SatoshiVM cannot be reached. Its connection address no longer exists in the internet's address records, and its website returns an error rather than a page.
There was no announced wind-down and no withdrawal window that we can find. That makes it a worse position than an orderly closure, because anyone with assets on it had no chance to act.
So this page is about documenting a loss rather than connecting a wallet.
What you get out of the box
Pick your import method.
Before you start
- Gather your purchase records: exchange statements showing what you paid for SAVM or for anything you moved onto the chain.
- Add your Bitcoin wallet if you deposited from it. The outgoing side of that deposit is still on Bitcoin and still visible.
On Kryptos
- Log in to Kryptos.
- Go to Integrations.
- Click Add Integration, then search for and select SatoshiVM.
- Click the SatoshiVM icon and choose Upload CSV.
- Upload the file. Kryptos reads it and categorises the transactions for you.
Good to know
- The network's connection address has been removed from the internet's records, which is a deliberate act rather than an outage.
- Third-party trackers may still show a value for the chain. It has not moved in months and does not reflect anything live.
- Your Bitcoin-side deposit records still exist even though the chain does not.
When a chain disappears without warning
There is a meaningful difference between a network that announces it is closing and one that goes away without a word, and SatoshiVM is the second kind.
The address its network used has been removed from the internet's records entirely, which is something someone did deliberately rather than a server failing. The project's website returns an error instead of a page. We found no announcement, no wind-down notice and no withdrawal window.
For anyone holding assets there, that is a materially worse position than an orderly shutdown. There was no opportunity to withdraw, so the assets are stranded, and there is no chain left to query for a record of what they were.
What survives is the evidence around the edges. If you sent bitcoin to the chain, that transaction is permanently recorded on Bitcoin with an amount and a date. If you bought the project's token on an exchange, that account has the purchase. Those two things are what any claim would rest on, so they are worth gathering now rather than later.
Whether you can claim a loss depends heavily on where you file. Some countries want a disposal to have happened, which is awkward when there is nobody to sell to. Others accept evidence that an asset has become worthless. This is genuinely worth asking an accountant about rather than guessing, particularly if the amount is material. See the USA crypto tax guide or the UK crypto tax guide.
One caution. Some data sites still publish a value for this chain, unchanged for many months. A number that never moves is a reading that stopped updating, not evidence that anything is still working.
Manage your SatoshiVM portfolio with Kryptos.
Documenting stranded assets
Assets on a network nobody can reach are effectively lost. Establishing what they were and what you paid is the groundwork for any claim.
Using the Bitcoin side of your deposit
The transaction that sent bitcoin to the chain is still recorded on Bitcoin, which evidences both the amount and the date.
Recording SAVM bought on an exchange
Where the token was traded on an exchange, that account holds the purchase and any sale, independently of the chain.
Audit-ready, automatically.
Once your wallets and exchanges are connected, generating a tax report takes a single click. Open Reports from the menu, choose your jurisdiction, and download.
Losing access is not automatically a deductible loss
Rules for assets that have become worthless or inaccessible vary a great deal. Some countries require a disposal, some accept evidence of worthlessness, some allow neither. Worth checking rather than assuming.
Evidence matters more than usual here
With no chain to query, a claim rests on what you can show: purchase records, the Bitcoin transaction that funded the deposit, and evidence the network is gone.
The Bitcoin side is still verifiable
A deposit made from your own Bitcoin wallet is permanently recorded there, with an amount and a date, even though what happened afterwards is not.
Do not rely on third-party value figures
Some trackers still publish a value for this chain. It has not changed in months and reflects a stalled reading rather than anything real.
Read-only by design.
- A file upload is read-only. Nothing connects to your account
- Kryptos never asks for your password or login details
- Delete an import at any time and its data goes with it
- Keep the original file: it is your evidence if anyone asks later
If something doesn't sync.
Its connection address has been removed from the internet's records. There is nothing to connect to.
It returns an error rather than a page. The project's public presence is gone.
Token prices can persist long after a project stops. A quoted price does not mean the chain works or that you can reach your assets.
Still stuck? Email support@kryptos.io or open live chat from the app.