diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1bf7586..459dfc5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ prebuilt-binaries/dragonxd-win/*
 !prebuilt-binaries/dragonxd-win/.gitkeep
 prebuilt-binaries/dragonxd-mac/*
 !prebuilt-binaries/dragonxd-mac/.gitkeep
-prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/*
-!prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/.gitkeep
+prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/*
+!prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/.gitkeep
 
 
 # External sources / toolchains (created by scripts/setup.sh)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ imgui.ini
 *.bak*
 *.params
 asmap.dat
-/external/xmrig-hac
+/external/drg-xmrig
 /memory
 /todo.md
 /.github/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0331d5..57e642a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ Download linux and windows binaries of latest releases and place in binary direc
 - prebuilt-binaries/dragonxd-win/
 - prebuilt-binaries/dragonxd-mac/
 
-**xmrig HAC fork** (https://git.dragonx.is/dragonx/xmrig-hac):
-- prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/
+**DRG-XMRig fork** (https://git.dragonx.is/DragonX/drg-xmrig):
+- prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/
 
 
 ## Build Steps
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index c3ea180..c0ba130 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ build_release_linux() {
         [[ -f bin/sapling-output.params ]]   && cp bin/sapling-output.params "$dist_dir/"
     fi
     # Bundle xmrig for mining support
-    local XMRIG_LINUX="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/xmrig"
+    local XMRIG_LINUX="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/xmrig"
     [[ -f "$XMRIG_LINUX" ]] && { cp "$XMRIG_LINUX" "$dist_dir/"; chmod +x "$dist_dir/xmrig"; info "Bundled xmrig"; } || warn "xmrig not found — mining unavailable in zip"
     cp -r bin/res "$dist_dir/" 2>/dev/null || true
 
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ build_release_linux() {
         [[ -f bin/sapling-output.params ]] && cp bin/sapling-output.params "$APPDIR/usr/bin/"
     fi
     # Bundle xmrig for mining support
-    local XMRIG_LINUX_AI="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/xmrig"
+    local XMRIG_LINUX_AI="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/xmrig"
     [[ -f "$XMRIG_LINUX_AI" ]] && { cp "$XMRIG_LINUX_AI" "$APPDIR/usr/bin/"; chmod +x "$APPDIR/usr/bin/xmrig"; }
 
     # Desktop entry
@@ -628,8 +628,8 @@ HDR
             info "Lite mode: skipping embedded daemon binaries"
         fi
 
-        # ── xmrig binary (from prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/) ────────────────
-        local XMRIG_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac"
+        # ── xmrig binary (from prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/) ────────────────
+        local XMRIG_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig"
         # The published DRG-XMRig archives ship the binary inside a versioned subdir, not as a flat
         # xmrig.exe. Extract it from the matching win-x64 zip if it isn't already staged — otherwise
         # the embed below never fires (HAS_EMBEDDED_XMRIG stays undefined) and the wallet ships with
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ HDR
     fi
 
     # Bundle xmrig for mining support
-    local XMRIG_WIN="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/xmrig.exe"
+    local XMRIG_WIN="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/xmrig.exe"
     [[ -f "$XMRIG_WIN" ]] && { cp "$XMRIG_WIN" "$dist_dir/"; info "Bundled xmrig.exe"; } || warn "xmrig.exe not found — mining unavailable in zip"
 
     cp -r bin/res "$dist_dir/" 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -1063,8 +1063,8 @@ TOOLCHAIN
         info "Lite mode: skipping macOS daemon and Sapling/asmap bundling"
     fi
 
-    # xmrig binary (from prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/)
-    local XMRIG_MAC="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/xmrig"
+    # xmrig binary (from prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/)
+    local XMRIG_MAC="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/xmrig"
     if [[ -f "$XMRIG_MAC" ]]; then
         cp "$XMRIG_MAC" "$MACOS/xmrig"
         chmod +x "$MACOS/xmrig"
diff --git a/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/.gitkeep b/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scripts/legacy/build-windows.sh b/scripts/legacy/build-windows.sh
index c5ecd01..aa406be 100755
--- a/scripts/legacy/build-windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/legacy/build-windows.sh
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ HEADER_START
         echo -e "${YELLOW}Note: Daemon binaries not found in prebuilt-binaries/dragonxd-win/ — wallet only${NC}"
     fi
 
-    # ── xmrig binary (from prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/) ────────────────
-    XMRIG_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac"
+    # ── xmrig binary (from prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/) ────────────────
+    XMRIG_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig"
     if [ -f "$XMRIG_DIR/xmrig.exe" ]; then
         cp -f "$XMRIG_DIR/xmrig.exe" "$EMBED_RES_DIR/xmrig.exe"
         echo "  Staged xmrig.exe ($(du -h "$XMRIG_DIR/xmrig.exe" | cut -f1))"
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 2340bee..e095185 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -684,11 +684,13 @@ if [[ "$STALE_DAEMON" -eq 1 ]]; then
     warn "  Linux: ./setup.sh   ·   Windows: ./setup.sh --win   ·   macOS: ./setup.sh --mac"
 fi
 
-# ── 7. xmrig-hac (mining binary) ────────────────────────────────────────────
-header "xmrig-hac Mining Binary"
+# ── 7. drg-xmrig (mining binary) ────────────────────────────────────────────
+header "drg-xmrig Mining Binary"
 
-XMRIG_SRC="$PROJECT_DIR/external/xmrig-hac"
-XMRIG_PREBUILT="$PROJECT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac"
+XMRIG_SRC="$PROJECT_DIR/external/drg-xmrig"
+# Output dir bundled by build.sh (Linux zip, AppImage, Windows embed, mac .app)
+# and scripts/legacy/build-windows.sh — keep this path in sync with those.
+XMRIG_PREBUILT="$PROJECT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig"
 
 # Clean previous prebuilt xmrig binaries so we always rebuild
 # Only clean the binary for the platform(s) we are actually building,
@@ -700,14 +702,14 @@ if ! $CHECK_ONLY; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# Helper: clone xmrig-hac if not present
+# Helper: clone drg-xmrig if not present
 clone_xmrig_if_needed() {
     if [[ ! -d "$XMRIG_SRC" ]]; then
-        info "Cloning xmrig-hac..."
-        git clone https://git.dragonx.is/dragonx/xmrig-hac.git "$XMRIG_SRC"
+        info "Cloning drg-xmrig..."
+        git clone https://git.dragonx.is/DragonX/drg-xmrig.git "$XMRIG_SRC"
     else
-        ok "xmrig-hac source already present"
-        info "Pulling latest xmrig-hac..."
+        ok "drg-xmrig source already present"
+        info "Pulling latest drg-xmrig..."
         (cd "$XMRIG_SRC" && git pull --ff-only 2>/dev/null || true)
     fi
 }
@@ -728,15 +730,15 @@ else
     rm -rf "$XMRIG_SRC/build"
 
     # Build dependencies (libuv, hwloc, openssl)
-    info "Building xmrig-hac dependencies (libuv, hwloc, openssl)..."
+    info "Building drg-xmrig dependencies (libuv, hwloc, openssl)..."
     (
         cd "$XMRIG_SRC/scripts"
         sh build_deps.sh
     )
-    ok "xmrig-hac dependencies built"
+    ok "drg-xmrig dependencies built"
 
     # Build xmrig
-    info "Building xmrig-hac (Linux)..."
+    info "Building drg-xmrig (Linux)..."
     mkdir -p "$XMRIG_SRC/build"
     (
         cd "$XMRIG_SRC/build"
@@ -753,7 +755,7 @@ else
     mkdir -p "$XMRIG_PREBUILT"
     if [[ -f "$XMRIG_SRC/build/xmrig" ]]; then
         cp "$XMRIG_SRC/build/xmrig" "$XMRIG_LINUX"
-        ok "xmrig (Linux) built and installed to prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/"
+        ok "xmrig (Linux) built and installed to prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/"
     else
         err "xmrig (Linux) build failed — binary not found"
         MISSING=$((MISSING + 1))
@@ -777,7 +779,7 @@ else
     # Clean previous Windows build
     rm -rf "$XMRIG_SRC/build-windows"
 
-    info "Building xmrig-hac (Windows cross-compile)..."
+    info "Building drg-xmrig (Windows cross-compile)..."
     (
         cd "$XMRIG_SRC/scripts"
         bash build_windows.sh
@@ -787,7 +789,7 @@ else
     mkdir -p "$XMRIG_PREBUILT"
     if [[ -f "$XMRIG_SRC/build-windows/xmrig.exe" ]]; then
         cp "$XMRIG_SRC/build-windows/xmrig.exe" "$XMRIG_WIN"
-        ok "xmrig.exe (Windows) built and installed to prebuilt-binaries/xmrig-hac/"
+        ok "xmrig.exe (Windows) built and installed to prebuilt-binaries/drg-xmrig/"
     else
         err "xmrig.exe (Windows) build failed — binary not found"
         MISSING=$((MISSING + 1))
@@ -797,7 +799,7 @@ fi
 # ── 8. Binary directories ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 header "Binary Directories"
 
-for platform in dragonxd-linux dragonxd-win dragonxd-mac xmrig; do
+for platform in dragonxd-linux dragonxd-win dragonxd-mac drg-xmrig; do
     dir="$PROJECT_DIR/prebuilt-binaries/$platform"
     if [[ -d "$dir" ]]; then
         # Count actual files (not .gitkeep)
diff --git a/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp b/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp
index 9daa411..71dbe58 100644
--- a/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/xmrig_manager.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Copyright 2024-2026 The Hush Developers
 // Released under the GPLv3
 //
-// xmrig_manager.cpp — Pool mining process management via xmrig-hac.
+// xmrig_manager.cpp — Pool mining process management via drg-xmrig.
 // Spawns xmrig, monitors via HTTP API, tracks hashrate and shares.
 
 #include "xmrig_manager.h"