Also, this amount was too small to even be transferred, given Bitcoin's transaction fees! Wouldn't the device simply mine as part of a mining pool? The pool ca

Also, this amount was too small to even be transferred, given Bitcoin's transaction fees! Wouldn't the device simply mine as part of a mining pool? The pool can then manage custody of the funds, similar to what NiceHash and other mining pools do. Granted, if the amount is small then it would never be withdrawn on the main chain.