Verdict up front: Giga BTC Mining Bitcoin Miner advertises “Instant Withdrawal”. A user who lost $95 says the instant withdrawal only applies after you have mined 2 Bitcoin. Another says she bought a $700 plan, received no payout, and a refund promised within 48 hours never came.
Listing facts — checked 22 September 2026
- Developer: Hedge Studio
- Package: bit.ziaxzahidx.bitcoinminer
- Downloads: 10,000+
- Rating: 4.8 from 693 reviews
- Money taken: in-app purchases
- Play category: Finance
- Last updated: 16 February 2026
What the gallery promises
The Play gallery is five screens: Cloud Mining, Instant Withdrawal, Control Panel, Data Analytics and Leaderboard. The withdrawal screen shows a “Transfer Funds” wallet page. The dashboard shows 7.0 TH/s of hashrate and a balance converted to USD. It is a polished product. The problem is what happens when you try to use it.
What users report
Two paying users
Shawn Sperry-Gochenour, 17 August 2026: “It’s a scam they got me for $95” — the instant withdrawal applies only after you’ve mined 2 Bitcoin. carol Unzicker, 4 June 2026: bought the $700 plan, is not getting the payout, and a refund promised within 48 hours was not received.
Two Bitcoin
Two Bitcoin is a six-figure sum in US dollars. No retail mining plan at these prices produces anything close to it in a human timeframe. A withdrawal threshold set at 2 BTC is not a minimum. It is a guarantee that the withdrawal is never used — while the word “Instant” sits on the gallery.
We have seen the same 2 BTC threshold on another listing in this vertical, RigMiner, where the developer’s own screenshot prints “Minimum Withdrawal 2 BTC”. It is a recurring design, not a one-off.
It also recurs inside the same developer. Hedge Studio publishes a second listing, Ai Miner Bitcoin Miner Cloud, whose reviewers report the same thing: Shaka Olumese, 25 May 2026, says the minimum withdrawal of 2 BTC is too high; Jennifer Henthorne, 30 May 2026, writes that Bitcoin “will probably be obsolete by the time you’re able to withdraw” and that she will not invest any more.
The $700 plan
The more serious account is the second. A plan priced at $700 is not an impulse purchase in a free app. It is an investment decision made on the strength of a screen that says the money can come back out. A refund promised in 48 hours and not delivered converts a disappointed customer into one who stops asking.
4.8 stars from 693 reviews
The average is near perfect and the sample is small. Both of the paying users above describe losses. A small, glowing review base next to specific, large losses is a pattern worth taking seriously on its own.
Before you pay any mining app
Four checks take less than two minutes. Read the full description for the words simulation, virtual or for entertainment. Find the withdrawal minimum and compare it with what one day of “mining” adds. Look at the Play category and the developer name: a mining app filed under Tools or Productivity, or published under a personal name or a string of keywords, is avoiding scrutiny. Then sort the reviews by newest and read the one-star ones about withdrawals. If none of those checks passes, the only safe amount to spend is nothing.
- Find the withdrawal minimum before you buy anything. If it is in whole Bitcoin, stop.
- “Instant withdrawal” means nothing without the threshold beside it.
- Never buy a large plan to “reach” a threshold faster.
- A refund promised by the developer is not a refund. Request it through Google Play.
If you have already paid
Cancel any subscription in Google Play (Payments & subscriptions), not inside the app. Request a refund through Google Play while the charge is recent. Screenshot your balance, the withdrawal screen and every purchase before anything changes. Then report it at IC3.gov, or to Action Fraud in the UK.
