> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gamerhash.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# A brief history
> From the 2017 Mining App to the 2026 DePIN — the major milestones.
## 2017 — The Mining App
Two co-founders launched the **GamerHash Miner App** with a simple goal: let anyone earn from idle PC time. Within months, 150,000 users had joined; by mid-2018 the community had doubled. The app abstracted everything users used to hate about mining — wallet management, algorithm selection, payout thresholds — into one click.
## 2019 – 2022 — GamerCoin (GHX)
The native token launched on Ethereum, with the **TGE on 31 December 2020**. The whitepaper was registered with the **Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)** — an early commitment to transparency. By April 2021 GHX was listed on Bithumb (then world's third-largest exchange), and bridged to **BNB Chain** in 2022.
## 2023 — GamerHash AI is born
With open-source AI maturing fast, the team realized the same idle-GPU infrastructure could power something more valuable than PoW hashes. The first version of the **GamerHash AI App** rolled out internally — text and image generation running on the user's own GPU, no API keys to manage.
## 2024 — Scaling the AI App
In **March 2024** the AI App went public with the AI Image Generator module. The year was about breadth — text models (Llama 3.1, Qwen 2.5, Gemma 2, Phi-4, DeepSeek) and image models (Stable Diffusion, FLUX). The **AI Image Booster** shipped, a **Web LLM for the GamerHash community** went live, the **GHXP Boost** mechanic launched for GHX holders, and [gamerhash.com](https://gamerhash.com) got a full redesign.
## 2025 — Multi-chain and the developer layer
GHX bridged to **Solana** through Raydium and Jupiter; staking and liquidity mining went live at [staking.gamercoin.com](https://staking.gamercoin.com). The AI App added image-to-video and text-to-video. The public developer API opened — first as a beta, then with a full playground and an official **n8n** node — turning the GamerHash GPU network into a developer platform.
## 2026 — Pure AI
Crypto mining was wound down on **31 January 2026**. The platform now runs exclusively on AI compute — image edit, text-to-music, voice (TTS + transcription), OCR, video upscaling and replace / animate all shipped this year, with custom LoRA uploads next on the roadmap. The broader GamerHash community has grown past **800,000 registered users**, and the AI App network is powered by **thousands of active GPUs** — the DePIN is the engine.
## What stayed the same
Through every pivot, one principle has held: **the user owns the hardware, and the user gets paid for using it**. Whether the workload was BTC, then GHX, now AI inference, the contract with the contributor never changed.
> *We are here for the gamers. We are the game changer. We are the GamerHash.*
## Further reading
Long-form context on Medium, written by the team:
The full pivot story — why the same idle-GPU thesis works for AI inference.
Token-side history: utility, supply, and how GHX ties into the AI flywheel.
The latest monthly recap — what shipped, what's in flight, what's coming.
Full publication archive — community updates, deep dives, partnerships.
## Next
How the platform earns and how it shares with users.
What's shipped, what's in flight, and what's next.