Mining Grid, the company behind the Mining Race platform, has announced a major update called COREs Evolution to celebrate the first anniversary of its Mining COREs product. The upgrade expands the platform’s original COREs Racing model and is positioned as a move to make participation easier, tracking simpler, and the overall experience more dynamic over time. According to the announcement, Mining COREs first launched globally in April 2025 and have now completed a full year of operation within the Mining Race ecosystem.
At the center of the system are digital units known as Mining COREs, with each CORE representing 1 TH/s of mining power on the platform. Users can activate these COREs inside the Mining Race app and join a structure built around recurring competitions and platform-based rewards. Mining Grid says the setup allows users to mine BTC without having to manage physical hardware or handle the technical side of mining operations themselves.
Two Race Formats Drive the Product Experience
The upgraded model continues to revolve around two key competition formats: Sprint Races and Block Races. Sprint Races are designed for newly enrolled COREs and run on a weekly cycle, with one winning CORE unlocking the relevant Bitcoin block hash each week. Block Races operate on a more frequent basis, are linked to newly mined Bitcoin blocks, and are open to all active COREs on the platform.
Beyond race participation, each active CORE also carries mining power during its lifecycle, enabling it to generate mining rewards while it remains active. Mining Grid said Mining COREs have now completed one full year of activity, with more than 450,000 COREs having participated so far. That milestone is being used by the company as both a performance marker and a foundation for the next phase of product development.
What Changes in COREs Evolution
The company said the new version was shaped by community feedback and introduces several changes aimed at making participation more flexible. Among the most notable additions are an auto-buy function, bundle purchase options, and integrated bonus mechanics. Mining Grid also said it revised parts of the reward and race structure to create a smoother and more consistent experience for users over time.
In the announcement, CEO and founder Rami Alsridi said the update reflects what the company learned from watching how users interacted with Mining Race and where they wanted to see improvements. He described COREs Evolution as an effort to turn a familiar model into one that feels more complete, more deliberate, and better suited to long-term participation.
Part of a Broader Mining Race Ecosystem
Mining Grid used the anniversary announcement to explain how Mining COREs fit into the wider Mining Race platform. Under the company’s structure, users typically enter through a tiered subscription product called Spot. As they move up through higher subscription tiers, they can unlock access to products with greater capacity, including Mining Cards and Mining Devices.
This matters because the company is framing Mining Race not as a single-product funnel, but as a broader ecosystem in which users can start with a simpler format and then explore additional mining-related options as they become more familiar with the platform. In that sense, COREs appear to function as an on-ramp for users who may be interested in mining exposure but do not want to begin with a hardware-heavy or technically demanding setup.
Wallet Integration and Back-End Mining Support
Another component highlighted in the release is the platform’s integrated non-custodial wallet. Mining Grid said the platform also connects to mining pools in the background, helping users access mining-linked products without taking on the operational complexity that usually comes with direct participation in mining. The company presents this back-end support as a core part of its value proposition: users focus on the product experience, while most of the technical work is handled behind the scenes.
This positioning aligns with a broader trend in crypto product design, where firms increasingly package complex blockchain functions into simplified consumer interfaces. In Mining Grid’s case, the company is effectively trying to translate Bitcoin mining into an app-based, participation-driven system that emphasizes ease of use, recurring engagement, and gamified mechanics.
Scale Metrics: 125,000 Downloads in 150+ Countries
As part of the anniversary update, Mining Grid disclosed additional scale metrics for the platform. According to the company, the Mining Race app has recorded more than 125,000 downloads across 150+ countries. Combined with the reported participation of over 450,000 COREs, those figures are being used to show that the product has gained an international user footprint during its first year.
The company argues that COREs Evolution is one of the clearest signs yet of how Mining COREs are entering a more mature phase. Weekly Sprint winners, ongoing Block Races, access to complementary products like Mining Cards and Mining Devices, and an integrated non-custodial wallet are all part of the broader package Mining Grid is assembling as it tries to make Bitcoin mining more open and user-friendly.
A Product Expansion Framed Around Accessibility
More broadly, the press release makes clear that Mining Grid wants to lower the barriers traditionally associated with Bitcoin mining. Instead of requiring users to purchase and operate machines, configure infrastructure, and manage mining pool relationships directly, the platform is presenting mining exposure in a more abstracted, app-native form. The company says the goal is to reduce technical burden without removing the activity and momentum that make mining interesting to users in the first place.
That approach may appeal to users looking for a more accessible entry point into mining-related products. At the same time, the announcement does not provide independent performance data beyond the participation and download figures cited, and the release itself is labeled as a sponsored press release. As such, the claims in the statement should be understood as company-provided information rather than independently verified reporting.
Even so, the update offers a useful snapshot of how some crypto firms are packaging infrastructure-heavy activities into consumer-facing products. With COREs Evolution, Mining Grid is signaling that it sees usability, recurring rewards, and simplified onboarding as central to expanding its reach in Bitcoin mining-related services.