You followed your intuition and stayed on the right track. Solving the puzzle you saved your reward, 50 Steem goes to you.
Solution
Here is a breakthrough, showing step by step what you had to do in order to solve the crypto-puzzle.
and
EnCt29fb99bd3dd8f3b4fa0c325cf0930adb06d809ee39fb99bd3dd8f3b4fa0c325cf/QBExFE1QAA a4/jMnlnhkHRbte0ToOnCsxIeGVKtNln9i8TS/jGUpdsx41L3d2DEhDE=IwEmS Decrypt it at https://encipher.it
The first step towards the final solution was to decipher the picture with the hand gestures. This was at first tricky because one of the letters was hard to decode. In addition to that, the letters were put in a random position. Looking up for sign language you would find the needed letters and only put them in the right order. The right word was flowerpower
@jfollas solved this first task and was able to decrypt the second hint. What he found was the following link http://www.xup.in/dl,19212544/1.mp3/ which lead to this picture
At first it appears to be a random string of A's and B's, however, a Bacon cipher was used here. Steemian @kouloumos was on the right track and decoded the cipher correctly which gave him the word steemfest. This was the password for the defuse pastebin. Inside this pastebin was the final task. Encipher this code:
@kouloumos found out that the runes are from the game The legends of Zelda (http://jeffmore.com/hylian/) and finally came to the conclusion that the last code gives the word laser.
Great work and congratulations to the winner and all who participated. @jfollas you get 10 Steem for the first hint! Don't miss the next Steemit Crypto Challenge and be prepared.
Tim Said
Thank you so much @timsaid! I have to admit that those crypto challenges are a fun distraction from the everyday steemit experience. I am so pumped for the next one!
KEEP THEM COMING
The more you try, the better you become and in the end you will win. Even if this challenge is a minor example I would like to use it and say to the world that if you want it will happen, just try for it as hard as you can. I was here from the CC17, in that one I was so close to the answer but I didn't made it. Same story at CC18, the answer was just in front of me and I missed it. Finally I made it at CC19 (with @jfollas help of course) and it was really cool!
If you didn't take part until now you have to try the next one!(which I believe it's close ;) )
Thank you again @timsaid and I will try to win the next one too😁😁😎
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Congrats @kouloumos!
I would have never solved it so you have my respect! :)
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Thank you! You just have to start trying and in the end you will make it. Google is your friend, and by searching you become better for the next one 😁
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Congratulations! I am happy to see that you enjoy the crypto challenge. The next one is being prepared and will be released this week.
I wish you the best luck and Steem on
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Awesome! I hope not tomorrow, I have a test on Thursday😜
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great on there keep it up
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I didn't heard about this challenge before and I need to say that I'm really hyped for the next. I love cryptography and mathematics so I think I'll enjoy those puzzles
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Welcome onboard! Am excited to see how you will progress
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Brilliant!
Thanks for sharing the tasks the contestants had to go through in order to find the answers. It was awesome to read and I love the imagination involved both by the participants as well as your mind hosting this fabulous game of intellect for us all to rise to the new paradigm of cryptos!
Thank you and namaste :)
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thanks @timsaid for the post like this upvoted
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@hiroyamagishi i upvote and follow you man, and let we take some share and upvote ourself pls folow me
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Neat idea @timsaid, great way to learn sign! count me in for the next Steemit Crypto Challenge.
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Interesting your posts. I love to read each and every post of yours. Sometimes I don't get time to read the full content but I make sure that whenever I am free I read the whole thing. Thanks for sharing... :)
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I'm going to follow @timsaid but I haven't the slightest idea how to decode or code crypto information yet. hey @cleverbot do you think I should blog about decoding crypto or just resteem this one?
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I doubt there exist an animal named portal.
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Is this thing clever?😜 @cleverbot
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I'm cleverbot.
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It would be a good experience for your happy life
Thank you for your posting
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thanks for the information. what your news is useful for us all ..
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Nice post
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the post is very good and I really like your posting.👍👍
Thankyou for sharing @timsaid
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Excellent, congratulations to the winner!😊
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You are amazing ...
See this link i need your advice
https://steemit.com/flower/@muliadi/macros-photography-at-night-2017920t141129606z
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<3 I am following you, I hope you will also follow up vote me this honor to me
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I'm missed this but we follow you now
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wow! your post are really fantastic. thank you my friend.
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Interesting!
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Thank you very much @timsaid for another great challenge.
Please keep them coming as they are great !
Thank you again @timsaid and I will try to win the next one too
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Congratulations to the winner
thanks @timsaid
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Wow, I've been here for 6 weeks now and I didn't see this until just noe. This is the coolest contest I've ever seen on the Internet. It's like a decipher/decode/puzzle all in one and looks like it's was so much fun. I hope to be able to compete in the next one and I'm super excited for it!
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https://steemit.com/art/@imranroza/should-be-children-to-be-the-birth-of-ibubape-not-birth-master-2017920t52125149z
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Thankyou for sharing @timsaid
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Earn instant money by posting content, STEEMIT! https://steemit.com/steemit/@foxchannel/earn-instant-money-by-posting-content-steemit!
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That interesting proposal, congratulations for such a great contribution that you give to the community, no doubt users like you are that you need steemit so that it continues to strengthen much more and is the best page in the world in the short term
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Hey, I seen such hacks in Mr Robot :D decoding and solving such puzzles is cool :) I have been here for a month already! I hope I could catch up with puzzle games when I could :)
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Challenge thanks
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Muy buen post amigo, felicidades.
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Well tricks to solve the puzzle @timsaid and congrats to the winner of steemitcryptochallenge
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Congratulations to all winners...
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Thanks for Sharing @timsaid ...Bless
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its challenging to have this Steemit Crypto Challenge! @timsaid more challenge soon please! hehehe
and congrats also to @kouloumos
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That is a beautiful meditation! I love the suggestion to record the affirmations because I was wondering. How I could remember to say all of that. Upvoting and following
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@rinaalone
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DEAR "steemit " new users let we make a group to became new famous in within a month , i want your support ,ad i also help you , upvote me and follow me
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I upvoted this post please visit my account
@hatemelpop
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Congratulations to the winner!
I will surely participate to the next Steemit Crypto Challenge. It seems to be exciting! Yay!
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Congrats @kouloumos
I missed this one.. will surely participate in the next!
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The entries were awesome. Studied sign language in high school and learned to sign along with creative dancing. This hits home for me sorry I missed the challenge. Keep up the excellent work you do @timsaid.
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Wery good train
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Ok! I am waiting for the next steemit crypto challenge. I am prepare now to conquer .
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#20
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Thank you , It's a wonderful subject
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nice poste !
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I can really use an upvote.
Thanks
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Congratulations @kouloumos that's was a tough contest for me specially but you nailed it ,great contest it was @timsaid !!
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Thank you very much! You should come in steemit.chat group at the next crypto challenge. It's a big help to discuss your ideas there.
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Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance :D
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Congratulation @kouloumos. Hope you can be successful in Steemit. Keep steem on! Regard from Indonesia.
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Thank you very much! You should try on the next one!
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I will. Thanks my friend.
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haha I'm only new to Steem this last week but this is an amazing idea I don't think I would have deciphered this one but I do love my Legend of Zelda. I'll keep an eye out for the next one looks like fun! :)
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Congratulations to @kouloumos who has won Challenge # 19 - Winner Announcement ,, hopefully the future will be more successful
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Incredibly, as long as our steemit @kouloumos friend who has become the Challenge #19 champion, we in Aceh say hello to @kauloumos, with our steemit united, and continue to shoot our work to be the best.
greetings from me Bustami or better known as @taministy
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Thank you! Is this from a translator? What's your primary language?
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Bahasa utama saya, bahasa Indonesia kawan, kami di Aceh biasanya bicara bahasa lokal yaitu bahasa Aceh.
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follow me = follow you
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Selamat untuk sahabat steemit yang mendapat juara di perlombaan challengr #9
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Congratulations @timsaid!
Your post was mentioned in the hit parade in the following categories:
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Congrates to the winner.i will try to join this join this challenge.Thank you
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Wow this challenge seems so fun buy way over my head I don't like to think myself as dumb but just seems a little to difficult for me to grasp.
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thank you very much @timsaid i am glad to get acquainted with you. Your post is very interesting.
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Congratulations @kouloumos! you the winner:
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Congratulations to the winner
I hope i can be one of the winners one day
and it's a great honor to be one of your followers.big upvote
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I tried at this for a couple days and never figured it out past the sign language. Not really too good at these but I like to try. Thanks!
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nice post
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Good post
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Congratulations
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Congrats mate! Seems like a good idea and competitions/challenges are always a great way to get users involved. I don't know how well I would do, bu maybe I could look into more challenges soon :D
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Whouw just no other words or it i would not be able to solve this wahahaha
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Nice
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And only 25 days later... a winner emerged ! @timsaid you put out the sickest riddles ! Keep them coming :)
Damn @jfollas is a sicko again getting that head start. Wtg man
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a very difficult challenge for me, @timsaid how to be able to upvote you, this is just a stupid question from me, if you do not want to answer no problem, I actually want to follow your challenge, but it is too complicated for me. maybe in the future I will come.
thanks.
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Wow... I know of the color and photo challenge and this one, steemcryptochallenge is superb.
Its mind expanding i must say.
Congratulations @Kouluomos for your suavy.
I look forward to the next challenge.
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I'm not exactly sure how these crypto challenges work!
could you explain this @kouloumos ?
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Just excellent sir.I love cryptography and mathematics so I think I'll enjoy those puzzles.Thanks @timsaid
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Congratulations @kouloumos , you deserved to win and thanks to @timsaid for organising the great contest...
thanks and I cited you on my latest post about Positive attitude, consistency, great quality / Originality-feel free to see it...wish you a happy weekend.
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Hi, I'm Venezuelan, I like your post. Can you give me your vote in my post?
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@timsaid. Darn. I guess this one missed me. I am really looking forward to the next one. Thanks, however, for this brain exercise. It is wonderful to take time off from the hum-drum everyday life.
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Nice
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i always like you puzzel i never seen before like this
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