-focused financial products.
Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes financial services easy and trustworthy for millions of customers in more than 140 countries.
Uphold integrates with more than 30 trading venues, including centralized and decentralized exchanges, to deliver superior liquidity, resilience and optimal execution. Uphold never loans out customer assets, except at customer request, and is always 100% reserved.
The company pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities every 30 seconds on a public website (https://uphold.com/en-us/transparency).
Uphold is regulated in the U.S. by FinCen and State regulators; and is registered in the UK with the FCA and in Europe with the Bank of Portugal. Securities products and services are offered by Uphold Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC.
GoMining is an all-in-one Bitcoin ecosystem that makes it simple and secure to mine, earn, and use Bitcoin every day. GoMining serves 5 million users and ranks among the top-10 Bitcoin miners by hashrate globally, with data centers in the U.S. and internationally. The company makes Bitcoin accessible through tokenized hashrate, and an expanding suite of payment and earning products.
