# Creator log — every @SoWut message (2019–2026)

Generated 2026-09-22 from the Telegram group export (handles only). Interactive version: [sowut.html](../sowut.html). Categories: **HINT** actionable puzzle hint · **CONFIRM** confirms/denies a solver claim · **META** puzzle status, prize, history · **LORE** Matrix/theme references · **ADMIN** group housekeeping · **BANTER** jokes · **NOISE** emoji/stickers.

## 2019

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 2019-04-20 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 74 | 2019-04-20 | META | Ok.. somebody has cracked the first code. | First public words: someone cracked the genesis image (Phase 0 → the URL) within a day of launch. | P0 |
| 75 | 2019-04-20 | META | that was way faster than expected. | Progress was faster than the team expected. | P0 |
| 77 | 2019-04-20 | META | The first part. Maybe the puzzle has multiple stages 😉. | Confirms the puzzle has multiple stages. | P0 |
| 79 | 2019-04-20 | CONFIRM | It is. | Short confirmation to a solver's question about the stage structure. |  |
| 87 | 2019-04-20 | ADMIN | It's a way to protect websites against cross site request forgery but the loadbalancer is a bitch on multiple tries apparently. | Explains the website's CSRF-token errors (load balancer) when solvers hammered the Phase 1 form. | P1 |
| 212 | 2019-04-22 | BANTER | wrong chat RKT 😊 | Off-topic, wrong chat. |  |
| 216 | 2019-04-22 | NOISE | 😂 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 225 | 2019-04-22 | HINT | 5ac407837447fba24ba2802e4d1e9aecb4580aa29fef1088cc387c180b746f75 | The first hint ever: sha256 of the Phase 1 password, so answers can be tested offline. Preimage = theflowerblossomsthroughwhatseemstobeaconcretesurface. | P1 |
| 226 | 2019-04-22 | HINT | just try hit your options against that hash. | Instruction for #225: hash your candidate passwords and compare against the released hash. | P1 |
| 231 | 2019-04-22 | ADMIN | Puzzle token issue for stage 1 seems to be resolved. | Phase 1 form token issue fixed. | P1 |
| 234 | 2019-04-22 | ADMIN | https://passwordsgenerator.net/sha256-hash-generator/ | Link to an online sha256 generator for testing candidates against #225. | P1 |
| 236 | 2019-04-22 | ADMIN | or just get yourself a python script | Or use a Python script to hash candidates. | P1 |
| 239 | 2019-04-22 | BANTER | a sticker | Sticker. |  |
| 257 | 2019-04-22 | META | A hash which we provided as the website was giving a lot of token errors. With this hash the puzzlers can try their passwords instead of firing them at the website. | Why the hash was released: the site threw token errors, so solvers got an offline checkpoint instead. Establishes the creator's checkpoint habit. | P1 |
| 325 | 2019-04-23 | META | Ewout managed to crack the april 1st puzzle. He was the first to solve it. | Ewout solved a separate GSMG 'April 1st' puzzle first. Not this puzzle. |  |
| 518 | 2019-04-27 | BANTER | hahahaha :D | Laughing. |  |
| 519 | 2019-04-27 | BANTER | back to the pile! | 'Back to the pile' joke. |  |
| 550 | 2019-04-29 | ADMIN | I personally don't mind you talkinig in another language in this chat tbh although I do prefer english to be the standard language as I assume most of us will be able to follow the conversations. The main chat of GSMG is english only. | Language policy for the group (English preferred). |  |
| 660 | 2019-05-08 | META | Apparently somebody managed to get into Phase 3 🧐 | 8 May 2019: somebody reached Phase 3. | P3 |
| 663 | 2019-05-08 | META | Nobody knows | Answer to 'how many phases': nobody knows. |  |
| 850 | 2019-05-14 | NOISE | 👌 _(↩ @zeroxcolombo: Cikada3301 its fake too?))))_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 851 | 2019-05-14 | META | Quests might* be scams. We didn't promote this puzzle nor is it unsolvalble. Please enjoy the puzzle or continue your journey. | Denies the puzzle is a scam or unsolvable; GSMG did not promote it. |  |
| 855 | 2019-05-14 | BANTER | Sure, once it's solved. _(↩ @phcyh: @SoWut give me the solution)_ | 'Give me the solution' → 'Sure, once it's solved.' |  |
| 859 | 2019-05-14 | META | I suppose the btc price will be above 10k at the next halving. _(↩ id:750026879: if prize will be halfed each time.. not sure about interest will continue long t)_ | Prize mechanics: the BTC prize halves at each halving; he expects BTC above 10k. |  |
| 866 | 2019-05-17 | HINT | Dear all, somebody pointed out that there might be a mistake in phase III and that is correct unfortunately. The mistake makes it nearly impossible to solve unless you'd know where to add 1 extra character between the 3 answers. My sincerest apologies for this, I'll fix this a soon as I've found a d | Admits a mistake in Phase III that makes it nearly impossible to solve without a fix. | P3 |
| 867 | 2019-05-17 | HINT | Here's the hint in order to bypass the mistake: giveit = givetit | The fix: giveit = givetit (a typo in the Phase 3 material). The hash-confirmed Phase 3 answer is giveitjustonesecond. | P3 |
| 869 | 2019-05-18 | CONFIRM | Correct. | Confirms a solver's reading of the typo fix. | P3 |
| 871 | 2019-05-18 | META | For those feeling bad about having wasted time on my typo. I might feel even worse as I've tested the entire puzzle 3 times with the same string which had the typo in it 😒. I'll kill some braincells tonight with tasteless alcohol in order to forget this blunder. | He tested the whole puzzle three times with the same typo'd string, so the typo survived testing. | P3 |
| 874 | 2019-05-18 | HINT | The issue is within the 3th phase. Not in going from 2 to 3. | The issue is inside Phase 3 itself, not in the 2→3 transition. | P3 |
| 875 | 2019-05-18 | HINT | Once you have to work with give(t)it you'll know. | You will recognise the typo once you work with give(t)it. | P3 |
| 879 | 2019-05-18 | META | So, after yesterday's 'hint' a team of puzzlers has made an unbelievable amount of progress in just one day... The progress they made was unforseen as we expected it to take at least a !month! to pass those parts of the puzzle. Hat off for those that managed to puzzle their way through all the ciphe | After the typo fix a team advanced through parts expected to take a month. Implies several Phase 3 sub-stages. | P3 |
| 881 | 2019-05-18 | META | In case the private key hasn't been found in 2019 we'll release a tiny hint at the start of 2020, that will be the final hint. Can the private key be retrieved without that hint? Yes. | Policy: if unsolved in 2019 a 'tiny' final hint comes at the start of 2020; the key CAN be retrieved without it. | HINT2020 |
| 886 | 2019-05-18 | CONFIRM | Nope | 'Nope' to a follow-up (more hints beyond the promised one). |  |
| 887 | 2019-05-18 | META | Part III consist out of a few stages. The last few stages are, how shall I say it, not really easy to solve for most. | Part III consists of a few stages; the last ones are hard for most. Matches Phase 3 → 3.2 → SalPhaseIon. | P3 |
| 896 | 2019-05-18 | META | No, they reaced out to me on tg and send me proof of them passing the stages. | The leading team sent him proof of passing stages by private message. |  |
| 898 | 2019-05-18 | META | No hints after stage 2 (except the 't' to fix my stupid mistake) | No hints after stage 2 except the typo fix. |  |
| 950 | 2019-05-27 | BANTER | Not completely, voice recognition might even work to pass although I'd copy past the answer as it's faster ;-). | Phase 1 song joke: voice recognition might work but copy-paste is faster. | P1 |
| 952 | 2019-05-27 | CONFIRM | Ok you found a song. Do have a clue on how to proceed on the webpage? | Confirms the song (The Warning by Logic) is the Phase 1 lead; nudges toward the hidden form on the page. | P1 |
| 961 | 2019-05-28 | META | Nobody knows. _(↩ id:815412073: How many phase in this puzlle?)_ | 'How many phases?' → nobody knows. |  |
| 978 | 2019-05-31 | ADMIN | Now we need a bot here too | Group bot talk. |  |
| 984 | 2019-05-31 | NOISE | [sticker] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 988 | 2019-05-31 | BANTER | shitcoin _(↩ @Coinbaas_dotcom: @MissRose_bot this is a nice bot for the chat 👌)_ | 'shitcoin' quip about a bot. |  |
| 989 | 2019-05-31 | NOISE | 😉 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 990 | 2019-05-31 | META | Well.... yes _(↩ id:507197982: Hi there any news on puzzle?😄)_ | There is news: a new piece was found (31 May 2019). |  |
| 991 | 2019-05-31 | META | Apparently folks found a new piece. | Folks found a new piece. |  |
| 994 | 2019-05-31 | BANTER | Almost banned for spam 😋 | Almost banned for spam by the bot. |  |
| 997 | 2019-05-31 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 999 | 2019-05-31 | ADMIN | /daysandbox_set safe_hours=720 | Bot command. |  |
| 1210 | 2019-06-27 | NOISE | 🌱 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 1211 | 2019-06-27 | NOISE | 🛣 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 1416 | 2019-08-10 | META | You'll only know when you've solved that part. | You only know what a part is once you solve it. |  |
| 1448 | 2019-09-04 | META | Still no hints ;-) | Still no hints (Sept 2019). |  |
| 1461 | 2019-09-22 | BANTER | Found it by now? _(↩ id:884485205: Hey, I have a technical question. Would someone please guide me? I just got to p)_ | Asks a solver whether they found their answer. |  |
| 1465 | 2019-09-22 | CONFIRM | 7 parts right? | '7 parts right?' — acknowledges a seven-part structure a solver described. Relevant to Phase 2's seven parts and the Architect's 'seven intertwined passwords'. | P2 |
| 1487 | 2019-09-26 | HINT | There may indeed a piece be found outside the main puzzle. | There may be a piece outside the main puzzle. Later confirmed by the Decentraland audio clue (HASHTHETEXT) and the 'another door' hints. | DOOR |
| 1537 | 2019-10-13 | META | Gsmg.io/puzzle | Posts the puzzle image link gsmg.io/puzzle (image attached). | P0 |
| 1587 | 2019-11-01 | BANTER | Sure, what's the hint? | 'Sure, what's the hint?' |  |
| 1602 | 2019-12-03 | HINT | giveit = givetit | Repeats the typo fix giveit = givetit. | P3 |
| 1638 | 2019-12-31 | META | Hahaha, you're on it. Not an exact time, but it will be posted in this channel. It's at the start of 2020 indeed, way before the halving. _(↩ @silver_anth: @SoWut any set time for the hint to drop? I have less than two hours till 2020 😎)_ | The 2020 hint will be posted in this channel at the start of 2020, before the halving. | HINT2020 |
| 1639 | 2019-12-31 | META | To all you peepz in advance: have a blast in the last part of 2019 and have an even better 2020. Best wishes to you all and good luck with the next puzzle piece(s) in case you manage to find them 😉! | New-year wishes; good luck with the next puzzle pieces. |  |
## 2020

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1647 | 2020-01-05 | NOISE | [image] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 1648 | 2020-01-05 | BANTER | Anybody hungry? | Food joke (the 'scripted cake' trolling episode). |  |
| 1651 | 2020-01-05 | BANTER | No, it's a dessert | Dessert joke. |  |
| 1659 | 2020-01-05 | BANTER | Note: I might be in a trolling mood. | Warns he might be in a trolling mood. |  |
| 1680 | 2020-01-12 | NOISE | 👆 _(↩ @SoWut: Note: I might be in a trolling mood.)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 1703 | 2020-01-13 | META | Hint to be expected within a few days. Note: not trolling with scripted cake this time. | The promised 2020 hint is days away; 'not trolling with scripted cake this time'. | HINT2020 |
| 1710 | 2020-01-14 | HINT | Roses are White but often Red. Yellow has a number and so does Blue. Go back to the first puzzle piece without further ado. It might have shown you only one door, beware that the rabbits nest may contain a whole lot more. Hush hush. | THE 2020 hint (poem): 'Yellow has a number and so does Blue. Go back to the first puzzle piece... it might have shown you only one door'. Points at the genesis image's blue/yellow cells and at a second door. | P0 DOOR HINT2020 |
| 1711 | 2020-01-14 | META | Good luck 👍 | Good luck after the hint. | HINT2020 |
| 1726 | 2020-01-27 | META | Might have been fixed fyi 👆 _(↩ @JoeBloggs8888: Besides the "givetit" mistake, are there any other confirmed spelling/gramatical)_ | Other spelling mistakes may have been fixed by now. |  |
| 1729 | 2020-01-27 | CONFIRM | Would be nice, not required | Something a solver asked about is 'nice, not required'. |  |
| 1743 | 2020-02-20 | NOISE | 😎 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 1753 | 2020-02-21 | BANTER | I'm not the esthetician when it comes to coding 😉 | Admits his code is not pretty. |  |
| 1758 | 2020-02-22 | NOISE | 👋 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 1775 | 2020-02-22 | META | Solutions for the first stages can be found online. | Solutions for the first stages are public online. |  |
| 1777 | 2020-02-22 | META | The quickest brain did it within 2 hours if I remember correctly. | The fastest solver did the first stage in about two hours. |  |
| 1779 | 2020-02-22 | NOISE | Don't know | 'Don't know'. |  |
| 1806 | 2020-02-22 | META | Typos: Horrible mistakes due to rushed work. I'm 100% to blame for this noobish display of words. No clues to be found in those typos might you wonder 😉. | Typos are rushed-work mistakes and contain NO clues. Do not mine typos. |  |
| 1837 | 2020-02-22 | HINT | Only -41,-17 matters | 'Only -41,-17 matters': the Decentraland parcel holding the audio clue (puzzlepiece.mp3 → HASHTHETEXT). | DCL DOOR |
| 1895 | 2020-02-25 | META | Not sponsored, just see it as a side quest | Decentraland is not sponsored; treat it as a side quest. | DCL |
| 2002 | 2020-02-25 | ADMIN | You are right _(↩ @aeaeoeaea: i think @SoWut admin should take care of you)_ | Moderation. |  |
| 2011 | 2020-02-25 | ADMIN | FA please soften the communication. I like enthusiasm, but don't bring down the vibe. A lot of very smart people have been on this puzzle and put in a lot more effort than 1 can do in a month. Some puzzlers amazed me by being so incredibly fast in some stages. | Asks a member to soften the tone; many smart people have worked hard on this. |  |
| 2013 | 2020-02-25 | CONFIRM | 3.2 is a thing btw | '3.2 is a thing': Phase 3.2 exists (the EBCDIC/Beaufort/VIC stage). | P32 |
| 2017 | 2020-02-25 | META | Or nobody found the direction _(↩ @nieods: There's no clear direction on what to do next, and probably invokes time consumi)_ | Maybe nobody found the direction after 3.2 yet (Feb 2020). | P32 |
| 2020 | 2020-02-25 | BANTER | But I should shut up ofcourse 😁 | 'But I should shut up of course.' |  |
| 2023 | 2020-02-25 | META | I'd dive in the puzzle from the beginning before making assumptions _(↩ id:1084918156: everything is GIVEN)_ | Solve from the beginning before assuming 'everything is given'. |  |
| 2024 | 2020-02-25 | META | A few guys here cracked phase 2 in 2 days. | A few solvers cracked Phase 2 in two days. | P2 |
| 2026 | 2020-02-25 | META | Don't know but most see 3.2 as the last part. | Most see 3.2 as the last part (he does not confirm it is). | P32 |
| 2067 | 2020-02-25 | NOISE | 😂😂😂 _(↩ @nieods: Well denial is the most predictable of all human responses)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 2070 | 2020-02-25 | BANTER | Just spend less time here fishing for clues and solve 🧐 | Stop fishing for clues, go solve. |  |
| 2244 | 2020-02-27 | NOISE | Nice and silent | Spam episode. |  |
| 2245 | 2020-02-27 | NOISE | Damn so annoying | Spam episode. |  |
| 2247 | 2020-02-27 | NOISE | He'll be back | Spam episode. |  |
| 2297 | 2020-03-16 | ADMIN | Yeah we might want to push the English only rule here too ;-) | English-only rule. |  |
| 2905 | 2020-03-25 | CONFIRM | Interesting 😜 _(↩ id:750026879: 1. rabbit hole marked (rabbit looking to this point). 2. usual spiral solve show)_ | 'Interesting' to a solver's genesis-image theory (rabbit marks a point, spiral reading). Non-committal. | P0 |
| 2910 | 2020-03-25 | META | Answering that would be too much of a hint. _(↩ @insideyourpinealgland: hello! @SoWut Jrk Bgrt... is the complete pk hidden in the final chapter of this)_ | Refuses to say whether the complete private key is hidden in the final chapter: 'too much of a hint'. | P32 |
| 2918 | 2020-03-25 | CONFIRM | There must at least be something hidden in there. _(↩ @AndyFroz: Some people refer to you saying that you confirmed that the PK is in the last ci)_ | 'There must at least be something hidden in there' — confirms hidden content in the Phase 3.2 material (the trailing 80-byte blob is the prime candidate). | P32 |
| 3281 | 2020-04-06 | META | No hints 🤓 | No hints. |  |
| 3338 | 2020-04-08 | META | Those hints are the last hints. Although I can say that one team managed to find something... something others haven't yet found (unless they didn't tell us). | The released hints are the last; one team found something others have not. |  |
| 3340 | 2020-04-08 | META | That would be another hint. | Saying more would be another hint. |  |
| 3342 | 2020-04-08 | META | there are errors? | Asks which errors people mean. |  |
| 3345 | 2020-04-08 | META | Before you send anything. No hints; errors and typos are mostly not intended 😄 | Errors and typos are mostly unintended. |  |
| 3348 | 2020-04-08 | META | well, I'll just wait until you guys have progressed to "the next stage or something like that"😁 | Waits for solvers to reach 'the next stage'. |  |
| 3365 | 2020-04-08 | BANTER | the backstage 😎 _(↩ @overwatch_tracer: We should call it the after stage then 😄)_ | 'The backstage' pun. |  |
| 3369 | 2020-04-08 | META | obviously a typo | Obviously a typo. |  |
| 3370 | 2020-04-08 | META | Rushed work. I take all the blame there is for those 😞. My sincerest apologies. | Apology for rushed-work typos. |  |
| 3371 | 2020-04-08 | META | Hope it hasn't spoiled the fun so far. | Hopes the typos did not spoil the fun. |  |
| 3373 | 2020-04-08 | BANTER | I can't even write without typo's. The intelligence is an illusion. | 'The intelligence is an illusion.' |  |
| 3375 | 2020-04-08 | BANTER | But thanks nevertheless. | Thanks. |  |
| 3384 | 2020-04-08 | META | Quite some typos have been changed already. The biggest blunder so far in the mainline of the puzzle was givetit instead of giveit 😩🔨 | Many typos already fixed; the biggest blunder in the main line was givetit instead of giveit. | P3 |
| 3386 | 2020-04-08 | META | What impressed me most so far was that 1 crew even managed to pass it while the typo was unknown. | One crew passed Phase 3 even with the unknown typo. | P3 |
| 3390 | 2020-04-08 | LORE | Humph. Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness. | Quotes the Architect: 'Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion...' — the same scene as 'the problem is choice'. | ARCHI |
| 3391 | 2020-04-08 | META | (not a hint btw, just fooling around) | Says #3390 is not a hint, just fooling around. | ARCHI |
| 3395 | 2020-04-08 | BANTER | like 5 thousand milibitcoin...? _(↩ @insideyourpinealgland: and thousands of reasons to proceed....)_ | '5 thousand millibitcoin' quip. |  |
| 3404 | 2020-04-08 | LORE | And Oen | 'And Oen' — anagram wordplay on Neo / One. | ARCHI |
| 3478 | 2020-04-11 | NOISE | ♟ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 3615 | 2020-04-29 | NOISE | 👆 _(↩ @x7x7x7x6: let me guess: because it`s unknown?)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 3860 | 2020-05-11 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 3876 | 2020-05-11 | BANTER | Invest it in bitconnect. _(↩ @TrinitasUnitas: So what are you going to do with the 2.5btc after the halving? @SoWut another pu)_ | Bitconnect joke about the halved 2.5 BTC. | PRIZE |
| 3902 | 2020-05-11 | CONFIRM | Well spotted _(↩ @x7x7x7x6: the half of prize went to better half)_ | 'The half of the prize went to better half' → 'Well spotted'. Confirms the second address (17ucy…) is the 'better half' of the VIC line 'the private keys belong to half and better half'. | PRIZE P32 |
| 3903 | 2020-05-11 | META | Happy halving! | Happy halving. | PRIZE |
| 3905 | 2020-05-11 | META | It'll high likely be worth more than it once the price was 5 btc. Next halving in 209999 | The halved prize will likely be worth more; next halving at block 209999×k. | PRIZE |
| 3923 | 2020-05-11 | HINT | Let's see what bitcoin is worth the next halving and who knows what you'll find after opening the 2nd door. The price is in half, but what does it mean 🤔. | 'Who knows what you'll find after opening the 2nd door. The price is in half, but what does it mean' — ties the second door to the halved prize. | DOOR PRIZE |
| 4094 | 2020-05-20 | META | It is _(↩ @timofey_bondarenko: The January hint is missing on github, isn't it?)_ | Confirms the January 2020 hint was missing from the GitHub hints repo. | HINT2020 |
| 4096 | 2020-05-20 | META | This one 👆. _(↩ @SoWut: Roses are White but often Red. Yellow has a number and so does Blue. Go back to )_ | Re-points to the 2020 poem as the official hint. | HINT2020 |
| 4102 | 2020-05-21 | CONFIRM | answer is there | 'Answer is there' (the material needed is already in the first puzzle piece). | P0 |
| 4105 | 2020-05-21 | HINT | First or zero | 'First or zero': the 'first puzzle piece' of the poem is Phase 0, the genesis image. | P0 HINT2020 |
| 4164 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4165 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4166 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4167 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4168 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4170 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4178 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4179 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4180 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4186 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4187 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4188 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4189 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4266 | 2020-05-23 | ADMIN | Thanks @EwoutM, I fell asleep. | Thanks a moderator. |  |
| 4272 | 2020-05-23 | ADMIN | /goodbye off | Bot command. |  |
| 4274 | 2020-05-23 | ADMIN | /cleanwelcome on | Bot command. |  |
| 4304 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4305 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4306 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | [no text] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4307 | 2020-05-23 | BANTER | I have a purpose now. Buy a dosis of super covid-20 for every spammer. _(↩ @TrinitasUnitas: So what are you going to do with the 2.5btc after the halving? @SoWut another pu)_ | Covid joke about spammers. |  |
| 4309 | 2020-05-23 | BANTER | Perfect | Joke continues. |  |
| 4310 | 2020-05-23 | BANTER | Make it very contagious please. | Joke continues. |  |
| 4314 | 2020-05-23 | ADMIN | /lock audio bot button command contact document email emojigame forward game invitelink location phone poll rtl sticker url video videonote voice | Bot lock command. |  |
| 4316 | 2020-05-23 | NOISE | 😇 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4363 | 2020-05-25 | BANTER | I think a computer would beat me in the turing test. | Turing-test joke. |  |
| 4548 | 2020-06-30 | NOISE | 👆 _(↩ @zilvetto: No, the puzzle begins with a drunk rabit he got himself into a hole he can't get)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 4589 | 2020-08-02 | META | Or the same puzzle, or just not at all 🤷‍♀. | On the 2.5 BTC moved to the second address: 'the same puzzle, or just not at all' (its use is undetermined). Often misquoted as being about the second letter block. | PRIZE |
| 4590 | 2020-08-02 | META | Really nobody managed to find the extra door, didn't expect that after the earlier pace of cracking things. | Aug 2020: nobody has found the extra door; he expected it after the earlier pace. | DOOR |
| 4597 | 2020-08-03 | META | A few here know | A few members know something. |  |
| 4603 | 2020-08-03 | META | It's ok, more chance for those that aren't running. We said we'd do this from the start, no need to feel bad about this. | Halving policy was announced from the start; no need to feel bad. | PRIZE |
| 4624 | 2020-08-09 | META | a private key | What you find at the end: 'a private key'. |  |
| 4647 | 2020-08-10 | BANTER | Cracking ethereum requires billions of ether. | Ethereum joke. |  |
| 4688 | 2020-08-12 | HINT | Indeed remarkable with the hints stating the path pretty obvious... | Remarkable that the door is unfound 'with the hints stating the path pretty obvious' — the 2020 poem describes the path plainly. | DOOR HINT2020 |
| 4693 | 2020-08-12 | META | No hints | No hints. |  |
| 4694 | 2020-08-12 | META | There's 1 club that passed but they are stuck in the next phase. | Aug 2020: one club passed [3.2] but is stuck in the next phase (SalPhaseIon). | SAL |
| 4696 | 2020-08-12 | CONFIRM | Correct | 'Correct' to a solver's statement. |  |
| 4771 | 2020-10-01 | META | I've just been notified that number 2 has made it to the next stage. | Oct 2020: a second team reached the next stage. | SAL |
| 4912 | 2020-10-27 | META | https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1GSMG1JC9wtdSwfwApgj2xcmJPAwx7prBe price is indeed still there. _(↩ @zilvetto: how come you haven't solved it yet)_ | Prize address link; the prize is still there. | PRIZE |
| 5069 | 2020-11-24 | META | We have our reasons halving the price money at every bitcoin halving event :-). | They have reasons for halving the prize at each halving. | PRIZE |
| 5071 | 2020-11-24 | META | Who knows, maybe even in the same block. | 'Maybe even in the same block' (prize move timing). | PRIZE |
| 5251 | 2020-12-26 | NOISE | Thanks | Thanks. |  |
## 2021

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5365 | 2021-01-07 | META | It'll be split on the next halving. | Prize split again at the next halving. | PRIZE |
| 5368 | 2021-01-07 | META | We mentioned this at the beginning, when the puzzle started. | Halving policy was stated at launch. | PRIZE |
| 5370 | 2021-01-07 | BANTER | Depends on the contestants' puzzle skills. _(↩ @AndyFroz: Wow, do you expect the puzzle would not be solved within the next ~3 years?)_ | Solve time depends on skills. |  |
| 5375 | 2021-01-07 | ADMIN | Tg channel _(↩ id:871228632: Where?)_ | Where hints are posted: this Telegram channel. |  |
| 5672 | 2021-01-18 | META | I can solemnly promise you I'm not using any other accounts besides my own. _(↩ id:689225742: I think he is puzzle creator fake account. Trying to push someone to solve and s)_ | He uses no other accounts. |  |
| 5677 | 2021-01-19 | ADMIN | From now on no more begging for money in exchange for "hints". Doing so results in a ban. Measure in place due to many complaints. | No begging for money for hints; ban. |  |
| 5678 | 2021-01-19 | ADMIN | This puzzle is supposed to be fun ✌️. | The puzzle is supposed to be fun. |  |
| 5684 | 2021-01-19 | BANTER | I'll offer free hints in PM. (After you've paid me 5.1 btc 🤡). | 'Free hints in PM after you pay 5.1 BTC'. |  |
| 5685 | 2021-01-19 | BANTER | Good luck again. | Good luck. |  |
| 5717 | 2021-01-21 | HINT | Not to give any hints but a few might not require the internet anymore. | 'A few might not require the internet anymore': the remaining stages can be solved offline with material already in hand. | SAL |
| 5960 | 2021-03-01 | META | Ancient spelling 😅. One of the many many typos. _(↩ @janusz_baran: someone from england or america is here ? this is old talk, now is FORTY but hun)_ | 'Hundred fourty' is ancient spelling / a typo in the 3.2 text, not a clue. | P32 |
| 5966 | 2021-03-01 | HINT | You are at the prime part already??? | 'You are at the prime part already???' — reply to a solver asking which primes (2,3,5,7) to use. Confirms a prime-number step exists. | PRIMES SAL |
| 5969 | 2021-03-01 | META | Oh wait, shouldn't have said that. That might have been a hint 🤔. | Admits #5966 leaked a hint. | PRIMES |
| 5982 | 2021-03-01 | BANTER | Rumour has it I'm an admin at least. | Admin rumour. |  |
| 6025 | 2021-03-01 | NOISE | [sticker] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 6243 | 2021-03-05 | BANTER | Those not enjoying the puzzle are the ones wasting time I guess 😅? _(↩ id:690769341: Author just wasted a huge amount of time of people)_ | Those not enjoying the puzzle waste time. |  |
| 6250 | 2021-03-05 | BANTER | Infrared | 'Infrared' one-liner (context lost). |  |
| 6252 | 2021-03-05 | META | No hints 🤡 | No hints. |  |
| 6491 | 2021-03-14 | META | Fyi. Another person (or team) made it to salph. | Mar 2021: another team reached 'salph' (SalPhaseIon). Names the stage. | SAL |
| 6495 | 2021-03-14 | CONFIRM | Nope _(↩ @zilvetto: Salph? You trolling us? :)))_ | Not trolling about salph. | SAL |
| 6497 | 2021-03-14 | META | I don't check the website logs. There aren't any tracking scripts either. People somehow now how to reach me on telegram and PM me, that's how I know :-). Although I can't prove it, we don't monitor the puzzlers progress in any way. I just read the chat and when I notice the address is empty I'll kn _(↩ @zilvetto: I always wonder how when you tell us that someone (or a team) has reached a cert)_ | No logs or tracking; he learns progress from private messages. |  |
| 6509 | 2021-03-14 | META | I gave an unforseen hint already 🤷‍♂ _(↩ id:419791047: So don't you think it's time for a hint on matrixsumlist?)_ | Asked for a hint on matrixsumlist: 'I gave an unforeseen hint already' (= #5966, the prime part). | PRIMES SAL |
| 6514 | 2021-03-15 | BANTER | Hush hush | Hush hush. |  |
| 6541 | 2021-03-19 | META | If know about 3 people/teams. | Knows of about 3 people/teams at salph. | SAL |
| 6543 | 2021-03-19 | NOISE | 4* | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 6712 | 2021-03-22 | META | Nr 5 in salph | Number 5 reached salph. | SAL |
| 6767 | 2021-03-24 | NOISE | 🤣 _(↩ @nieods: I’m trying to free your mind, you. But I can only show you the door. You’re the )_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 6846 | 2021-03-27 | BANTER | Maybe combine it with some psilocybe azurescens and mao inhibitors or go all the way with some 5-MeO-DMT. 👀 _(↩ @retlw: this requires a lot of LSD)_ | Psychedelics joke. |  |
| 6847 | 2021-03-27 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 6884 | 2021-04-01 | HINT | Hint: "another door might be found on {1 },{4} ,{21}" | April 1st: 'another door might be found on {1},{4},{21}'. Possibly an April-fools joke (#7529), yet a1z26 gives A,D,U and the Phase 3.2 VIC markers were 1 and 4. | DOOR |
| 6895 | 2021-04-01 | BANTER | Good one V ;-). (Assuming you played cyberpunk). _(↩ @x7x7x7x6: Private key might be found on {30 },{2} ,{77})_ | Cyberpunk reply to a parody hint. |  |
| 6913 | 2021-04-01 | LORE | R=18 A=1 B=2 Could also be 21 or 1812 bit 🧐. Sometimes I'm glad I don't have to solve this puzzle myself. | Riffs on letter↔number values (R=18 A=1 B=2; '21 or 1812 bit'), i.e. a1z26 games around #6884. | DOOR |
| 6944 | 2021-04-01 | NOISE | 👆 _(↩ @nieods: Probably best to start at the beginning to understand the mindset behind it)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 7028 | 2021-04-02 | ADMIN | I haven't deleted it. Not sure who, but I noticed some more messages are deleted from time to time. _(↩ id:1760549311: My link has been deleted? It was definitely not spam. Rather a personal opinion )_ | He did not delete the message. |  |
| 7060 | 2021-04-03 | BANTER | Nobody knows _(↩ id:1465192424: Who is the maker of this puzzle? Present on this telegram channel?)_ | 'Who is the creator?' → nobody knows. |  |
| 7061 | 2021-04-03 | BANTER | I've been pretending to be one of the few creators for a while now. | 'Pretending to be one of the creators' (he is). |  |
| 7152 | 2021-04-06 | BANTER | Some parts of cicada puzzles are still unsolved. Must be bad design. | Cicada comparison. |  |
| 7153 | 2021-04-06 | BANTER | If it were just about having fun, that'd be great wouldn't it :-). | On fun. |  |
| 7224 | 2021-04-09 | NOISE | ✅ _(↩ @TrinitasUnitas: false)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 7244 | 2021-04-10 | META | Fyi, another person or team reached salph today. | Apr 2021: another team reached salph. | SAL |
| 7381 | 2021-04-16 | BANTER | Blame noted and accepted | Blame accepted. |  |
| 7385 | 2021-04-16 | BANTER | Deal, we'll take of 75% instead 😈. _(↩ id:1465192424: That and without a halfing of the prize xD)_ | Halving joke. | PRIZE |
| 7388 | 2021-04-16 | META | https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/ | Halving countdown link. | PRIZE |
| 7396 | 2021-04-16 | META | I don't care who shares what indeed, too much of a hassle. As long as people enjoy and that the best puzzler gets the price I'm ok with a lot. | Sharing is fine; the best puzzler should get the prize. |  |
| 7418 | 2021-04-16 | CONFIRM | Good point _(↩ @rb_6969: Just do what is told all the time over and over. Go to the first puzzle piece (i)_ | 'Good point' to: do what the hints say, go back to the first puzzle piece. | P0 DOOR |
| 7520 | 2021-04-18 | META | I suspect he isn't _(↩ id:1465192424: Saber is puzzle creator I suspect)_ | Saber is not the creator. |  |
| 7529 | 2021-04-18 | META | Do you know what usually happens on the first of april? _(↩ id:1783233127: Is this an actual hint we can use please? I’m asking because it was mentioned on)_ | 'Do you know what usually happens on the first of April?' — casts #6884 as a joke. | DOOR |
| 7830 | 2021-08-10 | CONFIRM | Technically we do 😁 _(↩ @AndyFroz: Hackers would not help here. Puzzle creators do not store the private key online)_ | 'Technically we do' store the private key online. | SAL COS |
| 7832 | 2021-08-11 | CONFIRM | The one to be found by solving the puzzle yes _(↩ @AndyFroz: Do you mean the encrypted private key stored online?)_ | The encrypted private key found by solving the puzzle is stored online. | SAL COS |
| 7834 | 2021-08-11 | CONFIRM | And the solver will find a way to 'decrypt' it. | The solver will find a way to decrypt it — the endgame is decrypting a stored, encrypted key (the AES blobs). | SAL COS |
| 7886 | 2021-09-23 | META | https://blockchair.com/tools/halving-countdown | Halving countdown link. | PRIZE |
| 7889 | 2021-09-24 | META | This was alcohol talking last night. The topic puzzle came up, and couldn't resist posting it 😅. _(↩ @slobadoba: Is that a hint? 😂)_ | Posted while drunk; not a hint. |  |
| 7891 | 2021-09-24 | META | That's not mine | 'That's not mine' (an account/link). |  |
| 7906 | 2021-10-31 | NOISE | 😅 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 7914 | 2021-12-03 | HINT | There is Another D O O R _(↩ id:750026879: give a hint, pls, with the first day of winter 2021-2022 :) omikron collapse a t)_ | 'There is Another D O O R'. | DOOR |
| 7915 | 2021-12-03 | META | Remind me when it's Christmas. _(↩ @zilvetto: Can we expect a new hint for Christmas this year? You get drunk, we get some new)_ | Remind me at Christmas (for a hint). |  |
| 7998 | 2021-12-26 | META | Oh well, why not. A mini mini hint. Ready 🐰? | Christmas 2021: a mini mini hint is coming. | PRIMES |
| 8000 | 2021-12-26 | HINT | The previous "there is another door hint" is still a thing. We're not sure if anyone has found another door so far, and we can't check that... We've seen prime numbers being mentioned; well, that is definitely an aspect which is required to proceed. Furthermore, along the way, some characters need t | Christmas 2021 hint: the other door is still a thing; prime numbers are required to proceed; 'along the way some characters need to be zeroed out'. | PRIMES DOOR ZERO |
| 8034 | 2021-12-31 | BANTER | ...how did you found out? _(↩ @zilvetto: @SoWut have the Wachowskis invited you to take part in the making of Matrix 4? :)_ | Wachowskis joke. |  |
| 8036 | 2021-12-31 | BANTER | That leaves me positively speechless _(↩ @zilvetto: a hunch. I mean they probably attempted to solve the GSMG puzzle and realised th)_ | Speechless joke. |  |
| 8038 | 2021-12-31 | BANTER | Rumour has it, it is was done before dawn. | Rumour joke. |  |
| 8040 | 2021-12-31 | BANTER | This was stated after drinking dozers stuff. | Drunk talk. |  |
| 8042 | 2021-12-31 | NOISE | 😁 _(↩ @zilvetto: you mean before they scorched the sky)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8048 | 2021-12-31 | LORE | The only date I give away is the expiry date of neo's passport. _(↩ @insideyourpinealgland: yeah.. agree with this @SoWut i also want to ask questions like, how old are you)_ | 'The only date I give away is the expiry date of Neo's passport' (11 Sep 2001 in the film). | ARCHI |
## 2022

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8140 | 2022-05-25 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8142 | 2022-05-25 | META | Looks like somebody found a gsmg subscription. | Someone found a GSMG subscription. |  |
| 8189 | 2022-06-01 | NOISE | 👽 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8288 | 2022-09-06 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8301 | 2022-12-02 | CONFIRM | It is meant to be solved. | 'It is meant to be solved.' |  |
| 8307 | 2022-12-02 | META | There might be a hint coming but not too soon. | A hint might come, not soon. |  |
| 8309 | 2022-12-02 | BANTER | I'm not exactly sure how long it would take to discover that theory so I can't really tell 🤔. _(↩ id:690769341: What is easier? To find the answer to this puzzle or to discover the physics The)_ | Theory-of-everything quip (see 2023: 'still a valid path'). |  |
| 8311 | 2022-12-11 | CONFIRM | .... That is very specific _(↩ @barrystyle: )_ | To barrystyle's image of the Time-Life book 'Cosmic Duality': 'That is very specific'. | COS |
| 8315 | 2022-12-11 | CONFIRM | If the puzzle is solved you'll see how scary specific that is 😂 | 'If the puzzle is solved you'll see how scary specific that is' — the Cosmic Duality book is close to the solution. | COS |
## 2023

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8328 | 2023-01-09 | CONFIRM | @barrystyle, provided a very specific hint already. | '@barrystyle provided a very specific hint already' — the Time-Life 'Cosmic Duality' book cover (#8310). | COS |
| 8330 | 2023-01-09 | HINT | At least prime number is very important to get any further. | 'At least prime number is very important to get any further.' Third creator statement on primes. | PRIMES |
| 8339 | 2023-01-11 | NOISE | [video] _(↩ @Mikejones90212: C'mon man give us something more I'm on almost 3 years of this puzzle that turne)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8340 | 2023-01-11 | BANTER | Mini apologies for this Jeremy gif, couldn't help myself. | Apology for a gif. |  |
| 8342 | 2023-01-12 | META | Rumour has it a new hint is to be expected within 2 months from now. | A new hint expected within two months (it came 23 Feb 2023). | HINT2023 |
| 8349 | 2023-01-12 | BANTER | We obviously did this to have a chance at ending up in the Guinness Book for creating the lamest puzzle ever. | 'Lamest puzzle ever' joke. |  |
| 8352 | 2023-01-12 | CONFIRM | I checked a certain GitHub yesterday, for whoever set that up, nicely done. You guys are really getting close. | He read a community GitHub write-up: 'nicely done, you guys are really getting close' (Jan 2023). | SAL |
| 8353 | 2023-01-12 | BANTER | At least higher than sqrt(-1). _(↩ id:690769341: Are chances to solve less than 2^-256?)_ | 'Higher than sqrt(-1)'. |  |
| 8354 | 2023-01-12 | HINT | Focussing on the theory of everything is also still a valid path to reaching the private key. | 'Focussing on the theory of everything is also still a valid path to reaching the private key.' An alternate route exists. | TOE |
| 8356 | 2023-01-12 | BANTER | An imaginary puzzle would. | 'An imaginary puzzle would.' |  |
| 8358 | 2023-01-12 | NOISE | [video] _(↩ id:690769341: What is easier? To find the answer to this puzzle or to discover the physics The)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8360 | 2023-01-12 | META | Just be clear. My apologies for this puzzle not to be too easy. I'm aware it might appear unsolvable, but it's not. If you find the answer now, the remaining 2.5 btc is well deserved... Or 5, who knows. | The puzzle may look unsolvable but is not; the remaining 2.5 BTC goes to whoever solves it. | PRIZE |
| 8364 | 2023-01-12 | META | Every btc halving the price will half too. _(↩ @AndyFroz: Why 5 btc? Was the half (2.5 btc) transferred to another puzzle address? 😊And th)_ | Halving policy restated. | PRIZE |
| 8368 | 2023-01-12 | NOISE | 👆 _(↩ id:690769341: Who knows...)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8385 | 2023-01-25 | NOISE | 42 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8438 | 2023-02-02 | BANTER | I'm staying out of this one 😅 _(↩ @barrystyle: LOL I swear you euro types have something wrong with you)_ | Staying out of a squabble. |  |
| 8446 | 2023-02-23 | HINT | 00100110 10100110 11001110 10010110 10110110 11110110 01001110 00001110 10011110 10000110 11101110 10000110 10100110 01101110 10010110 11100110 10100110 10101110 01001110 00101110 10000110 11001110 10010110 00001110 10100110 00101110 11001110 00101110 11001110 10000110 00110110 10011110 01001110 101 | THE master hint (binary, bit-reversed then byte-reversed): yellowblueprimes matrixsumlist lastwordsbeforearchichoice yinyang wewontgiveawaythepassword itsinfrontofyoureyesbutyourenotseeingit verylaststepisatruegiveaway promised. | COS HINT2023 |
| 8472 | 2023-03-03 | NOISE | 🐰 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8483 | 2023-04-08 | NOISE | 👆🤷‍♂ _(↩ id:419791047: reversed binary: yellowblueprimesmatrixsumlistlastwordsbeforearchichoiceyinyangw)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8491 | 2023-04-14 | META | It can be solved, albeit very difficult as you have to understand how to interpret all the hints. Currently we are not planning to release any new hints soon. | Solvable but very difficult: you must interpret ALL the hints; no new hints soon. |  |
| 8512 | 2023-04-29 | NOISE | 😂 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8516 | 2023-05-02 | LORE | Still remarkable that scene. Especially the expiration date of his passport 😁. _(↩ @zilvetto: )_ | The Architect scene again: Neo's passport expiry date (11 Sep 2001). | ARCHI |
| 8518 | 2023-05-02 | LORE | Hope.. | 'Hope..' — the Architect's line. | ARCHI |
| 8569 | 2023-06-10 | CONFIRM | Correct. - No. - Can't say anything about this. | Three answers to a solver's three questions: 'Correct. No. Can't say anything about this.' (question text not preserved). |  |
| 8608 | 2023-06-12 | BANTER | Physically, I assume not 😅. _(↩ id:724453304: But he didn't harm anyone !)_ | 'Physically, I assume not.' |  |
| 8773 | 2023-08-03 | META | Ok ok ok ok. I can't hold this one any longer. _(↩ @zilvetto: @SoWut please shine us some 'light')_ | 'I can't hold this one any longer' — precedes #8774. | COS |
| 8774 | 2023-08-03 | HINT | Are you really looking for just the btc...? | 'Are you really looking for just the btc...?' — implies the endgame yields more than a coin (community reads it against the 'btcseed' find and the 'obscure intel' of #24627). | COS SAL |
| 8779 | 2023-08-03 | BANTER | Another one only 8 minutes after the last one? _(↩ id:6249502156: It's nearly been 6 months so I think we all deserve a mini hint if you are willi)_ | 'Another hint 8 minutes after the last one?' |  |
| 8787 | 2023-08-03 | CONFIRM | Might be. Wish I had said nothing though. _(↩ @zilvetto: is this the hint? sorry, this puzzle made me trust noone, not even myself, so ju)_ | #8774 'might be' a hint; wishes he had said nothing. | COS |
| 8790 | 2023-08-03 | META | Exactly, should have refrained from typing earlier maybe. _(↩ @Saberto_0th: Now you get lots of questions 😂)_ | Regrets typing. |  |
| 8792 | 2023-08-03 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8793 | 2023-08-03 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 8795 | 2023-08-03 | CONFIRM | I saw that you guys got really really far already. _(↩ id:6249502156: But you can confirm if there is indeed a 3rd door that is yet to be found right?)_ | 'You guys got really really far already' (Aug 2023). | SAL |
| 8796 | 2023-08-03 | CONFIRM | Actually, the hardest part is done. | 'Actually, the hardest part is done.' What remained after Aug 2023 is easier than what had been solved. | SAL COS |
| 9047 | 2023-08-05 | LORE | "Globally supporting my generation" | 'Globally supporting my generation' — what GSMG stands for. |  |
| 9550 | 2023-08-06 | META | This may sound at little dramatic but if I suddenly can't answer you guys anymore, it was nice knowing you all ❤️. | Dramatic aside: if he goes silent, it was nice knowing everyone. |  |
| 9551 | 2023-08-06 | META | Oh, and be careful of what you get yourselves into. 🤐 | 'Be careful of what you get yourselves into.' |  |
| 9553 | 2023-08-06 | META | I'll not explain why. | Won't explain why. |  |
| 9554 | 2023-08-06 | META | The puzzle talks for me. | 'The puzzle talks for me.' |  |
| 9556 | 2023-08-06 | META | And don't worry, I'll just be here in the meanwhile 😘. | He will still be around. |  |
| 9572 | 2023-08-06 | META | Not at all. _(↩ @zilvetto: puzzle prize from stolen funds?)_ | Prize is not from stolen funds. | PRIZE |
| 9577 | 2023-08-06 | BANTER | You know if you know. _(↩ @zilvetto: I mean if there's a risk for solvers, we should definetely know more than just ')_ | 'You know if you know.' |  |
| 9586 | 2023-08-06 | BANTER | It wasn't cryptic enough before? | 'It wasn't cryptic enough before?' |  |
| 9592 | 2023-08-06 | META | I wish only for that the puzzle provided some exciting pieces of information. That others have learned something new and that for some it is simply entertaining. I hope that the person who connects the last pieces for the 'main price' will thus get its hands on the private key and hold or spend it w _(↩ id:6249502156: Do you wish for puzzle to get solved or you would want it to stay as it is until)_ | What he wishes for: that the puzzle taught and entertained. |  |
| 9593 | 2023-08-06 | BANTER | In the eye of the beholder, for sure 😊. _(↩ @silver_anth: is Jrk a secret cyber criminal?)_ | Cyber-criminal joke. |  |
| 9595 | 2023-08-06 | META | Technically my friends and family can get to all my data if they'd work together. In that scenario, don't expect a halving of the price. | Friends and family together could reach his data; then no halving. |  |
| 9597 | 2023-08-06 | BANTER | Hahaha good one. I thought of a 24h Killswitch, but nah. Can't be bothered :D! Instead. | Kill-switch joke. |  |
| 9599 | 2023-08-06 | HINT | Probably the last hint: Once you hit a "ying yang", you'll be able to solve it the same day. | 'Probably the last hint: Once you hit a ying yang, you'll be able to solve it the same day.' The yinyang step is the giveaway; what precedes it is the wall. | COS |
| 9601 | 2023-08-06 | META | Chance is small though. Merely an fyi, bit dramatic as stated earlier. _(↩ @mpegmpeg: I won’t lie, after such an obscure puzzle that the best teams haven’t been able )_ | Chance of him disappearing is small; just an fyi. |  |
| 9603 | 2023-08-06 | CONFIRM | Both? | 'Both?' (ambiguous reply). |  |
| 9607 | 2023-08-06 | CONFIRM | No need. You have all the info. _(↩ @silver_anth: @SoWut any chance you can tell us if there is another URL to find? otherwise I a)_ | Another URL to find? 'No need. You have all the info.' | SAL COS |
| 9608 | 2023-08-06 | BANTER | Good to see you again btw. | Greets a returning solver. |  |
| 9611 | 2023-08-06 | META | No hints 🤡 | No hints. |  |
| 9615 | 2023-08-06 | META | My hat off to you, and you know why 🫡. _(↩ @silver_anth: I've been lurking for years recharging, finally want to get back in and solve th)_ | Hat off to an early solver ('you know why'). |  |
| 9616 | 2023-08-06 | META | Only fair ones. And to everyone. _(↩ @silver_anth: Jrk, can you confirm that you will give no hints?)_ | Only fair hints, and to everyone. |  |
| 9621 | 2023-08-06 | META | To answer your question 'fully', from here on, high likely no hints anymore. But if somehow you all can't solve it from here in the next few years (which I deem unlikely given the state of the solving process), then I might feel the need to give an additional hint, as I couldn't happily live with th _(↩ @SoWut: Only fair ones. And to everyone.)_ | From here on most likely no more hints; if unsolved in the next few years he may reconsider. |  |
| 9627 | 2023-08-06 | CONFIRM | Something was solved rather... remarkable. _(↩ @zilvetto: unless Jrk thinks we already know something, which we do not)_ | 'Something was solved rather... remarkable' (Aug 2023). | SAL |
| 9629 | 2023-08-06 | CONFIRM | Partly. | 'Partly.' — a solver's claim is partly right. |  |
| 9631 | 2023-08-06 | BANTER | I won't! | 'I won't!' |  |
| 9632 | 2023-08-06 | META | Ok, although I somehow feel the need to have my eyes at this chat all for sudden it's time for me to shut up again and see my little ones play in an obstacle parc here on France. Ciao! | Signing off for the day. |  |
| 9636 | 2023-08-06 | META | I have no clue. _(↩ id:1239434587: When did this happen.. may I ask?)_ | No clue when something happened. |  |
| 9639 | 2023-08-06 | CONFIRM | Correct. Well, technically, you'll need the internet to claim the prize in the end 🤔. | 'Correct' — no internet needed, except to claim the prize at the end. | SAL |
| 9943 | 2023-08-11 | META | Hi all, getting quite some DM's which is fine, just know that I'm traveling the next coming days ✌️! | Travelling; DMs fine. |  |
| 9944 | 2023-08-11 | META | And I usually answer with "no hints". | Usual answer: no hints. |  |
| 10423 | 2023-08-18 | META | 😳 how? _(↩ @silver_anth: VrsN in the discord had passed givetit before JrK posted that hint)_ | Surprised a solver passed the givetit typo before the fix was posted. | P3 |
| 10424 | 2023-08-18 | META | Hi all. I'm on holiday btw. I might not answer DMs. | On holiday. |  |
| 11989 | 2023-08-23 | META | Note that I get quite some puzzle DMs. I've become used to just say 'no hints'.. (sorry for that). _(↩ id:5260693904: Asking what jrk brgt is... That's not allowed as it's a hint???)_ | Gets many puzzle DMs; answers 'no hints'. |  |
| 12653 | 2023-08-29 | CONFIRM | Correct _(↩ @Saberto_0th: Jrk has stated that the blockchain messages are not his and are not part of the )_ | The blockchain (OP_RETURN) messages are NOT his and NOT part of the puzzle. |  |
| 15513 | 2023-09-28 | META | I'm ok! ♥️ _(↩ id:5260693904: same here)_ | He is ok. |  |
| 15515 | 2023-09-28 | META | Sorry for not answering. I've just been trying not to live in my phone, as that has become a habit the last 20 years of my life. | Trying not to live in his phone. |  |
| 15517 | 2023-09-28 | META | Still on holiday 😅. In the Caribbean currently. It's lovely here. I see some spam complaints, also sorry for that. Everyone ok besides that? _(↩ id:5939972373: Thank God How was your holiday? Are you back for good?)_ | On holiday in the Caribbean. |  |
| 15520 | 2023-09-28 | NOISE | Thanks!!! | Thanks. |  |
| 16547 | 2023-11-17 | BANTER | Hello there, are we all still having fun? | Hello, still having fun? |  |
| 16549 | 2023-11-17 | META | I received some DMs, I thought I'd say hi ✌️. I'm ok, apologies for not being here on a daily basis. | Says hi after DMs. |  |
| 16624 | 2023-11-24 | CONFIRM | There's a question multiple people have asked me. "Given the available knowledge, is internet still required to solve it?" Nope | 'Given the available knowledge, is internet still required to solve it?' → Nope. | SAL COS |
| 17884 | 2023-12-26 | BANTER | Heeeeelllloooooooo | Hello. |  |
| 17885 | 2023-12-26 | BANTER | Happy Christmas all ❤️ | Christmas wishes. |  |
| 17888 | 2023-12-26 | BANTER | Hahahaha that meme, love it | Meme. |  |
| 17889 | 2023-12-26 | ADMIN | Any spammers I have to ban? | Spammers to ban? |  |
| 17891 | 2023-12-26 | BANTER | Have you tried the purple pill already? | 'Purple pill' joke. |  |
| 17893 | 2023-12-26 | BANTER | Candy flipping into 2024 ;-) | New-year joke. |  |
## 2024

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20219 | 2024-01-26 | BANTER | ~2000 new messages, great. You all doing ok? | Checking in. |  |
| 20223 | 2024-01-26 | CONFIRM | Regular Bitcoin Private key _(↩ id:6501279574: Please say me what format key we are all searching? Answer only this question, m)_ | Key format: 'Regular Bitcoin Private key'. | KEY |
| 20224 | 2024-01-26 | NOISE | 🤐 _(↩ id:6246033427: I've been banging my head against a wall due to an inability to solve "our first)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 23116 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | I'm not really here, just checking if you folks are still alive and kicking. ✌️ | Checking in. |  |
| 23120 | 2024-03-26 | META | For all those DM'ing me, the answer to your question is probably NO or YES. I decided not to answer any puzzle questions anymore. If there will be a hint (ever). It will be here. | No more answers to puzzle questions; any hint will be posted here. |  |
| 23121 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | IT'S OK, I FORGOT THAT IT'S CAPS TUESDAY. _(↩ id:5260693904: aghhh sorry for the all caps)_ | Caps joke. |  |
| 23124 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | Yeah, being lost is a common aspect of being on this planet I guess, or at least when tempering with rabbit holes. | Rabbit holes. |  |
| 23125 | 2024-03-26 | META | Btw, for those with the heartwarming words. Many thanks ❤️. | Thanks for kind words. |  |
| 23129 | 2024-03-26 | META | Please understand that I get multiple of these questions on a daily basis.. | Gets these questions daily. |  |
| 23130 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | There are investment institutions for this. Requesting money for a solid idea is not that difficult. | On funding ideas. |  |
| 23133 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | Yes. Some if you might soon be drinking it probably. | Drinking joke. |  |
| 23134 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | Seems puzzlers are decent people ;-). _(↩ @DaniyarK_12: @SoWut I'm surprised that no-one don't swear to you. Literally destroyed everyon)_ | Puzzlers are decent people. |  |
| 23136 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | Ask Claude-3 for the best approach maybe? _(↩ @theseedisplanted: yeah thats why I tried to build a team from here to work on a real project which)_ | 'Ask Claude-3.' |  |
| 23138 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | Understandable | Understandable. |  |
| 23140 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | Does it come close to Claude and gpt? | AI comparison. |  |
| 23151 | 2024-03-26 | META | Technically yes but Nope. _(↩ @Mikejones90212: @SoWut could you at least tell us which hints are no longer relevant, usually we)_ | Which hints are no longer relevant? 'Technically yes but Nope' — some hints ARE obsolete, he won't say which. | HINTS |
| 23152 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | And hi, you're hallucinating. Is it the mescaline? | Mescaline joke. |  |
| 23154 | 2024-03-26 | NOISE | 😉 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 23159 | 2024-03-26 | LORE | I prefer superpositions 😉. _(↩ @Linux1010: Tell me one thing, @SoWut. Are you a one or a zero? This is the question you nee)_ | 'Are you a one or a zero?' → 'I prefer superpositions.' Duality theme. | COS |
| 23163 | 2024-03-26 | BANTER | You're doing fine. _(↩ @Linux1010: Sure, there are grays... but when you come right down to it, at its core, beneat)_ | Encouragement. |  |
| 23200 | 2024-03-27 | CONFIRM | Sqaures and a rabbit? _(↩ @Mr_Robbit: What do you think this picture looks like?)_ | The genesis picture 'looks like squares and a rabbit' — no hidden picture claimed. | P0 |
| 24071 | 2024-04-10 | META | 1357 blocks to go | '1357 blocks to go' to the halving. | PRIZE |
| 24491 | 2024-04-17 | ADMIN | I received some complaints about insulting behavior. May it be obvious that it's not acceptable. Please refrain from doing so, or I have to get the banhammer out of the drawer of either slap someone with a large trout. Please be nice ❤️. | Insults not acceptable. |  |
| 24492 | 2024-04-17 | META | Happy countdown everyone ✌️! | Happy countdown. | PRIZE |
| 24623 | 2024-04-20 | ADMIN | Ha, we lost one 'puzzler'. | Banned a member. |  |
| 24624 | 2024-04-20 | ADMIN | Seemed like a nice moment to get the ban hammer out of the drawer. | Ban hammer. |  |
| 24626 | 2024-04-20 | META | Happy halving everyone! | Happy halving (Apr 2024). | PRIZE |
| 24627 | 2024-04-20 | HINT | For those that still haven't solved the puzzle. There are few prizes to win besides the banter in this chat. A private key, some 'obscure' intel, or what I hope most of you have discovered by now, the most obvious reason to make sure you hold on to Bitcoin 😉. | Prizes still to win: 'a private key, some obscure intel, or what I hope most of you [got]' — the solution contains intel besides the key. | COS PRIZE |
| 24628 | 2024-04-20 | NOISE | ✌️ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 24638 | 2024-04-20 | META | 16$ fee. Damn. Well, anyway, see you in 4 years! Good luck you all. | Paid a $16 fee to move the halved prize; 'see you in 4 years'. | PRIZE |
| 24640 | 2024-04-20 | BANTER | Me? No. Don't know that guy. | 'Don't know that guy.' |  |
| 24652 | 2024-04-20 | BANTER | I should. | 'I should.' |  |
| 24654 | 2024-04-20 | BANTER | Challenge accepted. | Challenge accepted. |  |
| 25758 | 2024-06-06 | BANTER | Crazy No hint Thursday, every Friday! | 'No hint Thursday, every Friday.' |  |
| 25767 | 2024-06-07 | META | An active one. | The puzzle is an active one. |  |
| 26085 | 2024-07-11 | META | None planned. _(↩ @BeastStep: @SoWut Dear friend, are you planning to post any additional hints?)_ | No additional hints planned. |  |
| 26223 | 2024-08-01 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 26490 | 2024-08-30 | ADMIN | It indeed set to private. I haven't opened tg for a while so I guess it wasn't from my side 🫤. _(↩ id:5260693904: Idk to be honest... I think I may have been hacked somehow.... Or maybe some kin)_ | Group privacy setting was not changed by him. |  |
| 26875 | 2024-09-19 | LORE | I simply liked Jacque's ideas a lot. I have techy friends building communities around that idea today; I haven't invested much time into it as I should myself. But in the coming years I move to a place where that becomes a possibility. | On Jacque Fresco: he liked his ideas a lot (Phase 3 answer 'jacquefresco'; the Venus Project). | P3 |
| 27882 | 2024-10-21 | BANTER | I know a Matthew, and if he knows a Roberto, it's likely the same one and a very smart guy. 😉 | Knows a Matthew. |  |
| 27884 | 2024-10-21 | BANTER | Hi all! Everyone still happy? | Everyone happy? |  |
| 27907 | 2024-10-21 | BANTER | Nice! Chilling under artificial stars, clearing up disks. _(↩ id:1690548820: Making some stuffed peppers, how are you?)_ | Chilling. |  |
| 32529 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | In that case I'll show, as I don't have much talent. | 'I'll show, I don't have much talent.' |  |
| 32530 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Hello everyone, still having fun :-)? | Still having fun? |  |
| 32532 | 2024-11-29 | ADMIN | I was told this group could use some moderation. | Group needs moderation. |  |
| 32535 | 2024-11-29 | META | If wallet != empty, puzzle not solved. (Most likely). | 'If wallet != empty, puzzle not solved (most likely).' | PRIZE |
| 32537 | 2024-11-29 | ADMIN | That was indeed the plan. _(↩ @BeastStep: You can give moderator rights to someone you trust.)_ | Plans to appoint moderators. |  |
| 32550 | 2024-11-29 | NOISE | [video] _(↩ @BeastStep: Can we expect a Christmas hint?)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 32555 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | If at all, a very bad one. Not even worth the title of skid. Although, as you might have guessed, I've seen some 'security' places 'protecting' our digital realms. _(↩ @CoruNethron: Depending on what "to be a literally hacker" means. Hacker is not necessarily ab)_ | Not a hacker; has seen 'security' places. |  |
| 32557 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Haven't interacted with a terminal in a while. "But what can you do without a cpu?", touch grass it is. | Touch grass. |  |
| 32560 | 2024-11-29 | META | Hint? Hint? Heh, what craziness are you talking about? There is no hint. _(↩ @TLkLrg: Ok but hint? At least in where to focus on salph or in the puzzle)_ | 'There is no hint.' |  |
| 32561 | 2024-11-29 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 32570 | 2024-11-29 | NOISE | 🤐 _(↩ @silver_anth: puzzle been out so long jrk probably doesn't even remember how to solve it)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 32579 | 2024-11-29 | HINT | At this point, I don't know what to hint, without ruining it for those that might find it. If you guys got 1 microstep further, the puzzle will likely be solved the same day. I could come up with some empty cryptic bs hint, but that would be lame too. And in the end, good puzzles don't need hints, h | 'If you guys got 1 microstep further, the puzzle will likely be solved the same day' (Nov 2024). The wall is one small step. | COS |
| 32580 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | No clue Friday. Every Saturday. | 'No clue Friday, every Saturday.' |  |
| 32590 | 2024-11-29 | META | Oh, and before I forget, apologies for not answering any DMs, don't take it personal. I mainly got tired of answering with either 'no hints', or listening to sad stories about family, or kids with severe health problems, hoping to obtain a hint, all day every day. | Apologies for unanswered DMs. |  |
| 32597 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | I saw that @qv8du3ne8s9 😂 | Saw a message. |  |
| 32613 | 2024-11-29 | LORE | I think I'll be going for ASCII 127 myself. But not overly dramatic. _(↩ @Saberto_0th: What character do I have to imagine myself as?)_ | 'I'll be going for ASCII 127 myself' (DEL) — a joke about which character to be. |  |
| 32640 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | I think I'm fine - gladly I don't feel that weird anxiety anymore. However, I do expect that in about 18 years my government might have to notify me that I've been 'under investigation' for a while. But don't worry about me; me, family and friends are doing great! _(↩ @aRandomString: So Jrk, are you safe or the MIA thing is a possibility still ?)_ | He is fine; government joke. |  |
| 32644 | 2024-11-29 | META | This is so true. I must say, with that in mind, it makes typing any message here a bit more challenging. _(↩ @silver_anth: Jrk can't even say a joke without it being seen as a hint hahaha)_ | Every joke gets read as a hint, which makes posting hard. |  |
| 32647 | 2024-11-29 | ADMIN | Admins | Admins. |  |
| 32659 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Happiness. | Happiness. |  |
| 32671 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | You only need the last number of pi and it might get you somewhere. _(↩ @Saberto_0th: That's actually a good idea. It's an infinite key)_ | 'You only need the last number of pi.' |  |
| 32687 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | I already have gray hair unfortunately. | Gray hair. |  |
| 32690 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Maybe Bryan Johnson has an answer for my hair. | Bryan Johnson joke. |  |
| 32695 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Pimeyes leads me to a festival thingy in the Netherlands. Is this a puzzle? _(↩ @Mikejones90212: what is that ^ @SoWut 0)_ | Pimeyes joke. |  |
| 32699 | 2024-11-29 | CONFIRM | Not sure why but I suppose it doesn't affect the puzzle. _(↩ @theseedisplanted: why does the puzzle have 2 different pages (/PUZZLE and /puzzle), you never said)_ | /PUZZLE and /puzzle pages: the difference 'doesn't affect the puzzle'. | P0 |
| 32701 | 2024-11-29 | META | Could be, it has been years and we had a few FE guys working on it. | Front-end devs worked on the site over the years. |  |
| 32705 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Yeah, what can I say? In a way, it's a pretty smart by mr Sailor, and Bitcoin is built to withstand this shenanigans anyway. | Saylor quip. |  |
| 32707 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Yeah NAD is great. | Supplements. |  |
| 32711 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | I only take ~80 supplements daily, nothing crazy 😅. | Supplements. |  |
| 32715 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Blueprint is sort of the leading list at this point. | Blueprint. |  |
| 32719 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | I mean, if you guys don't solve it anytime soon I'll have to try and stay alive till the year 2145. | Stay alive till 2145. |  |
| 32724 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | I explain them a lot but I don't want them to know about BTC yet, having this unhealthy fear for btc kidnapping. | Kids and BTC. |  |
| 32728 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Enjoying life, mostly 😉. _(↩ id:7731476133: What did you doo 🤣)_ | Enjoying life. |  |
| 32741 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Yeah, heard this argument before. Haven't used it myself for years. Bryan is a bit.. extreme, and his team of doctors probably concluded that it's good for him. Also, there aren't many studies that have concluded that long term low dose usage would do any damage. In the end there's no perfect static _(↩ @silver_anth: can't agree with melatonin being on that list. that can really screw with your c)_ | Melatonin. |  |
| 32748 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Another doctor in my room states that these are indeed the typical puzzle doctors 😉. _(↩ @silver_anth: I'm taking a year off at the moment but was working in internal medicine)_ | Puzzle doctors. |  |
| 32755 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Already better than many doctors... especially for discovering very unlikely cases. _(↩ @Saberto_0th: AI in 20 years will help)_ | AI vs doctors. |  |
| 32767 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | I'd quit that if you want quality sleep. I used it so much, my body can't deal with it anymore. After a week or 2 you'll start dreaming again. | Sleep advice. |  |
| 32770 | 2024-11-29 | BANTER | Ah sorry, I missed that. I used a gram daily, for years. 😅 | A gram daily. |  |
| 32772 | 2024-11-29 | NOISE | 🫡 _(↩ @aRandomString: Did you try with the basics arch?, Eat well, exercise, etc..)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 32773 | 2024-11-29 | META | Ok, I'm off people 👻. Be good, stay healthy, stack sats and enjoy life. Ciao! And good luck Admins! (And many thanks in advance, please be fair 😉). | Signs off; good luck to the new admins. |  |
## 2025

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39192 | 2025-04-28 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 39194 | 2025-04-28 | BANTER | You people are still having fun I see. | Still having fun? |  |
| 39200 | 2025-04-28 | BANTER | Ah, no hints? Ok, that's also fine. | 'No hints? Ok, that's also fine.' |  |
| 39206 | 2025-04-28 | BANTER | I have to say, that touching grass thingy is pretty nice. | Touching grass. |  |
| 39208 | 2025-04-28 | LORE | Yeah, tricky question. You can try to time it (I stopped doing that), but if you understand the puzzle you'll discover that I'd suggest btc only, and don't gamble. _(↩ @k_ng_1: Jrk, what do you think about ethereum, is it worth holding 25% in eth or bitcoin)_ | 'If you understand the puzzle you'll discover that I'd suggest btc only, and don't gamble.' The puzzle carries a Bitcoin-only message. |  |
| 39217 | 2025-04-28 | META | I was hinted when eth was 2$. Saw the "DAO" unfold live in front of my eyes with 8000 holders on slack; was allowed to double my eth with all the left over etc, and then swap it to btc. Good old times. | His ETH/DAO history. |  |
| 39219 | 2025-04-28 | META | If I'd ever take the funds (I won't), I wouldn't even tell the answer 😈. | He won't take the funds, and wouldn't tell the answer if he did. | PRIZE |
| 39224 | 2025-04-28 | HINT | Did anyone found yingyang? I don't think so, you guys are so smart, when yingyang is reached, 2 hours max. | 'Did anyone find yingyang? I don't think so... when yingyang is reached, 2 hours max.' (Apr 2025) The yinyang stage was still unreached; after it the end is quick. | COS |
| 39229 | 2025-04-28 | BANTER | Im with alcohol, dont blame me for more typos. | Alcohol and typos. |  |
| 39232 | 2025-04-28 | BANTER | Alcohol, and answering this chat go hand in hand somehow. | Alcohol and this chat. |  |
| 39234 | 2025-04-28 | META | Que? _(↩ @theseedisplanted: why you guys added that after 6 years?)_ | 'Que?' — did not understand a question about something added after six years. |  |
| 39237 | 2025-04-28 | CONFIRM | It’s the next phase, but I await the day someone finally gets there. _(↩ @silver_anth: is yinyang found after decoding an AES ciphertext?)_ | 'Is yinyang found after decoding an AES ciphertext?' → 'It's the next phase, but I await the day someone finally gets there.' Yinyang is a PHASE after a decryption, not yet reached. | COS |
| 39241 | 2025-04-28 | LORE | Ok, the "better half" is hungry. Which means I'm off 🤗 | 'The better half is hungry' — he calls his partner 'better half'; cf. the VIC line 'the private keys belong to half and better half'. | P32 |
| 49172 | 2025-09-16 | NOISE | [video] | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 49175 | 2025-09-16 | CONFIRM | Yes | 'Yes' (question not preserved). |  |
| 49176 | 2025-09-16 | BANTER | Carrots were originally purple, until the Dutch turned them orange in the 1600s to kiss up to their royal family. | Carrot trivia. |  |
## 2026

| id | date | cat | message | what it is | tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53335 | 2026-01-01 | NOISE | . | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 53336 | 2026-01-01 | NOISE | .. | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 53338 | 2026-01-01 | NOISE | ... | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 53339 | 2026-01-01 | NOISE | .... | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 53341 | 2026-01-01 | NOISE | ..... | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 53342 | 2026-01-01 | HINT | 01001000 01100001 01110000 01110000 01111001 00100000 01101110 01100101 01110111 00100000 01111001 01100101 01100001 01110010 00100001 00100000 01001101 01100001 01101011 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01100010 01100101 01110011 01110100 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 011 | New Year 2026 binary: 'Happy new year! Make the best of everything. Oh, and here's a tiny hint <3'. Standard 8-bit ASCII; the 'tiny hint' is the message itself (a tease). | HINT2026 |
| 60285 | 2026-03-04 | NOISE | 👆🫡 _(↩ id:142464266: Nobody owes anybody anything. We are all here by free will. A puzzle was created)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 60286 | 2026-03-04 | BANTER | Hi all 👋🏻 | Hi all. |  |
| 60289 | 2026-03-04 | LORE | No hints , only free will. One of the few things I somehow strugle to fully accept albeit that science is currently not on the deterministic side if I'm not mistaken. | 'No hints, only free will' — determinism aside (the Merovingian/Architect theme). | ARCHI |
| 60292 | 2026-03-04 | BANTER | Everyone still having fun? | Still having fun? |  |
| 60298 | 2026-03-04 | LORE | Jacque was quite an inspiring lad I'd say. | Jacque Fresco was inspiring (Phase 3 answer). | P3 |
| 60302 | 2026-03-04 | BANTER | It's kinda of a pvp zone here. Sort of a rust server with both nice and toxic units. | 'A pvp zone, a rust server.' |  |
| 60306 | 2026-03-04 | BANTER | Maybe, Cartman's quote about chatroulette fits too. | Cartman quote. |  |
| 60307 | 2026-03-04 | NOISE | 🤐 _(↩ @theseedisplanted: @SoWut Are we really looking for just the btc...?)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 60309 | 2026-03-04 | META | Looks at gnomad. 👀 _(↩ @theseedisplanted: we can't proceed further and i believe we have been wasted years to prove it. id)_ | 'Looks at gnomad' — nods at a member in reply to 'we can't proceed further'. |  |
| 60312 | 2026-03-04 | CONFIRM | Bingo | 'Bingo' to a preceding statement. |  |
| 60314 | 2026-03-04 | HINT | I only need to look at the address. If any of you reaches the next phase, the price is taken in no-time. | 'I only need to look at the address. If any of you reaches the next phase, the price is taken in no-time.' Reaching the next phase ends the puzzle quickly. | COS PRIZE |
| 60316 | 2026-03-04 | NOISE | 🤷‍♂️ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 60318 | 2026-03-04 | BANTER | I suppose that could get you far in real life. | Life advice. |  |
| 60322 | 2026-03-04 | META | Before I forget. For those who DM me, my apologies for not answering - or only rarely. Nothing personal ❤️. | Apologies for unanswered DMs. |  |
| 60324 | 2026-03-04 | LORE | I'm going to rewatch episode 3.5 with the better half. | 'Rewatch episode 3.5 with the better half' — Matrix/phase 3.x wink. | P32 |
| 60326 | 2026-03-04 | CONFIRM | Nope. You're not the first to ask. _(↩ @d1rtybyrd: i must ask you does the binary contact info from the website jrk.agency have any)_ | The binary contact info on the jrk.agency website is NOT part of the puzzle. |  |
| 60327 | 2026-03-04 | BANTER | Cheers all, good luck again 👋🏻! | Cheers. |  |
| 63957 | 2026-05-28 | META | Ah, ofcourse. The puzzle is still valid! _(↩ id:697342298: @SoWut The sites are down. Can you tell us whether this will affect us if we man)_ | Sites down (May 2026) but 'the puzzle is still valid'. |  |
| 63966 | 2026-05-28 | NOISE | 🫡🥳 _(↩ @theseedisplanted: Crazy No hint Thursday, every Friday!)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 66540 | 2026-07-13 | META | I just dawned on me; what if one day, some of you finally finds it... and doesn't explain it publicly, while I've already passed away. How do I have to turn myself around in my grave 🤔... | What if someone finds it and never explains, after he is gone. |  |
| 66542 | 2026-07-13 | META | Another thing. In 2029, all btc on old addresses might be cracked (cmiiw). | By 2029 old addresses might be crackable (quantum). | PRIZE |
| 66543 | 2026-07-13 | META | Whats your view on that? | Asks for views on that. |  |
| 66549 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | I might me drunk, or worse, I dont even know what rhetorical is at this point. | Drunk. |  |
| 66551 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | Hell yes | Hell yes. |  |
| 66555 | 2026-07-13 | META | Anyway, if bip360 is going to be a thing. I have to come up with something. | If BIP-360 happens he must do something about the prize address. | PRIZE |
| 66559 | 2026-07-13 | META | Well this nearly perfectly phrases it. Yes, I was busy with gsmg and quite obviously linked it too it, but I was in a crazy mood and honestly I still don't know how I got this weird idea to make a puzzle. The rickroll effect inspired me to make an actual puzzle, just to see if I could. It wasn’t a P _(↩ id:7731476133: Or was it just a spur of the moment decision)_ | Creation story: built while busy with GSMG, in a 'crazy mood'; he doesn't know how he got there. |  |
| 66560 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | Yeah, fire away. _(↩ @CoruNethron: Oh, he is drunk! Load all the social engineering scripts into your ChatGPT's guy)_ | 'Fire away.' |  |
| 66561 | 2026-07-13 | META | I have these moment where I get into a frenzy and zone in with 800%. A day later I can hardly understand what I have done 🫤. And that is not a joke. | He builds in 800% frenzies and can't understand his work a day later — explains the rushed typos. |  |
| 66564 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | I don't know right now. | Don't know. |  |
| 66568 | 2026-07-13 | META | Most of you know the puzzle WAAAY better than me at this point. I have a hidden laptop which I haven't touched in years. On that thing... is the actual answer.... | Solvers know the puzzle better than him now; the actual answer sits on a hidden laptop untouched for years. |  |
| 66571 | 2026-07-13 | META | Some of you, can find me. Quite a few in this chat, already met me. | Some solvers can find him; many have met him. |  |
| 66573 | 2026-07-13 | HINT | My close friends have the best chance of solving it (a few tried). But they don't have the skills some of you do. | 'My close friends have the best chance of solving it... but they don't have the skills some of you do.' The key derives from personally knowable information plus skill. | KEY |
| 66574 | 2026-07-13 | HINT | NOTE: that is a hint. | 'NOTE: that is a hint' — marks #66573 as a hint. | KEY |
| 66576 | 2026-07-13 | NOISE | Hi | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 66578 | 2026-07-13 | NOISE | 💯 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 66581 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | Beer, red wine and champagne. | Drinks. |  |
| 66582 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | It kills braincells. | Braincells. |  |
| 66584 | 2026-07-13 | META | Welcome. I feel it a bit off knowing the url (and thus the original puzzle) is "gone". | Feels off that the original URL is gone. |  |
| 66586 | 2026-07-13 | CONFIRM | Nope. | 'Nope' (question not preserved). |  |
| 66588 | 2026-07-13 | CONFIRM | Yes | 'Yes' (question not preserved). |  |
| 66589 | 2026-07-13 | CONFIRM | And IIFF I'm somehow still wrong, which I'm most likely not as I've verified many times back then after some sad rushed mistakes, it's all still solvable with a few stable qubits. | He verified the puzzle many times after the rushed mistakes; it is all still solvable. |  |
| 66590 | 2026-07-13 | META | But... Bip360 anyone. Thoughts? | BIP-360 thoughts. | PRIZE |
| 66592 | 2026-07-13 | HINT | Oh... and before I fall asleep. I want to assume it is quite clear I held quite a secret in my head which I seriously wanted to share with the planet... for those who can understand what I meant... _(↩ id:7731476133: You know what. @SoWut this isn't a request for a hint but I don't think anyone e)_ | 'I held quite a secret in my head which I seriously wanted to share with the planet... for those who can [find it]' — the payload is a secret, not just a key. | COS |
| 66593 | 2026-07-13 | HINT | The "5" btc was never the actual prize. That was only a tiny fraction. | 'The 5 btc was never the actual prize. That was only a tiny fraction.' | COS PRIZE |
| 66595 | 2026-07-13 | META | (And yes, the btc is still available before you fire any questions). | The BTC is still available. | PRIZE |
| 66596 | 2026-07-13 | META | A nation state will at some point hack the currently lost coins, and then keep OR sell it. _(↩ id:7731476133: Bip360 is a good step forward against quantum computing, but unless you're talki)_ | Nation states will crack lost coins. |  |
| 66600 | 2026-07-13 | CONFIRM | Some already found it. And understood not to risk it... 🤐 _(↩ @aRandomString: sorry, but what is the point on saying this? Nobody knows how to solve and much )_ | 'Some already found it. And understood not to risk it... 🤐' — claims some people found the secret and chose not to act. | COS |
| 66604 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | Iykyk | Iykyk. |  |
| 66606 | 2026-07-13 | BANTER | Thanks, already nearly sober again. It's only alcohol, not lsd or ayahuasca with mao-inhibitors. _(↩ @aRandomString: 👍👍 good luck with your alcohol)_ | Nearly sober. |  |
| 66609 | 2026-07-13 | META | Going dark again. Might be in a specific Ibiza club the 15th. HI, ciao and cheers you all ❤️! | Going dark; may be in an Ibiza club on the 15th. |  |
| 66884 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Where were you? _(↩ @Nesso81: @SoWut we'll see you there)_ | Ibiza: where were you? |  |
| 66889 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Hello | Hello. |  |
| 66891 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | I saw people were waiting for drunk me. | People waited for drunk him. |  |
| 66893 | 2026-07-16 | META | Hmm. Meta hunting. Like it. | 'Meta hunting. Like it.' — solvers tracking him in real life. |  |
| 66898 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Had my eyes closed, but still saw double. | Saw double. |  |
| 66903 | 2026-07-16 | LORE | Well, it's hidden in a room with a hidden door. _(↩ @Nesso81: I'm very shy, so I didn't dare speak to you—though I did spend the whole night l)_ | 'It's hidden in a room with a hidden door' — reply about the club, phrased like the 'another door' hint. | DOOR |
| 66904 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Nah, I'm quite practiced. _(↩ @ThunderTrue: Do you also find it hard to get going in the morning after events like that?)_ | Practiced. |  |
| 66906 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | I should ask AI in this state. | Ask AI. |  |
| 66909 | 2026-07-16 | META | Imagine a piggy bank that only opens with a super-secret password. Right now, most piggy banks show a little part of the lock on the outside, and a future quantum computer could steal that part and crack it. BIP 360 is a new kind of piggy bank: it hides the whole lock inside. You only see a 32-byte  | ELI5 of quantum risk to exposed public keys. | PRIZE |
| 66910 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | AI knows how to explain it to my level. | AI explains. |  |
| 66912 | 2026-07-16 | NOISE | 🤫 _(↩ @piandonehalf: thats not a wise move)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 66913 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | ELI4.5 is meta. _(↩ @CryptSpike: I too know the secret code "ELI5".)_ | ELI4.5. |  |
| 66931 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | You have to be in your prime for that. _(↩ @CryptSpike: I don't think fractions can be prime.)_ | 'You have to be in your prime' pun. | PRIMES |
| 66935 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Quantum computers AND AI, both not being sure what to answer. _(↩ @PoW_yt: What will come fast? Quantum computer cracking the puzzle address or AI proving )_ | Quantum and AI. |  |
| 66938 | 2026-07-16 | LORE | Well. I've been doing this life enjoying project for a while. Quite ego-centric. But in a matrix cypher kinda way I like it. _(↩ @ThunderTrue: Are you planning to start another project after gsmg?)_ | 'A matrix Cypher kinda way' — Cypher, the character who chose blissful ignorance. | ARCHI |
| 66940 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Nah, ketamine is immune to me by now. | Ketamine. |  |
| 66944 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | I think I do have the answer to an nearly optimal drug setup... in case anyone here would be interested. | Drug setup. |  |
| 66948 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Brb 🤖 | Brb. |  |
| 66951 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Around for so long, never heard of it. Thanks. | Thanks. |  |
| 66961 | 2026-07-16 | LORE | Give yourself yourself and yourself will be given yourself. | 'Give yourself yourself and yourself will be given yourself' — echoes 'the entireness of yourself self' from his Architect text. | ARCHI |
| 66962 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | Latetly, I'm working with many NOTES. _(↩ @andersonvm: Waiting for the "NOTE: that is a hint." moment)_ | 'Lately I'm working with many NOTES' (pun on 'NOTE: that is a hint'). |  |
| 66964 | 2026-07-16 | NOISE | Nice _(↩ @n04oh: I really like Clonazepam)_ | Image reply: 'Nice'. |  |
| 66969 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | What about 70mq lsd, 100 mg mdma and bit of ket on the end? | Drugs. |  |
| 66976 | 2026-07-16 | BANTER | And in Dutch its called "geestveruimend". Implying those who dont take drugs are... simpleminded... | Dutch word for mind-expanding. |  |
| 70307 | 2026-09-01 | CONFIRM | Pfff. Coincidence. | 'Pfff. Coincidence.' — right after a claim built on the YOUWON/VIC {1,4,21} numerology (#70303). | SAL |
| 70309 | 2026-09-01 | META | To you, and all those that have send me kind words for the monstrosity I decided to build a few years ago. Thanks ❤️. | Thanks for kind words about 'the monstrosity'. |  |
| 70311 | 2026-09-01 | META | A. I rushed (t)it. B. Yes, have quite some time for stupid stuff. | 'A. I rushed (t)it. B. Yes, have quite some time for stupid stuff.' — givetit wink; it was rushed. | P3 |
| 70317 | 2026-09-01 | NOISE | 👆 _(↩ @SellTheDipBro: no one should click random links here)_ | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 70322 | 2026-09-01 | BANTER | Fairly sober ;-) | Fairly sober. |  |
| 70325 | 2026-09-01 | NOISE | 🤐 | Emoji, sticker or reaction without text. |  |
| 70327 | 2026-09-01 | BANTER | Always a joy _(↩ @Lexane777: Hi, Jrk. Glad to see you. Having fun?)_ | Always a joy. |  |
| 70334 | 2026-09-01 | BANTER | Enjoying life | Enjoying life. |  |
| 70336 | 2026-09-01 | META | Couple hours, and no. | 'How long did it take to create? Were you alone?' → 'Couple hours, and no.' |  |
| 70377 | 2026-09-01 | META | Same same _(↩ @sparky9942: Was it not "spent two sloppy days throwing one together" a few months ago?)_ | 'Same same' — a couple of hours vs 'two sloppy days': both rushed. |  |