Amateur detectives have another Bitcoin puzzle to solve
Since the inception of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, visual riddles containing digital asset rewards have been very popular. This week a Reddit user named "u / cryptogreetings" posted a cryptic online image that contained a riddle with a 1 BTC award.
Since the image was published online, no one has been able to decipher it until now. The image is black, orange and white, with a Bitcoin symbol and many words and numbers scattered throughout the image. The creator says that if nobody can decipher it in a week, he will publish some tips to help people.
"This work is composed by the famous words of whitepaper Satoshi Nakamoto, scaled by N. Log Satoshi scattered ideas inspired to create a solution that will revolutionize the economy and modern industry," explains Reddit user, u / cryptogreetings:
"The work reexamines the elements that gave life to this technology and challenges the underlying security model. Hidden to the naked eye lies something else: a treasure hunt. 1 BTC is hidden within the job. "
The famous 5 BTC puzzle solved this year
Recently, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a famous Bitcoin puzzle that contained 5 BTC for years before deciphering the riddle. The painting called "The Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto" was designed by @coin_artist, it had hidden clues that revealed a private key for the associated wallet.
The puzzle was solved by a 30-year-old programmer named "Isaac" who solved the riddle in less than two months. Isaac discovered the puzzle while looking online for riddles related to cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency puzzles scattered across the network
There have been tons of bitcoin puzzles in recent years, and there is even a Reddit forum dedicated to these riddles called r / bitcoinpuzzles. The Reddit forum has many riddles with large hidden backgrounds and smaller mBTC fractions.
News.Bitcoin.com reported on another series of Bitcoin puzzles that is linked to an Enigma game on Steam. Montecrypto is a game specifically designed for amateur detectives, since last February the game made headlines around the world. During the first week of February, one player solved the Montecrypto puzzles and accumulated $ 50,000 in BTC, BCH and other currencies.
Since cryptocurrencies can be hidden, people will always try to solve these riddles, using techniques such as steganography and cryptography.
People have also saved puzzles within the digital asset network, since a user in 2011 wrote a document describing a way to implement steganography within the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network. "That is, store hidden messages within the network, which would be available only to those who knew where and how to look," explained the creator in the summary of his document.
Source: news.bitcoin.com