Mining Grid, the company behind the Mining Race platform, has announced COREs Evolution, a major update released to coincide with the first anniversary of its Mining COREs product. According to the company, the upgrade is designed to make the user experience easier to enter, simpler to follow, and more dynamic over time, while continuing its broader effort to make bitcoin mining more accessible through an app-based format.
Mining COREs were first launched globally in April 2025 as part of the Mining Race ecosystem. In the platform’s model, each Mining CORE represents 1 TH/s of mining power. Users can activate COREs through the app and participate in a system built around recurring races and platform-based rewards. Mining Grid positions this model as a way for users to gain exposure to bitcoin mining without having to manage mining hardware directly or deal with technical setup on their own.
How the COREs system works
At the center of the product are two race formats: Sprint Races and Block Races. Sprint Races are tied to newly enrolled COREs and run over the course of a week, with one winning CORE unlocking the relevant bitcoin block hash each week. Block Races operate on a more frequent cadence and are linked to newly mined bitcoin blocks, making them available to all active COREs on the platform.
Beyond race participation, each active CORE also carries mining power that can generate mining rewards during its active period. Mining Grid said Mining COREs have now completed one full year of activity, with more than 450,000 COREs having participated so far. That figure is one of the clearest indicators offered by the company to show the scale of engagement inside the Mining Race ecosystem to date.
What changes in COREs Evolution
The newly announced COREs Evolution update introduces several practical changes aimed at improving how users interact with the product. These include auto-buy functionality, bundle purchase options, and integrated bonus mechanics intended to make participation more flexible. Mining Grid also said that parts of the reward structure and race structure have been revised to create a smoother and more consistent experience over time.
In the company’s framing, the upgrade is less about changing the core concept and more about refining the model after a year of real-world user activity. Rami Alsridi, CEO and Founder of Mining Grid, said the update came from listening closely to how users were engaging with Mining Race and identifying where they wanted the experience to improve. He described the goal as transforming a familiar model into one better suited for longer-term participation.
Part of a broader product ecosystem
Mining Grid also used the anniversary announcement to highlight how Mining COREs fit into the wider Mining Race product structure. Entry into the system begins through a tiered subscription called Spot. As users move up through the tiers, they can unlock higher-capacity products such as Mining Cards and Mining Devices. This suggests the platform is not intended to revolve around a single mining product, but rather to offer an onboarding path that starts with a relatively simple format and expands into additional options over time.
Another major element of the platform is its integrated non-custodial wallet. Mining Grid said the platform also connects with mining pools in the background, enabling users to access mining-related products without needing to handle operational complexity themselves. This back-end layer is central to the company’s value proposition: technical processes are abstracted away so that users can focus on the app experience rather than the infrastructure behind it.
Growth figures and platform reach
According to the announcement, the Mining Race app has now recorded more than 125,000 downloads across 150+ countries. The app is available through both the App Store and Google Play, reflecting the company’s push for global distribution. While the release does not provide revenue figures, user retention metrics, or details on how rewards compare over time, the download and participation data were presented as evidence that the product has gained traction within its targeted market.
More broadly, the first anniversary of Mining COREs serves as a milestone for Mining Grid’s stated mission of lowering the barriers to bitcoin mining. Rather than asking users to purchase hardware, configure systems, and manage ongoing operations, the platform is trying to package mining participation into a more app-native experience. That strategy appears to combine gamified competition, simplified onboarding, and wallet integration into a single ecosystem.
At the same time, the update underscores how Mining Grid is leaning into user experience design as a differentiator. Weekly Sprint winners, ongoing Block Races, automatic buying tools, and bundled participation options all point to a model that tries to make mining-related products easier to use for a broader audience. The company’s message is that accessibility does not have to come at the expense of activity or engagement.
COREs Evolution therefore represents both a product refresh and a positioning statement. On one level, it is a practical update tied to user feedback and platform mechanics. On another, it signals Mining Grid’s intention to keep expanding the Mining Race ecosystem through multiple layers of participation, from COREs to cards, devices, wallet services, and pool-connected infrastructure.
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