As a blockchain dApp pixEOS paint has deep roots in cryptography, and now an exciting and mysterious development on the pixEOS paint canvas is unfolding that could be worth just over 207 EOS to the intrepid individual who cracks the code.
Cyphers are perhaps the most practical form of cryptography and it is a 51 character cypher in which the private key to the EOS account nibogonibogo is hidden. The first 50 characters of the cypher were tweeted by the Twitter handle @NiboGo, while the final character has been painted in the pixels adjacent the iconic Marilyn Monroe image upon the pixEOS paint canvas.
Right now a conversation is taking place in the pixEOS EOS discussion forum where community members are joining together in an effort to gather resources and crack the code. Can you solve the cypher? A nice stash of loot awaits you if you do!
Image from Nibogonibogo in the EOS discussion forum.
Cryptographic puzzles are fundamentally connected to the most primal roots of human history, since our ancestors scrawled glyphs upon cavern walls. The same creativity that sparked humanity's desire to depict images from the world surrounding us imparted a capacity to solve puzzles and think around corners while working together. It allows us to thrive as a civilization. We feel that this cypher puzzle is very much a celebration of all these things as it encapsulates the essence of mystery, art, and will likely require cooperation solve. We’re happy to see such an innovative project unfolding on the pixEOS platform and we at pixEOS hope more of you are emboldened to participate on the canvas in your own creative and fun ways.
Image by Yusaymon.
pixEOS will continue to harness potential energy of an art collective as we cultivate a vibrant community on our platform for all, and we wish good luck to all those detectives out there trying to crack the code!
Featured image and animation by Joe Chiappetta.