nwoolls / MultiMiner

Graphical application for crypto-coin mining
multiminerapp.com
MIT License
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Please comment on scams named MultiMiner, Multimining #437

Open JStateson opened 3 years ago

JStateson commented 3 years ago

If I read this review correctly, they claim your software program is a scam.

A review here claims that MultiMining is a scam. I do understand that is a web site and not an app. Do they use your Multiminer Application or require it to be downloaded?

I am new to mining although I did run cgminer years ago for a BOINC charity when ant mining was profitable.

Please comment on these two claims.

Thank You!

VishwaJay commented 2 years ago

I'm not a developer of this program, and I don't have a stake in it. However, just on the pure facts of things alone, let me just kinda field this. Devs can correct me if I'm factually incorrect on any point if they're even paying attention any more (and there's no evidence they are).

1) The people who wrote that review don't show the actual interface... I've literally never seen it purple like the supposed screenshot. Thus, I have absolutely no idea where they got the screenshot. It's possible that someone else nabbed the source code, souped it up, and tried to force someone else to use it.

2) The reviews claiming it's a scam don't equate to my own experience on the site, years back. The people who ran the site at that point paid out what they owed when I was ready to cash out, but the rules were pretty clear at that point (when BTC was around $200 each) that you had to be up to a particular level before they'd cash anyone out. I was above that level. Maybe they just didn't get that the blockchain itself charges a fee for rapid processing, and not the web site. There are a few claims I'm reading on there which seem kinda concerning, but nothing I'd call really reliable.

3) The fact that no commits have gone into this project in 2 years means that very likely someone hijacked the source code at some point. The installers are unsigned, because Microsoft wants to charge developers money for free software, and it's just not worth the out-of-pocket expense. While it would prevent people from being scammed, the real issue is the fee for something they're trying to give away for free.

4) There are numerous other apps out there which have nearly identical rhetoric. How sure are you that those trying to claim it's a scam are not themselves scammers trying to get you to pay them instead? Because that's also a thing!