The name Satoshi Nakamoto is not haunted by various dishonest lovers of easy money. This time the name of the Creator of bitcoin was used on the online auction site eBay, where on sale for bitcoin mining. It is alleged that it belonged to Nakamoto himself.
For sale miner BFL Monarch was referred to as “Satoshi's Bitcoin Nakamoto'Machine”, but the starting price of the device is $650. While 30% of vyrashennyh funds reportedly will be transferred to charity. The device is offered for sale by carlos8f user that was registered on eBay in July 2016.
Very interesting to read the description and offer for sale devices, and "unbelievable" the story of how it came into the hands of the seller. As stated, the final recipient of the miner was to be none other than Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, which the seller was supposed to deliver it. Before that, he was approached by a stranger who introduced himself as "Satoshi Nakamoto".
Steve Wozniak, however, was unable to post, and then "Satoshi Nakamoto" supposedly instructed to keep this package until it is more convenient. In the future, however, contact with the Creator of bitcoin has been lost, and today, three years later, the device is for sale.
The seller claims that he received the package was not sealed, just tied up, which gave him the opportunity to test it in work. However, he notes that, as a programmer, expert on the iron is not.
"I can confirm that this model was indeed produced by Butterfly Labs. Probably, its sales were stopped as a result of a lawsuit from the FTC (Federal trade Commission). The device is actually mines bitcoins in 8 highesy / second, which is not bad for such a small machine, even by today's standards. In fact, his performance even more of the stated (5GH), which may indicate that the device was somehow modified".
Further, in the description says that the seller does not know Satoshi personally and can not provide evidence of the transfer of the device, as the Creator of bitcoin, instructed him to "delete all recordings before the parcel will be delivered to the recipient.
"I can't give any guarantee regarding the machine itself and can not confirm that it works, but I know that I successfully hooked it to a mining pool and got a real reward for their work," writes the seller.
Whether it's a device that actually once belonged to Satoshi Nakamoto, it certainly could be considered as a real artifact. However, hardly anyone in their right mind would believe this fantastic story that confirms the lack of interested in buying the device.
Recall that earlier this year Australian businessman Craig Wright has refused to provide proof that he is the Creator of bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto.