Author

Topic: OVER: 175,000 bits giveaway cryptographic challenge (Read 2077 times)

legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
Congrats to the lucky winner(s)
newbie
Activity: 15
Merit: 0
I am really enjoying it so far Smiley

Unfortunatelly I am stuck now. Don't know where to find the settings to crack the code i got
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1005
New Decentralized Nuclear Hobbit
Maybe the V refers to a youtube video? All urls are like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...........

Can we combine this with "There is no spoon"?


The first part might be addressed here:

5ec854f607dab874c4dbd244bcabc3b7c5643ff38d766984e8e7aa4ce11f1235

Check this in the blockchain and add a .xyz to go to a domain.

We have a logo, favicon.ico -> V.
Hint was given on chat that V stands for 5.

Any guess on the password?
newbie
Activity: 15
Merit: 0
Maybe the V refers to a youtube video? All urls are like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...........

Can we combine this with "There is no spoon"?
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
Hint for the day: hash algo
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1005
New Decentralized Nuclear Hobbit
5ec854f607dab874c4dbd244bcabc3b7c5643ff38d766984e8e7aa4ce11f1235

Check this in the blockchain and add a .xyz to go to a domain.

We have a logo, favicon.ico -> V.
Hint was given on chat that V stands for 5.

Any guess on the password?
legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1000
I will try, I hope I am lucky to get a number of bits. although it seems hard look.  Shocked

Another day gone, and my bits are still safe.    For anyone who is on step 4, do you see something there that doesn't make sense?   Why would I take the time to do that?
this is making too much time for too small reward Smiley it would be better if you held a most wagered competition Smiley
but it was your choice Cheesy
regards.
-Katerniko1

I think it's pretty generous.  $50 worth of BTC for what could be not that much work.   Thats more than plinkopot makes in 2 weeks sometimes.
maybe but even if that is a $50 worth of BTC its alooooot of time for that 50$ ill rather be going to grind on poker and make that in 10 days then search for clues witch makes no sense (atleast for me) and stuff like that Tongue... Only my opinion...
but maybe there is someone who likes that (but i dont know anyone who does) so gl . Cheesy
regards.
-Katerniko1
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
I will try, I hope I am lucky to get a number of bits. although it seems hard look.  Shocked

Another day gone, and my bits are still safe.    For anyone who is on step 4, do you see something there that doesn't make sense?   Why would I take the time to do that?
this is making too much time for too small reward Smiley it would be better if you held a most wagered competition Smiley
but it was your choice Cheesy
regards.
-Katerniko1

I think it's pretty generous.  $50 worth of BTC for what could be not that much work.   Thats more than plinkopot makes in 2 weeks sometimes.
legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1000
I will try, I hope I am lucky to get a number of bits. although it seems hard look.  Shocked

Another day gone, and my bits are still safe.    For anyone who is on step 4, do you see something there that doesn't make sense?   Why would I take the time to do that?
this is making too much time for too small reward Smiley it would be better if you held a most wagered competition Smiley
but it was your choice Cheesy
regards.
-Katerniko1
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
I will try, I hope I am lucky to get a number of bits. although it seems hard look.  Shocked

Another day gone, and my bits are still safe.    For anyone who is on step 4, do you see something there that doesn't make sense?   Why would I take the time to do that?
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1011
I will try, I hope I am lucky to get a number of bits. although it seems hard look.  Shocked
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1005
New Decentralized Nuclear Hobbit
First step solved on the site... www.HowDeepTheRabbitHoleGoes.xyz is phase 2. Good luck all.

this may help you on the next step  Smiley


rvjdldszqup.dpn


QuickCrypto.com

Wink

I've got a mac so would appreciate someone decoding this.

Edit: I've just opened both files up in hex editor and I'm pretty sure something is in there but I'm fairly inexperienced in this.

There's DEFINITELY something there.   3 people found it already even.    3 that I know of are on step #4

Right on track. Smiley

Then you get the text which is hex, figure out what it is, and know that there is no spoon, and connect it with namecheap, and figure out the password which may or may not exist.

I can confirm that there is actually a password.   And that the methods to get that password are there.   And no, that does not mean try and brute force my server, and SQL injections won't work either. (I'm sure there were a few people thinking about it)

lol, I wasn't honestly sure. Thanks for confirming.
Had participated in a small kind of hackathon on the forum and it had a fake page like this to mislead the players. Wink

I have no idea how to do that (esp. the SQL injections part) tho, so no worries from me. Smiley
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
First step solved on the site... www.HowDeepTheRabbitHoleGoes.xyz is phase 2. Good luck all.

this may help you on the next step  Smiley


rvjdldszqup.dpn


QuickCrypto.com

Wink

I've got a mac so would appreciate someone decoding this.

Edit: I've just opened both files up in hex editor and I'm pretty sure something is in there but I'm fairly inexperienced in this.

There's DEFINITELY something there.   3 people found it already even.    3 that I know of are on step #4

Right on track. Smiley

Then you get the text which is hex, figure out what it is, and know that there is no spoon, and connect it with namecheap, and figure out the password which may or may not exist.

I can confirm that there is actually a password.   And that the methods to get that password are there.   And no, that does not mean try and brute force my server, and SQL injections won't work either. (I'm sure there were a few people thinking about it)
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1005
New Decentralized Nuclear Hobbit
First step solved on the site... www.HowDeepTheRabbitHoleGoes.xyz is phase 2. Good luck all.

this may help you on the next step  Smiley


rvjdldszqup.dpn


QuickCrypto.com

Wink

I've got a mac so would appreciate someone decoding this.

Edit: I've just opened both files up in hex editor and I'm pretty sure something is in there but I'm fairly inexperienced in this.

There's DEFINITELY something there.   3 people found it already even.    3 that I know of are on step #4

Right on track. Smiley

Then you get the text which is hex, figure out what it is, and know that there is no spoon, and connect it with namecheap, and figure out the password which may or may not exist.
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
First step solved on the site... www.HowDeepTheRabbitHoleGoes.xyz is phase 2. Good luck all.

this may help you on the next step  Smiley


rvjdldszqup.dpn


QuickCrypto.com

Wink

I've got a mac so would appreciate someone decoding this.

Edit: I've just opened both files up in hex editor and I'm pretty sure something is in there but I'm fairly inexperienced in this.

There's DEFINITELY something there.   3 people found it already even.    3 that I know of are on step #4
sr. member
Activity: 470
Merit: 250
First step solved on the site... www.HowDeepTheRabbitHoleGoes.xyz is phase 2. Good luck all.

this may help you on the next step  Smiley


rvjdldszqup.dpn


QuickCrypto.com

Wink

I've got a mac so would appreciate someone decoding this.

Edit: I've just opened both files up in hex editor and I'm pretty sure something is in there but I'm fairly inexperienced in this.
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
First step solved on the site... www.HowDeepTheRabbitHoleGoes.xyz is phase 2. Good luck all.

this may help you on the next step  Smiley


rvjdldszqup.dpn
sr. member
Activity: 470
Merit: 250
First step solved on the site... www.HowDeepTheRabbitHoleGoes.xyz is phase 2. Good luck all.
legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1000
gl this is too hard for my skills Wink
regards.
-Katerniko1
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
Hmm, it doesn't look like anyone has made it past the first step.
i dont understand this at all Tongue


Checked the sites, till now found nothing. I think the ultimate answer will be the private key of the address.
but still idk what do we need to do (find) Cheesy

Dig a little deeper
legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1000
Hmm, it doesn't look like anyone has made it past the first step.
i dont understand this at all Tongue


Checked the sites, till now found nothing. I think the ultimate answer will be the private key of the address.
but still idk what do we need to do (find) Cheesy
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1005
New Decentralized Nuclear Hobbit
Hmm, it doesn't look like anyone has made it past the first step.
i dont understand this at all Tongue


Checked the sites, till now found nothing. I think the ultimate answer will be the private key of the address.
legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1000
Hmm, it doesn't look like anyone has made it past the first step.
i dont understand this at all Tongue
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
Hmm, it doesn't look like anyone has made it past the first step.
legendary
Activity: 2254
Merit: 1140
Qdice.net & Plinkopot.com Present: 175,000 bits giveaway cryptographic challenge

We want to thank our loyal players and wanted to do something different.  Instead of running another most wagered contest(although there will be more of those), we wanted to do something that everyone would have an equal chance at.

Here are the details:

  • Somewhere, on qdice.net, and plinkopot.com are the tools needed to get you started on your journey.  This is a challenge involving a decent amount of cryptography and is not for the faint of heart(or mind).
  • There are a few different steps to the challenge (6ish), each step unlocking the key to the next and each increasing in difficulty.
  • I may choose to drop hints if people get stuck.




Challenge is valid until 8/23/15 at 00:00 UTC at which time I reserve the right to end it and reclaim the funds.



Here is where the funds are:
https://blockchain.info/tx/3fb44ef24c085ac1781cbd25a4d07eb77ce689193e9728b10c69be7fb958f5c0
https://blockchain.info/tx/fecc4aef59cc5609a080eb3062ff046b7c0d3751c7701587c993bff536b51112

Presented by:

https://plinkopot.com


and

https://qdice.net

Jump to: