1BTC - Bitcoin Treasure Hunt - Can you crack the code? [competition now closed]

[Wendigo]

Seems no one is reading previous clues eliminating their answers

Could you give another clue because this is getting ridiculous 

[steveturk]

Seems no one is reading previous clues eliminating their answers

Could you give another clue because this is getting ridiculous 

{you want the solution before you ask 4 the key and bin it}

[ca333]

Seems no one is reading previous clues eliminating their answers

Could you give another clue because this is getting ridiculous 

{you want the solution before you ask 4 the key and bin it}

only looked fast so not sure. will read all and try detailed sunday when nobody else wins.

100010000 or 100000010

[Wendigo]

Seems no one is reading previous clues eliminating their answers

Could you give another clue because this is getting ridiculous  

{you want the solution before you ask 4 the key and bin it}

Seems no one is reading previous clues eliminating their answers

Do the letters have a digit value or are the result of the calculation or a part of the calculation?

[Josepht]

Here is an updated list of the wrong answers: http://pastebin.com/ntDatjH7

So what I am thinking about now is this:

The clue was "{you want the solution before you ask 4 the key and bin it}". So I think we should do something with the base-4 binary system.
The problem here is that a letter doesn't fit in.

Another problem is the calculation. Which calculation should we use? I am currently thinking about 100+001+000 = 101 or in binary 4+1+0=5 or in base-4 binary: 16+1+0=17. Also it isn't clear here how to use a letter.

Edit: steveturk, it is not that I don't trust you, but can you do this for me:
Put the answer with a random string of letters and numbers in sha-256, so we can check if this ended if you didn't change the outcome to let someone win.

[Racey]

The machine Turingery

111899795

001100000

A mix of years and coin numbers

Bombe programme 336 bomes one for each wheel

C O A S T L I N E
2 7 1 8 9 5 4 6 3

[steveturk]

Here is an updated list of the wrong answers: http://pastebin.com/ntDatjH7

So what I am thinking about now is this:

The clue was "{you want the solution before you ask 4 the key and bin it}". So I think we should do something with the base-4 binary system.
The problem here is that a letter doesn't fit in.

Another problem is the calculation. Which calculation should we use? I am currently thinking about 100+001+000 = 101 or in binary 4+1+0=5 or in base-4 binary: 16+1+0=17. Also it isn't clear here how to use a letter.

Edit: steveturk, it is not that I don't trust you, but can you do this for me:
Put the answer with a random string of letters and numbers in sha-256, so we can check if this ended if you didn't change the outcome to let someone win.

I am already in a position to do that, changing the answer is impossible due to the clues already given, I thought of this, so have made provision in case someone can't get the answer and starts with the scam acusuations (for example, the 3 virtual coins was uploaded to tinypic in sequence in advance, in case someone thought I would change out the coins).

{glad to see the you have managed to get alan turing, charles babbage and alonzo church working together on this}

[Wendigo]

Here is an updated list of the wrong answers: http://pastebin.com/ntDatjH7

So what I am thinking about now is this:

The clue was "{you want the solution before you ask 4 the key and bin it}". So I think we should do something with the base-4 binary system.
The problem here is that a letter doesn't fit in.

Another problem is the calculation. Which calculation should we use? I am currently thinking about 100+001+000 = 101 or in binary 4+1+0=5 or in base-4 binary: 16+1+0=17. Also it isn't clear here how to use a letter.

Edit: steveturk, it is not that I don't trust you, but can you do this for me:
Put the answer with a random string of letters and numbers in sha-256, so we can check if this ended if you didn't change the outcome to let someone win.

I am already in a position to do that, changing the answer is impossible due to the clues already given, I thought of this, so have made provision in case someone can't get the answer and starts with the scam acusuations (for example, the 3 virtual coins was uploaded to tinypic in sequence in advance, in case someone thought I would change out the coins).

{glad to see the you have managed to get alan turing, charles babbage and alonzo church working together on this}

Solving this is going to take a while 

[steveturk]

Here is an updated list of the wrong answers: http://pastebin.com/ntDatjH7

So what I am thinking about now is this:

The clue was "{you want the solution before you ask 4 the key and bin it}". So I think we should do something with the base-4 binary system.
The problem here is that a letter doesn't fit in.

Another problem is the calculation. Which calculation should we use? I am currently thinking about 100+001+000 = 101 or in binary 4+1+0=5 or in base-4 binary: 16+1+0=17. Also it isn't clear here how to use a letter.

Edit: steveturk, it is not that I don't trust you, but can you do this for me:
Put the answer with a random string of letters and numbers in sha-256, so we can check if this ended if you didn't change the outcome to let someone win.

I am already in a position to do that, changing the answer is impossible due to the clues already given, I thought of this, so have made provision in case someone can't get the answer and starts with the scam acusuations (for example, the 3 virtual coins was uploaded to tinypic in sequence in advance, in case someone thought I would change out the coins).

{glad to see the you have managed to get alan turing, charles babbage and alonzo church working together on this}

Solving this is going to take a while 

it took almost two weeks to put together and test (without giving away the answer)

[Astargath]

Steve, the password has a meaning? Im certainly sure it does, like its not random letters and characters

[steveturk]

Steve, the password has a meaning? Im certainly sure it does, like its not random letters and characters

it is not random no.

[P4ndoraBox7]

My try ;

I analysed the 3 images well and found my first conclusion, there is some letters that are a little more darker than other... We will divide Image 1-2-3 by their Binary value at the top right

100
C ( Darkened letter )

001
T ( Darkened letter )

000
CB ( Darkened letterS )

At first I was wondering if the last C was really there, since when we read backward from image 3 to 1, we can clearly see the BTC if we substract the last C.

Now the Binary at the top right...I think we have 2 choices, either we calc 100001000, or if we follow BTC path, 000001100.

1000001000 = 520
000001100 = 12
100 = 4
001 = 1
000 = 0

I think that the password is in the following ;

BTC410
BTC014
410BTC
014BTC

BTC520
BTC12
BTC1000001000
BTC000001100

520BTC
12BTC
1000001000BTC
000001100BTC

BTBC520
BTBC12
BTBC1000001000
BTBC000001100

520BTBC
12BTBC
1000001000BTBC
000001100BTBC

BTCB520
BTCB12
BTCB1000001000
BTCB000001100

520BTCB
12BTCB
1000001000BTCB
000001100BTCB

[P4ndoraBox7]

At first I was thinking that if the password has some letters in it, it could have been some hexadecimals, but when I saw the darkened T in 2nd image, I had to think bout something else.

[Wendigo]

The password is just 9 characters mate 

[P4ndoraBox7]

ah gosh...lol

[P4ndoraBox7]

BTC001100
001100BTC

[steveturk]

BTC001100
001100BTC

guessing won't work, most of those guesses have been tried

[Astargath]

BTC001100
001100BTC

The darkened letters are AC CB and AT

Alonzo church

Charles babbage

Alan turing

[steveturk]

BTC001100
001100BTC

The darkened letters are AC CB and AT

Alonzo church

Charles babbage

Alan turing

 

[P4ndoraBox7]

Just noticed the 2-A as well..