A Bitcoin Forensics Challenge | Season 2"The evidence is on the chain. The truth is in the details."
What is Bitcoin Escape Room Season 2This is the second season of my
Bitcoin educational puzzle series.
Unlike Season 1, which explored Bitcoin's origins, fundamentals, and history, this season focuses on practical investigation and technical reasoning.
You will examine evidence, interpret Bitcoin data, solve connected puzzles, and explain your conclusions.
You do not need to be a Bitcoin developer. But, curiosity, careful reasoning, and attention to detail will help.
Prize Pool (Paid in
BTC )
🥇 1st Place:
$50🥈 2nd Place:
$25🥉 3rd Place:
$15
Rules• Alt-accounts are not allowed and will be reported.
• Must have earned a minimum of 5 merits in the last 120 days.
• Season 2 consists of
6 puzzle rooms and you need to escape them all in order to win.
• Don't just post the answer but show your reasoning. Well-explained answers will always be valued more than one-word replies.
• Discussion is welcome, but every participant must submit their own solution.
• If a room turns out to be too difficult, hints may be released later.
• Winners will be chosen based on the overall quality of their answers across all six rooms and not simply who finishes first.
• Low-effort, copy-pasted, or obvious AI-generated submissions will be disqualified.
• Most importantly, have fun and enjoy the challenge!
Application formatThere's no format. Just solve all rooms and climb the leaderboard.
First 3 to escape would be rewarded but additional rewards can be allocated if more users participate.
The Story
You thought your journey was over when you escaped Satoshi's Vault.
You were wrong.
Several years later, a mysterious message appears on your terminal:
CASE FILE #002: THE MISSING BLOCK
A transaction has reportedly disappeared.
A wallet balance does not add up.
A block's evidence appears inconsistent.
Two sources disagree about what happened.
Someone is hiding a crucial detail.
Your mission is to find it.
You have been given access to a collection of transaction records, block data, technical clues, and witness reports.
Some evidence is reliable. Some may be incomplete. And some conclusions may be more complicated than they first appear.
There are six rooms between you and the truth.
The Rooms
Room 1 - The Vanishing Transaction
Investigate a missing payment and determine what the available evidence actually proves.
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Room 2 - The Wallet That Doesn’t Add Up
Reconstruct the movement of funds and identify the mystery behind the wallet balance.
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Room 3 - The Forged Block
Examine block data and discover an inconsistency in the evidence.
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Room 4 - The Fee Trap
Investigate competing transactions and determine why their confirmation prospects differ.
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Room 5 - The Two Sources Of Truth
Resolve a disagreement between two sources of Bitcoin data.
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Room 6 - The Final Reconstruction
Combine the clues and reconstruct what really happened.
Release SchedulesTo keep the event interactive,
each room will be released as a separate post in this thread.| Post Link | Content | Status |
| Room 1 | The Vanishing Transaction | Launching on Oct 20th, 2026 |
| Room 2 | The Wallet That Doesn't Add Up | TBD |
| Room 3 | The Forged Block | TBD |
| Room 4 | The Fee Trap | TBD |
| Room 5 | The Two Sources of Truth | TBD |
| Room 6 | The Final Reconstruction | TBD |
Leaderboard| Rank | Bitcointalk Username | Rooms Completed |
| 🥇 | - | 0/6 |
| 🥈 | - | 0/6 |
| 🥉 | - | 0/6 |
The leaderboard will be updated after each room is completed.
#The objective is not merely to escape first. It is to demonstrate genuine understanding of Bitcoin.
Final MessageEvery transaction leaves evidence.
Every block tells a story.
But evidence must be interpreted correctly.
Can you separate facts from assumptions, reconstruct the events, and uncover the truth behind the missing block?
The game begins soon.
Stay tuned for Room 1.
Good luck, participants! 
