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Topic: ARG Puzzle with 3.5 BTC Private Key Prize, Game Over - page 71. (Read 99514 times)

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OP update: "7/1 New hint will be released within 24 hrs"

Beat me to it.

It means we are getting close, I think....

EDIT: OR she is having too much fun torturing us  Grin
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OP update: "7/1 New hint will be released within 24 hrs"
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i came across this image which i thought looked similar, and crazily enough it was uploaded to pintrest by a user called Sha, but i think it was a really weird coincidence.
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/ee/b0/3a/eeb03a49e576a74dc5ca894741facb07.jpg

maybe his plan is to drive us all crazy just like in Alice in Wonderland  Grin
legendary
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probably irrelegant. but the last picture .. i keep getting totem poles stuck in my head

just cant find the matching one (image for example only.. its irrelevat not the solution......i think)
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Can anyone do a summary again of the all the found stuff and are we still looking for stuff on the minecraft server?


mirth23 is quite good at those...


mirth23's helpful summary #57

current data set:
- original image with undeciphered characters
- 7z file titled "Onion"
- image file titled Hint.jpg, dimensions 799x1039
- slightly hidden plaintext clues: "7:51" "Bit Sha"
- ghost images in the background of the image

probable next step:
- find the password to open 1.7z

solution thoughts:
- there are a number of bible verses that apply to 7:51 (John, Acts, 1 Kings, Numbers); none of them seem particularly useful
- googling "BitSha" didn't give us much useful. presumably "Sha" refers to the hash algorithm
- x=7 z=51 on the minecraft server didn't have much to see (server appears down now)
- 7:51 might mean the range between 7 and 51 of some other puzzle element
- we've got a few interesting primes with 7, 51, and the image height
- 51 is the length of a private bitcoin key
- what does "Onion" mean? a TOR address? many layers of an onion? something else?
- image analysis of this particular image appears to be best done with LAB and CYMK
- there are a LOT of unexplained artifacts remaining in the image. a darker wide vertical band in the middle, several places with possible text, figures, etc. perhaps the text is a hint to further decoding the image?
- I am pretty certain that the central image is not the Cheshire Cat, it looks more like burial mounds or standing stones
- all other puzzles have involved a video game - does the ghost image look familiar to anyone in that context?
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Can anyone do a summary again of the all the found stuff and are we still looking for stuff on the minecraft server?
The Minecraft part has been solved which rewarded us with a QR code. This QR code leads us to the Onion.7z file (download here) which is password protected. The first password was a Bitcoin address (don't remember which one), now we are trying to find the password for the second file using the a picture called hint.

The Password is the address of the bounty Wink


Also: could be relevant or not: http://www.rimkedesign.com/the_matrix/escapethematrix.html

EDIT: the pass: 1HXUobwcB19cGDrghuh42HDdJdJvrJUEra
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Can anyone do a summary again of the all the found stuff and are we still looking for stuff on the minecraft server?
The Minecraft part has been solved which rewarded us with a QR code. This QR code leads us to the Onion.7z file (download here) which is password protected. The first password was a Bitcoin address (don't remember which one), now we are trying to find the password for the second file using the a picture called hint.
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Can anyone do a summary again of the all the found stuff and are we still looking for stuff on the minecraft server?

More or less we are looking for the password to extract 1.7z

I think MC is finished (I hope).

But yeah, we are looking for the password to extract the next image with clues Wink
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Can anyone do a summary again of the all the found stuff and are we still looking for stuff on the minecraft server?
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Another probably irrelevant:
http://i.imgur.com/OlaNamW.png
There is no voices at 42 minutes 07 seconds.
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LOL
Unrelated but LOL  Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=following%20the%20white%20rabbit

Someone please define: Following the white rabbit.....


Oh God, I think I am going to piss myself.....
Check the best answer: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080825185824AAuCpFh
Seriously?

EDIT: On the other hand: Ask and you shall receive: http://www.ryantwedt.com/2013/11/12/ask-and-you-shall-recieve/#.U7MOt7HTZDE

Alice can I have the private key to the 1HXUobwcB19cGDrghuh42HDdJdJvrJUEra address please?

 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

Hey, it was worth a try  Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
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the two images certainly have strong outline around the "eyes" which make it look more like it's supposed to have a 3d feel, like domes with a pyramid or something, certainly i have a gut feeling it's not really a face and just a clever trick to throw you off

Yeah, I don't think it's a face. I think it's 3 mushrooms (like you see the caterpillar sit on) and stones. Not that it helps any...
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What other forum?
It's a forum that Goat, I think, has been promoting in his signature. Currently off limits, nothing special.

OK, got ya Wink
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Okie Dokie, I apologize then Smiley
Just frustrated coz I am stuck and somehow I know the matrix clue is it ( I hope I am not wrong).
Well, it's the best thing we have right now. Everything else is a hit and miss or just not close enough to be an answers. Goddammit OP, I hate you for creating this horrible puzzle.

I have been following this for a while.   Wink
It still surprises me that it isn't on the other forum. Tongue

What other forum?
Reddit?

Nope, been checking that ever since this started Wink
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What other forum?
It's a forum that Goat, I think, has been promoting in his signature. Currently off limits, nothing special.
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Nope..
Okie Dokie, I apologize then Smiley
Just frustrated coz I am stuck and somehow I know the matrix clue is it ( I hope I am not wrong).
Well, it's the best thing we have right now. Everything else is a hit and miss or just not close enough to be an answers. Goddammit OP, I hate you for creating this horrible puzzle.

I have been following this for a while.   Wink
It still surprises me that it isn't on the other forum. Tongue

What other forum?
Reddit?
hero member
Activity: 1582
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Okie Dokie, I apologize then Smiley
Just frustrated coz I am stuck and somehow I know the matrix clue is it ( I hope I am not wrong).
Well, it's the best thing we have right now. Everything else is a hit and miss or just not close enough to be an answers. Goddammit OP, I hate you for creating this horrible puzzle.

I have been following this for a while.   Wink
It still surprises me that it isn't on the other forum. Tongue

What other forum?
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Okie Dokie, I apologize then Smiley
Just frustrated coz I am stuck and somehow I know the matrix clue is it ( I hope I am not wrong).
Well, it's the best thing we have right now. Everything else is a hit and miss or just not close enough to be an answers. Goddammit OP, I hate you for creating this horrible puzzle.

I have been following this for a while.   Wink
It still surprises me that it isn't on the other forum. Tongue
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follow the white rabbit
Often referred to as ftwr or "the rabbit", it is a small UK BitTorrent tracker carrying general 0-day content and a very sought after but unremarkable Gay Porn category. Part of the BitTorrent secret "elite" tracker culture.
"Aw, the rarest of trackers, would give anything to get an invite!"
"Don't mention follow the white rabbit or their URL, it's forbideen! Use F*** instead or you'll be banned."
"Closet gays found a safe haven in the 'rabbit' tracker."



So now you guys are headed to gay porn sites?  This thread is great!
Hey uvwvj, leave us alone! Go back to where you came from. We are just trying to figure out what that bloody password is. Tongue

And you are homophobic, and I wanna solve this riddle, gay or not.
What's your point?
He is joking, don't take it seriously Wink

Okie Dokie, I apologize then Smiley
Just frustrated coz I am stuck and somehow I know the matrix clue is it ( I hope I am not wrong).
copper member
Activity: 3948
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follow the white rabbit
Often referred to as ftwr or "the rabbit", it is a small UK BitTorrent tracker carrying general 0-day content and a very sought after but unremarkable Gay Porn category. Part of the BitTorrent secret "elite" tracker culture.
"Aw, the rarest of trackers, would give anything to get an invite!"
"Don't mention follow the white rabbit or their URL, it's forbideen! Use F*** instead or you'll be banned."
"Closet gays found a safe haven in the 'rabbit' tracker."



So now you guys are headed to gay porn sites?  This thread is great!
Hey uvwvj, leave us alone! Go back to where you came from. We are just trying to figure out what that bloody password is. Tongue

And you are homophobic, and I wanna solve this riddle, gay or not.
What's your point?
He is joking, don't take it seriously Wink
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