Case closed#038BLACK OPSClosed

Genesis

The first Black Ops. The one that started the hunt.

Final

Closed

10/10Hits claimedNone left

Bounty per hit8,000USDC

Hunters entered33

Your clock—

Briefing

A contract with no name went live at midnight. It held a single message: FIND ME.

It was deployed by a wallet funded through a chain of throwaway wallets.

Each link passed the money on, a little lighter every time.

Find the start of the chain.

Objective

Identify the wallet at the very start of the funding chain.

Intelligence

CONTRACT
DEPLOYER
NETWORK: Ethereum Mainnet
MESSAGE: "FIND ME."
KNOWN WALLETS: 11

Clues

3/3

01
Every link forwarded exactly 0.1 ETH less than it received from the link before.
02
Some links received extra money from outsiders. Outsiders aren't the chain.
03
Genesis has been waiting since 2017.

Trace map

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Transfer Contract call Flagged11 wallets · 10 txs

Ledger

Tx	Time (UTC)	Value	Method	Block · Pos
01	D-30 · 12:00:00	1.5 ETH	transfer	23,238,406pos 99
02	D-2 · 01:00:00	10 ETH	transfer	23,436,706pos 92
03	D-2 · 02:10:44	9.9 ETH	transfer	23,437,059pos 29
04	D-2 · 02:55:09	0.4 ETH	transfer	23,437,281pos 78
05	D-2 · 03:31:51	9.8 ETH	transfer	23,437,465pos 12
06	D-2 · 04:12:00	1.1 ETH	transfer	23,437,666pos 97
07	D-1 · 05:40:17	9.7 ETH	transfer	23,445,307pos 78
08	D-1 · 06:22:30	9.6 ETH	transfer	23,445,518pos 98
09	00:00:01	9.5 ETH	transfer	23,450,806pos 88
10	00:04:10	—	create("FIND ME.")	23,450,826pos 38

01 · D-30 · 12:00:001.5 ETH
transfer· blk 23,238,406 · pos 99
02 · D-2 · 01:00:0010 ETH
transfer· blk 23,436,706 · pos 92
03 · D-2 · 02:10:449.9 ETH
transfer· blk 23,437,059 · pos 29
04 · D-2 · 02:55:090.4 ETH
transfer· blk 23,437,281 · pos 78
05 · D-2 · 03:31:519.8 ETH
transfer· blk 23,437,465 · pos 12
06 · D-2 · 04:12:001.1 ETH
transfer· blk 23,437,666 · pos 97
07 · D-1 · 05:40:179.7 ETH
transfer· blk 23,445,307 · pos 78
08 · D-1 · 06:22:309.6 ETH
transfer· blk 23,445,518 · pos 98
09 · 00:00:019.5 ETH
transfer· blk 23,450,806 · pos 88
10 · 00:04:10call
create("FIND ME.")· blk 23,450,826 · pos 38

Evidence from the season's simulated network. Times in UTC.

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Time (UTC)

From

Value

Method

Block · Pos

D-30 · 12:00:00

1.5 ETH

transfer

23,238,406pos 99

D-2 · 01:00:00

10 ETH

transfer

23,436,706pos 92

D-2 · 02:10:44

9.9 ETH

transfer

23,437,059pos 29

D-2 · 02:55:09

0.4 ETH

transfer

23,437,281pos 78

D-2 · 03:31:51

9.8 ETH

transfer

23,437,465pos 12

D-2 · 04:12:00

1.1 ETH

transfer

23,437,666pos 97

D-1 · 05:40:17

9.7 ETH

transfer

23,445,307pos 78

D-1 · 06:22:30

9.6 ETH

transfer

23,445,518pos 98

00:00:01

9.5 ETH

transfer

23,450,806pos 88

00:04:10

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create("FIND ME.")

23,450,826pos 38