On 23/03/18 in the evening I got a PGP encrypted email with an invitation to a challenge involving two ethereum smart contracts called "The Cyber". I was intrigued and spent a bit of time solving the "GateKeeper" puzzles to enter the challenge. Now I would like to share it with whomever else wants to try solving it.
Below is the original message I got -- minus the passphrases.
Hello
You have been formally invited to join theCyber, a decentralized club on the Ethereum blockchain. The contract (thecyber.eth | 0x97A99C819544AD0617F48379840941eFbe1bfAE1) is straightforward by design and deliberately avoids equity memberships, dues, contract ownership or migration, and voting or other governance. Rather, theCyber is intended to operate as a testbed that its members can use to communicate, attend events, and collaborate.
The first goal of theCyber is to establish a diverse set of knowledgeable members without requiring identity verification. To facilitate this goal, a gatekeeper contract (gatekeeper.thecyber.eth | 0x44919b8026f38D70437A8eB3BE47B06aB1c3E4Bf) has been set up to accept submissions. Each of these submissions will require one of 300 unique passphrases, and the gatekeeper will accept the first 250 entrants that successfully submit an address.
You have been provided with ten of these passphrases. Feel free to use or share them as you see fit. Should you decide not to join theCyber or share the passphrases, no action is required; duplicate passphrases have been provided to other applicants and unused passphrases will eventually be made public. Should you decide to register with the gatekeeper, be advised that there is no pre-commit scheme and that rejected or pending transactions will make the passphrase publicly visible.
By joining theCyber, you're participating in an experiment that, without putting any funds at risk, will refine best practices for creating decentralized clubs that are safe and fair to all involved. Each member of theCyber, externally owned accounts and contracts alike, should play by the same set of rules and enjoy the same privileges. We all believe in the mission of using blockchain technology to build a more transparent, open, and inclusive future. The same motivations underpin the need to reform and improve institutions that are exclusive and opaque by design.
The Cyber was started by someone with the pseudonym 0age. I don't know who it is but sounds like a fun project. And I always found it difficult to say no to solving puzzles.
At the time of writting this I used 1 passphrase myself and I have 9 remaining passphrases for the Cyber. I will provide it to the first 9 people interested in it. I don't really know what this project is gonna end up being or how it will evolve but I liked the "GateKeeper" challenges so I solved it myself and registered with the gate keeper. For anyone else who wants to give it a try just contact me to get a passphrase.
Also at the time of writting this we have 247 entries left in the gatekeeper so there is definitely time to play :)
Hey,
I'd like to try too. Where do I get in touch with you to get a passphrase ? Email ?