Hello everyone,

I'd like to share a significant update on my analysis of Bitcoin Puzzle 0.2 and the progress made towards recovering the mnemonic seed phrase. I've been working diligently on deciphering the various clues embedded in the puzzle image.

My approach has focused on identifying potential BIP-39 words from the puzzle's numerous clues and then using a programmatic method to test combinations.

Here's a detailed breakdown of my findings so far, including the confirmed BIP-39 words and their positions in the official wordlist:

Bitcoin Puzzle Analysis Table (Final Update for "This", "Subject", "Phrase", "Picture")
Nr.   Zone   General Zone Name   Notable Details & Contexts   Verified BIP-39 Words (and Position in BIP-39 List)
1   Rune 1 (Top Left)   Russian Text: „Я нaдeюcь чтo cюдa бyдyт пpиcылaть мнoгo битkoинoв” (I hope many bitcoins will be sent here)      ✅ hope
2   Rune 2 (Bottom Left)   Russian Text: „Cyммa dвyx чиceл” (Sum of two numbers)      ✅ two
3   Rune 3 (Above Trump)   Bill’s Cipher Decode: „Tuesday”      ❌ tuesday (Not in BIP-39 list)
4   Statue of Liberty (Bottom Left)   Clear Text: „Only real Bitcoin” below „Only Bitcoin”. Presence of circled number „XX” (20).      ✅ real
✅ only
✅ subject  (Initially mentioned here, DETAILS IN ZONE 14)
5   Rune 4 (Bottom Right)   Russian Text: „Зdecь зaшифpoвaны битkoины нa чёpный deнь нoмep X” (Encrypted bitcoins for a rainy day...)      ✅ day
6   Central Clock   Hands point to: Moon (between 12 and 1, in red) and Tower (between 1 and 2). Suggests partial order: 1. tower, 12. moon.      ✅ moon
✅ tower
7   Space Needle (Tower)   Labeled with: Food      ✅ food
8   George Floyd   Text: „Breathe” (x2). Date: 05.25.2020. Context: his death sparked massive protests against police brutality and racism.      ❌ breathe (Not in BIP-39 list)
9   Text „WELCOME TO THE BRAVE NEW WORLD”   Each letter contains phrases from Bitcoin Whitepaper (e.g., „In the mint-based model...”).      ✅ welcome
✅ brave (203)
❌ new (Not in BIP-39 list)
✅ world (2058)
10   Statues Base Background   Photoshop: „Only real Bitcoin”. Latin: "The Pot Calling The Kettle Black" (reference to Black Lives Matter). Years: 1865-202? (above statue, context: 13th Amendment abolished slavery in 1865).      ✅ real (1491) (Repetition)
✅ only (1283) (Repetition)
✅ black (177)
11   Political Texts Trump   Texts: „Pay for the future”, „This is the first prediction”. „F**k this sht”. Date: 11.03.2020 (Biden vs Trump Election).      ❌ pay (Not in BIP-39 list)
✅ future
✅ first
❌ prediction (Not in BIP-39 list)
❌ shit (Not in BIP-39 list)
✅ this (1916) (Initially mentioned here, DETAILS IN ZONE 14)
12   Bottom Text (Black)   „at the time of each transaction, the majority of nodes agreed it was the first received” (reaffirms first and confirms time).      ✅ time
❌ each (Not in BIP-39 list)
❌ transaction (Not in BIP-39 list)
❌ majority (Not in BIP-39 list)
❌ nodes (Not in BIP-39 list)
❌ agreed (Not in BIP-39 list)
❌ received (Not in BIP-39 list)
13   Central Text (Yellow)   Phrase: „Order in stability”      ✅ order
❌ stability (Not in BIP-39 list)
14   Importance of "This" and "Subject"   Repetition of the word "This": „This is the first prediction”, „Fuck this shit”, „Find the seed phrase in the this picture”. Underscoring of the word "Subject" on the statue.      ✅ this  (Increased importance due to repetition)
✅ subject  (Increased importance due to underlining)
15   Phrase "Find the seed phrase in the this picture"   Observation: This phrase directly indicates the puzzle's goal. Words from the phrase are: "Find", "the", "seed", "phrase", "in", "the", "this", "picture".      ✅ find
✅ seed
✅ this (Reconfirmed, increased importance)
✅ phrase
✅ picture
❌ the (Not in BIP-39 list)
❌ in (Not in BIP-39 list)

My Python Program for Mnemonic Phrase Building
Based on these findings, I've developed a Python program that aims to construct the valid 12-word BIP-39 mnemonic phrase. It uses the identified fixed words and iterates through combinations and permutations of the remaining candidate words to build and validate potential phrases.

The program currently works correctly and has helped in systematically checking millions of phrases. However, due to Python's nature (specifically the GIL), it's a bit slow for the extremely large number of permutations required. It currently runs on a single CPU core,(on my linux arm server) which means the estimated completion time is still quite long for such an extensive search space.

Next Steps: Developing a C Program for Speed
To significantly accelerate this process and fully leverage modern multi-core CPUs, I am looking to develop a program in C. C offers native speed and much better control over parallel processing, which would make the search dramatically faster. This, however, requires considerable development time and expertise in C, especially for integrating the complex cryptographic libraries (BIP-39, BIP-32 HD key derivation, address encoding).

Call for Collaboration!
This puzzle is a massive undertaking, and any help is welcome. If anyone in the community has experience with C programming, especially in cryptography or high-performance computing, and would like to join forces to develop this C version, please let me know! A collaborative effort could greatly speed up the recovery of this puzzle.

Let's find this seed phrase together!