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Shouldn't we be focusing on the password of the next zip file?
Topic: ARG Puzzle with 3.5 BTC Private Key Prize, Game Over - page 75. (Read 99514 times)
Shouldn't we be focusing on the password of the next zip file?
Alright, it's 1230 in the after noon. I'm going to bed. I'll dump what I got- just remember me when you're rolling around in tall that BTC 
**sniff**
7:51 - my hunch for this for a long time was that it was "Bit Sha"(7 characters) followed by it's private key(51 characters). I tried like a million times and it wouldn't work. I tried so many variations. No dice.
"Bit Sha" - Bitcoin and Shacoin are both things. But so is Catcoin, which if you couldn't tell, is pretty relevant to the image. All of these are 7 charaters long as well. I tried variations of "Bit Sha Cat" and the such with combos of hashes but had no luck.
I tried most every variation of the previous followed by their priv key equivalent as well as the img file's hash/priv key.
Just in case some of y'all don't follow- Take any data >> SHA-256 >> Base58check >> Private Key
As for the Catcoin, I couldn't find anything that led me to a transaction or block or any such that had a clue. Catcoin uses scrypt to hash and I didn't even bother looking into it, so maybe there's something there(prolly not).
Here's a list of a small portion of stuff I tried so you can get an idea of what I was going for.
Oh, and surely some one else has noticed that the file size for this little jpg is 1.21mb right? I turned it into an audio file and found nothing. Checked the hex, ran steno tools on it and couldn't come up with anything. But then I noticed that after saving/moving/copying/whatever the file size dropped to 600kb. Perhaps the false file size is part of clue?
I don't know anymore.
Good night and good luck.
**sniff**7:51 - my hunch for this for a long time was that it was "Bit Sha"(7 characters) followed by it's private key(51 characters). I tried like a million times and it wouldn't work. I tried so many variations. No dice.
"Bit Sha" - Bitcoin and Shacoin are both things. But so is Catcoin, which if you couldn't tell, is pretty relevant to the image. All of these are 7 charaters long as well. I tried variations of "Bit Sha Cat" and the such with combos of hashes but had no luck.
I tried most every variation of the previous followed by their priv key equivalent as well as the img file's hash/priv key.
Just in case some of y'all don't follow- Take any data >> SHA-256 >> Base58check >> Private Key
As for the Catcoin, I couldn't find anything that led me to a transaction or block or any such that had a clue. Catcoin uses scrypt to hash and I didn't even bother looking into it, so maybe there's something there(prolly not).
Here's a list of a small portion of stuff I tried so you can get an idea of what I was going for.
Code:
Bit Sha5KJEqDSGVn7Y334Rr8A8s87bSDvf5sBs8uxG2NHogXtFRAqVEkw
Bitcoin5KBZytdkzttdedEB7xLom6YnHRCVTNQPUrJiTDJKS7VJUbiX6Di
Shacoin5KEPMxXf7T1J6aK6PBoimHri1H3KYfVB9n7mK7vTeczZcE4MGqK
The Con:5JkBShdYBVKNsAxBZsYgLhecjkzcVNL9DsHKHxzoUAt4CAcQAXe
Chessur:5J11eCUzLZjx8BtcdJ8LDhgztRrcp4TH1FxYE58N1NTE3WKnHPT
Chessur5J11eCUzLZjx8BtcdJ8LDhgztRrcp4TH1FxYE58N1NTE3WKnHPT
Bit Sha:5J11eCUzLZjx8BtcdJ8LDhgztRrcp4TH1FxYE58N1NTE3WKnHPT
Bit Sha5J11eCUzLZjx8BtcdJ8LDhgztRrcp4TH1FxYE58N1NTE3WKnHPT
Chessur:5KJEqDSGVn7Y334Rr8A8s87bSDvf5sBs8uxG2NHogXtFRAqVEkw
Chessur5KJEqDSGVn7Y334Rr8A8s87bSDvf5sBs8uxG2NHogXtFRAqVEkw
The Cat:5Kk1tMyDDbmmP89NaMTX4FV5KMMmysCc1p3PowbnW2yQejbajmu
The Cat5Kk1tMyDDbmmP89NaMTX4FV5KMMmysCc1p3PowbnW2yQejbajmu
Carroll:5Jie2RaW6UqsGp1oYDqLkX3SkGaRVKkJjLCNzN6nzL51eksxh8S
Carroll5Jie2RaW6UqsGp1oYDqLkX3SkGaRVKkJjLCNzN6nzL51eksxh8S
Address:5JUaEqABgKxf99DnnpfdNNdGrhSFvJAtqYT6cnjF9mbw6YrGMEs
Address5JUaEqABgKxf99DnnpfdNNdGrhSFvJAtqYT6cnjF9mbw6YrGMEs
256 Sha:5J4UxBA5nNBdkCn7ggb6dD1Pc6WkQLhb2AHh2SdtQumS4bDcsau
256-Sha:5Hymxfh7z3NhYRPhPBRkUW9uFtdtTfUA5ZbTn1LgvUSjcVnYJUn
256-SHA:5Jp9PoFDepFPxZeRWXf4tiYJLwuRtYFdDYYrGJjyFwCEp944eMU
256 SHA:5JX8PbsLVpUwgy5gEkQJYS1wguGokBfeYRYgY6re91rcpi43QeC
SHA-256:5KF13kQeQEYy9gcY6vrSzWLp1QcMdzic9Sc6qGEHCyrXdDZyeSu
256 Sha:5HuaQxr7ZE25zSXyBoAK3VkHMfEaE3aB5S8JMd71oAMwYvb24Nz
256-Sha:5HuaQxr7ZE25zSXyBoAK3VkHMfEaE3aB5S8JMd71oAMwYvb24Nz
256-SHA:5HuaQxr7ZE25zSXyBoAK3VkHMfEaE3aB5S8JMd71oAMwYvb24Nz
256 SHA:5HuaQxr7ZE25zSXyBoAK3VkHMfEaE3aB5S8JMd71oAMwYvb24Nz
SHA-256:5HuaQxr7ZE25zSXyBoAK3VkHMfEaE3aB5S8JMd71oAMwYvb24Nz
384 SHA:5JvBE7U11zLDBxkXqFuhGUHrYg7uAKDmiqfxXhPLsj1f6TsWe7z
384-SHA:5KkPMwYKFN8JxpUJz6UwRphGZA8rpSGhaG3ZXKW4Uot7QEKyQJA
384 SHA:5KCU29R6rxm46veFQtgdUGx8jR4UMHtM2YjwYthR7xqg676NEes
384-SHA:5KCU29R6rxm46veFQtgdUGx8jR4UMHtM2YjwYthR7xqg676NEes
512-SHA:5JWSU47Q8ZZVruqmBPMDzGjgeMrevSmNRsyvv6LrGVg6uSLHRDs
4352372:5KfFmNkmr1R5j1DPrgRbiXQxeUJt6YBQhahMR8tsGRXk3srq8u7
4415860:5JNCEcdGpSdUuUdBm31L9x6kYv9xBgN1TN5LYvdn1tEX2HYd7wb
4415860:5KUcdjkpXmCSzLyZRTLU5YBJpB3oSXSf8qc17bRxNqmZmh366Ah
Oh, and surely some one else has noticed that the file size for this little jpg is 1.21mb right? I turned it into an audio file and found nothing. Checked the hex, ran steno tools on it and couldn't come up with anything. But then I noticed that after saving/moving/copying/whatever the file size dropped to 600kb. Perhaps the false file size is part of clue?
I don't know anymore.
Good night and good luck.
I tried these combinations b.t.w
7:51BitSha
7:51 Bit Sha
7:51 Bit Sha
ahS tiB 15:7
ahStiB15:7
To eliminate the obvious.
7:51BitSha
7:51 Bit Sha
7:51 Bit Sha
ahS tiB 15:7
ahStiB15:7
To eliminate the obvious.
Doesn't that look like two game characters fighting with swords - the left one holding a shield as well.
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It does indeed and if you concentrate to "not see a cat" you can actually see the rest as a langscape.
Doesn't that look like two game characters fighting with swords - the left one holding a shield as well.
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Also, if you look at the face the eye are staring at the 7:51
Doesn't that look like two game characters fighting with swords - the left one holding a shield as well.
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Now that you mention it, it does look that way... -snip-
Doesn't that look like two game characters fighting with swords - the left one holding a shield as well.
I tried to use week 51 day 7 which this year is Dec 21. On Dec 21 this year it is winter solstice. I tried to use that, and the sha256 hash of it as password. no luck
`No, I give it up,’ Alice replied: `what’s the answer?’
`I haven’t the slightest idea,’ said the Hatter.
Why do I keep getting stuck at this?
Maybe because I haven’t the slightest idea either
`I haven’t the slightest idea,’ said the Hatter.
Why do I keep getting stuck at this?
Maybe because I haven’t the slightest idea either
Or the remaining gibberish letters from after the morse code 'stop word'?
As another member pointed out, STOP in morse code means stop transmitting message (or sentence) and continue with next, but we couldn't find anything else
Or the remaining gibberish letters from after the morse code 'stop word'?
The Public adress decommpressed first file, is there any other of the public addresses, who deposited the BTC in that first public key, that might unzip the 2 cnd file?
Just a thought?
Just a thought?
With the fear of copying a past solution i made this from the youtube video of alice in videoland
http://i.imgur.com/EUbfhdh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EUbfhdh.jpg
7+5+1=13. Naw...
7-5-1=1. Ace? Of spades, maybe?
52 cards in a deck, yet only 1 has power in the storyline. Queen of Hearts.
7-5-1=1. Ace? Of spades, maybe?
52 cards in a deck, yet only 1 has power in the storyline. Queen of Hearts.
The name of the file is the layer. First we had layer 0 then layer 1. My bet is the next file is named 2.7z
Not that i thought it would work but i gave bruteforcing a chance. The password is longer than 4 chars
Not that i thought it would work but i gave bruteforcing a chance. The password is longer than 4 chars
You broke one of the rules......
Don't piss off the Queen of Hearts. She lobs heads off...
For the password to 1.7z I tried characters 7-51 of sha-256 hash of the Hint.jpg image itself but no luck!
The name of the file is the layer. First we had layer 0 then layer 1. My bet is the next file is named 2.7z
Not that i thought it would work but i gave bruteforcing a chance. The password is longer than 4 chars
Not that i thought it would work but i gave bruteforcing a chance. The password is longer than 4 chars
You broke one of the rules......
Hmmm, it seems weird that coinartist has a bitly link for a Pufferfish article. Might have something to do with the puzzle. Who knows?
What do you do in an ARG when stuck?
Backtrack the steps that were made, just to see if clue's were missed.
The Morse code topic was brilliant, I've been puzzling long on the remaining code, until the enderman overlay popped up.
Too bad the overlay image was hard to find, google is not always your friend :-(
With the overlay the bit .ly adress had to be found.
This hint was availlabe 24 hours before the result was posted on the forum
"Contra" - my guess is contra code: http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/c-nes-5653
That, and the fact that you are actually the owner/creator of the bit. ly/mindthecraft link makes you
the puppet master.
bitly .com/u/xavier46930
The trip through MineCraft... I could not track.
The current status, the 7z file...
bitly .com/1juqeCj+
This link has been created on 28th of Juli... thats a couple of days after the start of the quest.
So Xavier.... one question, if you please.
It there an excisting live trail that leads to the price, or are we only making the progress while
the puppetmaster is awake and is the trail made as we go along.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind spending time to search/find clue's....
last clue I found... off the trail, but sharing the info anyway.
bitly .com/u/coinartist
Backtrack the steps that were made, just to see if clue's were missed.
The Morse code topic was brilliant, I've been puzzling long on the remaining code, until the enderman overlay popped up.
Too bad the overlay image was hard to find, google is not always your friend :-(
With the overlay the bit .ly adress had to be found.
This hint was availlabe 24 hours before the result was posted on the forum
The word "CoNtra" pops up to me.
Current hint: ask a classic, avid gamer
"Contra" - my guess is contra code: http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/c-nes-5653
the puppet master.
bitly .com/u/xavier46930
The trip through MineCraft... I could not track.
The current status, the 7z file...
bitly .com/1juqeCj+
This link has been created on 28th of Juli... thats a couple of days after the start of the quest.
So Xavier.... one question, if you please.
It there an excisting live trail that leads to the price, or are we only making the progress while
the puppetmaster is awake and is the trail made as we go along.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind spending time to search/find clue's....
last clue I found... off the trail, but sharing the info anyway.
bitly .com/u/coinartist
The name of the file is the layer. First we had layer 0 then layer 1. My bet is the next file is named 2.7z
Not that i thought it would work but i gave bruteforcing a chance. The password is longer than 4 chars
Not that i thought it would work but i gave bruteforcing a chance. The password is longer than 4 chars
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