ARG Puzzle with 3.5 BTC Private Key Prize, Game Over

[mindset]

In the original picture http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140430-065-Dark-Wallet.jpg, Amir Taaki is wearing a colored bracelet that has a strong resemblance to the colored squares.

While we're on that, the logo on his shirt bears a resemblance to the rays behind them in the artwork.

If we imagine the radiation symbol as the eye, then it can see a part of the bracelet that we can not see.

[1715437975]

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[Krona Rev]

Who keeps adding all this money to the prize? Someone has some deep pockets I'm guessing

Pretty cool puzzle though.

I was wondering the same thing.

This is a huge prize. Who us funding it?
And why? Just for fun?

(not complaining hehe just curious)

Why? I'll bet a lot more people are familiar with this artist and her work than were a week ago.
If that was the goal, it's clearly been successful.

[mirth23]

I did a recheck on the Morse code.
...
The character that could not be translated : "---." stands for "!" according to this table.

ISTOPW
ORDS T
LWG ! NY
AEFDMH
THMETNY
TWTEWTPOE
KEUEAL
ENEDLAW

huh interesting! I hadn't bothered looking to see if it was in the extended set of morse characters or not...

[S4VV4S]

So, we have no clues again.....

sure we do. current unknowns:
- what is up with that wily blue dot?
- what does "THEY CAN NOT ATTACK WHAT THEY CAN NOT SEE" mean?
- do the morse words do anything other than make the above phrase?
- is there anything in the junk redgreen?
- what do any of the alphanumerics in the puzzle mean that aren't part of the public bitcoin address?
- can someone who's better than me at GIMP find something hidden in the image?

threshold noise folding: http://imgur.com/d5YK3nO

Hi, sorry, don't get me wrong but I hear the word GIMP show up a lot and as a designer I can tell you we prefer PS.

So, do you know something we don't?

Probably a stupid question and I apologize because it's completely logical to use GIMP since it's free.
So, do you know something we don't?

[zonkism]

Reasons I use Gimp....
#1 Its Free
#2 Its Free
#3 Its Free

[S4VV4S]

Reasons I use Gimp....
#1 Its Free
#2 Its Free
#3 Its Free

Yes...
So?

EDIT: The OP is an artist therefor has PS definitely.....

[S4VV4S]

Who is the troll that made the new TX?

Nevermind, the OP updated the bounty therefor it's real - for now.....

[Krona Rev]

Hmm. The thing is: I recently reread Snow Crash because it was mentioned by Patrick Byrne (of Overstock) in his Amsterdam bitcoin conference speech.

Near the end ...

Oh, possible spoiler alert in case you're planning to read the book for pleasure.

.......................................



Near the end, Hiro Protagonist uses a program he wrote so that his "avatar" in the "Metaverse" is (effectively) invisible. He does this to avoid being attacked.

This lines up very well with "You can not attack what you do not see."

I'm a bit skeptical still of a real connection to Snow Crash, but looking again at the image I'm finding ways to spell the words "snow" and "crash".  Enough letters are there to spell it on the first three lines (sort of).

[mirth23]

If you've got PS, see if you can reverse-engineer a process like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AQLpxzJF8A

[S4VV4S]

If you've got PS, see if you can reverse-engineer a process like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AQLpxzJF8A

Why?

Our aim is to get the key to outguess the private key out of the image......

EDIT: I have said that before and I truly believe that, that is what we are looking for.

[shorena]

So, we have no clues again.....

sure we do. current unknowns:
- what is up with that wily blue dot?
- what does "THEY CAN NOT ATTACK WHAT THEY CAN NOT SEE" mean?
- do the morse words do anything other than make the above phrase?
- is there anything in the junk redgreen?
- what do any of the alphanumerics in the puzzle mean that aren't part of the public bitcoin address?
- can someone who's better than me at GIMP find something hidden in the image?

threshold noise folding: http://imgur.com/d5YK3nO

I just looked at a lot pictures like this:



here [1] are links to all the pictures I bothered to safe (I didnt after a while)

What if the clues mean that there is a break now until the next picture.

They (we) can not attack what they do not see (yet).

404 HTTP -> communication between server (OP) and client(s) (us) has been established, but the required service (priv. key) is currently not available. But might be in the future.

#CHCKUSER tells us to look for more of her art in the future to get more clues.

Who is the troll that made the new TX?

Maybe just a donation. OP did change the title tot 3.53 BTC though. Not sure.



[1]
https://i.imgur.com/FlX8hiq.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XEno8G9.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/r96P6F4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OsX5jOf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TcJdwjT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UOyfC4f.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WWoWHIg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/THBoikm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2M1A0Et.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0iQwDG7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/J1mdrcx.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OZlGGGT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Ehxakr6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ACjcorQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vaRAY1v.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DFhPgQv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/M14JYNZ.jpg

[Yakamoto]

Not sure if mentioned, but maybe there's a QR Code that is formed when you take the small square characters and green/red dots?

I'm just trying to suggest ideas, it's anyone's choice if they want to look for it.

[shorena]

Not sure if mentioned, but maybe there's a QR Code that is formed when you take the small square characters and green/red dots?

I'm just trying to suggest ideas, it's anyone's choice if they want to look for it.

I wondered about this a while as well, but I dismissed it because of the two guys in the middle. They would make the QR code unreadable. Maybe if you rearange the dots?

[sapta]

I don't know why I'm still following this.. But, hope you guys hit more clues!

[Mitchell]

Update 6/28:

Do not rely solely on Users for solves, double check solves for user errors: #checkuser404

OP made no mistakes.
 
confirmed:

- Public Address has been solved: 1HXUobwcB19cGDrghuh42HDdJdJvrJUEra

- embedded morse code: "They cannot attack what they DO not see," has been solved.

No more clues. Good Bye and Good Luck.

Oh god. This shit is getting tense.

[Krona Rev]

Update 6/28:

Do not rely solely on Users for solves, double check solves for user errors: #checkuser404

OP made no mistakes.
 
confirmed:

- Public Address has been solved: 1HXUobwcB19cGDrghuh42HDdJdJvrJUEra

- embedded morse code: "They cannot attack what they DO not see," has been solved.

No more clues. Good Bye and Good Luck.

Oh god. This shit is getting tense.

Where is this message from?

[shorena]

Update 6/28:

Do not rely solely on Users for solves, double check solves for user errors: #checkuser404

OP made no mistakes.
 
confirmed:

- Public Address has been solved: 1HXUobwcB19cGDrghuh42HDdJdJvrJUEra

- embedded morse code: "They cannot attack what they DO not see," has been solved.

No more clues. Good Bye and Good Luck.

Oh god. This shit is getting tense.

Where is this message from?

OP, it has been updated.

[S4VV4S]

Update 6/28:

Do not rely solely on Users for solves, double check solves for user errors: #checkuser404

OP made no mistakes.
 
confirmed:

- Public Address has been solved: 1HXUobwcB19cGDrghuh42HDdJdJvrJUEra

- embedded morse code: "They cannot attack what they DO not see," has been solved.

No more clues. Good Bye and Good Luck.

Oh god. This shit is getting tense.

Where is this message from?

OP, it has been updated.

Start DOing....

OP, you haven't answered my question.....
rdgrn
sos

or

PB
?

[Prospero]

threshold noise folding: http://imgur.com/d5YK3nO

Look at all the information now visible in the black borders. This jibes with the "do not see" hint.

[Prospero]

Who is the troll that made the new TX?

Nevermind, the OP updated the bounty therefor it's real - for now.....

I disagree. blockchain shows it was relayed by ip 46.28.204.51, instead of directly through blockchain like the other transactions and it uses a different miner's fee.