# Compass Mining

> Now everyone can mine bitcoin

Compass Mining helps individuals and businesses mine Bitcoin by providing hardware procurement, hosting services, and marketplace solutions.

Compass Mining enables customers to mine Bitcoin by offering hardware purchasing and hosting solutions in managed data centers. Their services aim to simplify the mining process by handling infrastructure needs, such as power, cooling, and maintenance, allowing users to focus on mining without managing physical hardware. The company supports decentralization of the Bitcoin network by making mining accessible to a broader audience while promoting sustainable practices through partnerships with renewable energy-powered facilities​.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Mining
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2020-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/compass_mining

## Products

- [Compass Mining Platform](https://thegrid.id/profiles/compass_mining): Compass Mining Platform provides Bitcoin mining hardware procurement, hosting verification, and marketplace services for individuals and businesses. The system connects miners with hosting facilities while offering hardware sales and resale capabilities. (Node Hardware, Live, Main Product)

## Links

- [Main](https://compassmining.io)
- [Documentation](https://support.compassmining.io/hc/en-us)
- [Blog](https://education.compassmining.io/education)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/compass_mining)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/realcompassmining)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@CompassMining)

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- [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service.
- [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service.
- [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services.
- [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures

## Optional

- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
- [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships
- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP