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https://mega.nz/file/Y09DGSLD#MLq8zWWOnL6t4FCYdMkULOhp0ijpnVUiFZS2Q23-JWk (https://mega.nz/file/Y09DGSLD#MLq8zWWOnL6t4FCYdMkULOhp0ijpnVUiFZS2Q23-JWk)

Challenge Accepted...

Let me upload the image here:

https://i.imgur.com/4Pmmcnj.jpg

Source:https://imgur.com/a/uXB2Xbd

Now, that looks like a private key in hexadecimal with 30 unknown chars, and I don't think that's possible to brute force because if we calculate all the possible combinations we get:

16^30 = 1329227995784915872903807060280344576

To solve this puzzle we will have to focus on the hints.

I just take a look at the address (https://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/address/1PACRBuSqpztWeJVg7Sf1vXUQgLEa2LY55), it gets the coins in 2011 which makes me doubt how legit is this challenge.

I would be interested to see if OP is the owner of the address. A signed message with latest date using the address would be a nice progress from OP if anyone is expecting any hint.

Before starting to work on this puzzle OP would need to confirm that someone is actually holding private key for this address (signed message would be great).
I did reverse image search and I didn't find any positive finding, so it appears to be first posted in bitcointalk forum.

Address had 22 transactions and last one was made in 2021, that makes it still active and receiving coins.
Oh and check out all those weird vanity addresses receiving coins from same source address as 1PAC.

From the 22 transactions, it has all of them are inputs. which means this address has never been used. Any address can receive BTC, but if the address has never spent those coins then the address isn't active at all.

I don't think OP can sign a transaction with that address, and if he can't then it's game over and this will be considered a troll giveaway.

The green content is 97-3-5? Is it that simple?
http://www.hsanh.org/vewebsite/exhibit1/e10176a.htm (http://www.hsanh.org/vewebsite/exhibit1/e10176a.htm)

Possibly not trolling, but an advertisement for a shitty exchange service with the same name as OP's username. Considering that it is a weak service with a lot of complaints against them, I consider it a shady service too which people should stay away from. Specially with this "scam" topic here.

Everyone,  The op is my uncle. He suffered from cancer and chose euthanasia after posting. I hope you don't treat him so harshly.
About the private key, I don't know either, I only help him with listings on opensea.
According to his will, I will do the following things next
1:Maintain the opensea project until someone cracks it
2:Half of opensea's income will be donated and the other half will be sent to the above address
3:There are 7 reminders left, one will be released every week

Tip 1: Albert Atwood Rotch's Birth Year.

And all this happened within a day?

Tip 2: The first "?" = NO.50 = 5AB7

@Dylan41
Can you add some more info what about NO.1,NO.159 they will be public here even if any one buy or not buy on opensea ?

Even with the current information still impossible for brute force. We will need to wait for new hints.

The original string is:


And with the data we have the current string is:


If we could find the relation between NO.50 and 5AB7 then the other 6 chars should be easy to find.

Any ideas about VISION-313?

 Can I ask? I am just curious to know what did you rely on, on what have you based your thoughts to place the ( "5AB7" ) on the string ?  Why this position not another? And what make you think that is for substituting of the (XXX..) characters, not something else ?!

the second hint was: The first "?" = NO.50 = 5AB7
If you take a look to the image there are 4 variables on the blue line, and two '?', if the first one is NO.50 = 5AB7 and the chars we are looking for are 4, then 5AB7 should be the chars and they match because we are looking for Hex chars.


Because the first '?' is the 3rd position in the blue line.

I'm just following the colors pattern from the Image.

A good question is:
What's the relation of NO.50 with 5AB7. If someone can answer that then the key could be find with brute force.

Too many symbols for brute force.
I tried text to hex, but didn't find any connection.

I’m not getting the connection to opensea here. Is this some attempt at promoting an NFT collection? I must admit, using some address holding list funds as a lure to get people to interact with an NFT project is a new idea for me, but I can see how someone could have concocted this scheme with that intent. It seems weird no signed message would be presented, as obviously people would want to know it is legit. That’s a lot of coins to just claim are up for grabs. I remain skeptical.

You have 63 characters in both strings

Tip 3: "V" = "verify" = 7

aaa ;-) OK, now it is clear
I guess S=3, O=F and N=7. I = I do not know if we have two different values or one duplicated.

You are right, after taking a look again at the image and the missing chart was an X


After looking to the new hint:


I see there is only one V in the puzzle, so my prediction is that seven go to the next spot on yellow.

Can you explain?

Stop wasting your time guys. why would someone who died giveaway 800 bitcoins like this to strangers, rather giving it to family / friends members? we want to OP to sign a message or either stop wasting our time. or prove that puzzle is legit.

If you sign a message, will the public key be known?
What benefit can be gained by creating such a topic with a fake challenge?

i'm not sure if the public key will be shown after signing a message.
probably just a teen who wants to waste our time?
WE don't even know if the puzzle is given in compressed address or uncompressed. this makes the puzzle 2x times harder if it was real. I don't think this puzzle is possible.

This post remind to me mine blog post

https://www.publish0x.com/bitbollo-cryptocurrencies-blog/the-tale-of-malevolent-operator-xznjnjp

First of all sign a message. But even in that case we cannot trust he will left the funds before the puzzle has been solved

dear Dylan41, just sign a message please it's that simple. We're waiting for your respond.
Not necessarily, if he just sign a message with the puzzle address we'd surely try to solve the puzzle, after making sure it's a legit one.

I did not understand anything from your blog, I have difficulties with the translation :)
Can anyone enlighten me, when signing a message, the public key becomes known?
It is also very interesting about deciphering guesses S=3, O=F and N=7
I love puzzles.

You love fake puzzles? :D
I have no idea sadly about the public key.
better solve puzzle 64 instead of this shit.

Looks like a lot of people are asking how legit is this challenge. I know this is the bitcoin forum and crazy stuff happens here.

We can focus on the evidence:


Even I have been trying to solve the puzzle we are not sure this is legit, OP hasn't posted anything about the opensea account and he is not promoting it (yet). But if this giveaway takes that direction is would be really sad for all.

I want to offer a deal for OP. Give me all the hints and if I can find the key you will keep 700btc, I will keep 15.85, and the rest will be shared with the forum community. I mean 100BTC for the community is a good deal for all.

Sing a message with the addy, or share all the clues, just prove this is real.

And to me  :D
It is better to make a donation to needy refugees.

I have a better deal: Give me all the hints, and if I can find the key you will keep 701btc, I will keep 15.84, and the rest will be shared with the forum community.  ;)

Possible hints till now.
born year 1810 or 1840
For first ? in bitcoin alpha line 5AB7
V I S I O N "V" stand for verify

VISION 313 bitcoin white paper words how many time its in it.
as per hint V is verify which is repeated 7 time i made guess my example is
"verify input signature incentive owned node"
7      3        3      7          2   7

opensea NO.1 and NO.159 without it, there is no chance to solve this puzzle

anyone have idea to share ?

ps: i like this idea, why spoil game by getting all hints ? each week 1 hint sound exciting.

As for Vision, your point is clear, but what does 313 have to do with it?

Perhaps all the words in the sum should be repeated 313 times?
It is not clear whether words are counted in plural or not.

hi send this adderss 1PACRBuSqpztWeJVg7Sf1vXUQgLEa2LY55 publickey please
i will try :)
send me publickey this mail thinkeasy123@protonmail.com

regards.

The public key is unknown.

I fully understand that someone may decide to commit a suicide and give his coins to someone else - even with a puzzle or something like that.
Here, as I see, we do not have owner itself, but someone related to him, who promised to give hints every week.
But since we are talking about a large amount of coins, wouldn't it be better to ask a notary to carry out this game? Then the community would be sure that the puzzle is real and the person with access to the hints would not use them for their own benefit.

PawGo, satisfy my curiosity, share with us how you came to these numbers and how 313 and bitcoin.pdf relate to them?
I only came up with the option with the number of words in bitcoin.pdf, but I don’t know how to connect this with 313 and what words to choose.
Another question is singular or plural.

  Tip 4:    "-" is a minus sign.
  https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/74269736664515203067202207505939719593232836388698244291780091732748614500353/ (https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/74269736664515203067202207505939719593232836388698244291780091732748614500353/)

Starting bid: 999 ETH ($2,598,379.02)? Lol

Before this puzzle, homie was trying to sell an algorithm that allegedly cracks BTC private keys, or it was his uncle?

Two months in and nobody has placed a bid on that rarible auction... ;D

source: https://ninjastic.space/topic/5383317

Too bad this Challenge was a waste of time... No one will give you 999ETH, you only will get a negative trust for the next 3 reasons:

1.-Waste our time and lie to us.

2.-Use multiple accounts:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3445211
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3445689

3.-Try to scam 999ETH.

morvillz7z, seoincorporation, nobody is forcing you to buy this lot, I think that the author set such a price not for sale. If you were more attentive, you would understand what it is and why.

This dude really screencapped the entire btc whitepaper and added the Bitcoin Alpha name on top of each mint (170+), apparently trying to sell for clues or something...

If you can't afford 999ETH for the main thing, you can buy ones for as low as 0.5ETH Lol

Them ruski scammers be desperate these days, they know if they can't scam a few bucks they gonna be on roasted chestnuts and potatoes...kinda feel for them.  :D

https://i.ibb.co/WxfJRXR/rgafgfdgabsdf.png
h_ttps://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/74269736664515203067202207505939719593232836388698244291780091563423823822849

Wow!
I am impressed by someone's creativity. A heartbreaking story...

DON'T PAY THIS MADAFAKER ANY ETH OR FUNDS! UNLESS of course he signs a message using the Puzzle address. otherwise go fu*ck yourself scammer piece of shit wasting our time.

 Okkk, so here is the point !
 
 You didn't know buddy, but here isn't the right place for attempting doing such scams !

 Anyway,   🤣🤣🤣🤣  Mdr!

Here is a place for people who spam stupid messages for advertising in the signature and avatar :)

For your information:
Signature Campaigns do not count posts in 'Games and rounds' section. We spam here for free  :P

it's just me or anyone else also see his opensea post for 999ETH show confirmation of 1840 birth year
but it's don't confirm 5AB7 still so 5AB7 is not data but clue related to NO.50 ?
if this puzzle is scam i wasted lots of time.

It says "TIP 1",  when posted "TIP 2" it will be about 5ab7, IMHO.

Tip 5: "S" = "System" = 12.
https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/74269736664515203067202207505939719593232836388698244291780091733848126128129/

Tip 5: "S" = "System" = 12 = C?

why 12 = C ?
explain please.

2 characters cannot be in the answer. Decimal to hexadecimal.

they do why not? 12 are Hex decimals, so they can be accepted as a Hex 64 privkey .
maybe they are sitting in the orange missing letters? only 2 characters fits in the orange, so maybe 12 belongs to the orange XX
correct me, if i'm wrong
so it'll probably be 7XX4 = "7124"

My logic is this:
VISION - 6 characters, 6 characters are also missing. If one character is 2-digit, then there will be extra characters

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The heat has gone, there is already an offer for 0.1eth for hints.

[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]

i think no body will buy them.
the fact that it has a price for hints make me think this is all a scamm

the bid has already been given, it remains only for the seller to agree to this price.

guys i am literally losing my MIND now!

just tell me is this seems fake puzzle or real ? so i don't waste anytime trying to solve it.

No one but the creator can know this.
Keep on tormenting :)

Tip 6:   https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/74269736664515203067202207505939719593232836388698244291780091734947637755905/

This is not a hint, it was in hint 3: "V" = "verify" = 7 :(
And all these hints will not give anything without knowing the symbols from the second task.
Such a number of characters cannot be brute forced.

today is day 7... Where is tip number 7? :o ??? ???

It is necessary that the author reveal the numbers of vision313 without the second part, you still can’t guess, otherwise at least interest will remain.

very weird, what can VISION 313 be?
And why he didn't post Tip 7 and reveal Tip 4?  ??? ??? ???

The End?   :)

pdftotext bitcoin.pdf

It is a VISION. - line 313.  Number 2008 and 02
But this does not mean that this whole story is not a scam. ;D

And let's imagine that NO.1 and NO.159 is the stupidest possible solution.

NO.1=0000001
NO.159=00009F


How to brute-force last XXXX or XXXXB750F237A? ;D

Hello Dylan41.
Please send me in personal messages all the 7 tips that your uncle left you. I found only 5 tips on the forum. Thanks in advance.

Hello Alpaste.
Why do you think the last number is 4?  7XX4

I think that the letters I and O can be excluded from the word VISION. Because they are not in the bitcoin alphabet: '123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz'.

I think under the letter "N" is encrypted "Nodes" = 31.
Thus, it may turn out 71231-313=70918.
One number "7" has already been inserted in tips №3.
Perhaps it will turn out in the orange squares "7709" and "18"?
How do you like this option? Do you have any clues about №.1 and №.159?
Share your observation.

It is a riddle and what is the prize or is it just the way to waste time here

It seems to me that the author of the topic has already made it clear that this is a fake and not a real challenge.
He himself has already abandoned this topic. All he wanted to achieve was to sell his NFT