---
title: "Someone Hid $1 Million In Bitcoin and Left Clues to Find It"
description: "A mysterious group of individuals hid the keys to $1 million worth of bitcoin in a twisted game with no rules, CoinDesk reports."
date: "2019-04-16"
modified: "2019-04-16"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/one-million-dollars-bitcoin-puzzle"
categories:
  - "Bitcoin"
  - "Blockchain"
  - "Cryptocurrency"
  - "Future Society"
tags:
  - "bitcoin"
  - "blockchain"
  - "cryptocurrency"
  - "the digest"
---

# Someone Hid $1 Million In Bitcoin and Left Clues to Find It

![A mysterious group of individuals hid the keys to $1 million worth of bitcoin in a twisted game with no rules, CoinDesk reports.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/one-million-dollars-bitcoin-puzzle.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Gaby Stein/Gerd Altmann via Pixabay/Tag Hartman-Simkins\</em\>*

## Satoshi's Treasure

A group has hidden the keys to $1 million worth of bitcoin — and left cryptic clues to find them, [*CoinDesk* reports](<https://www.coindesk.com/satoshis-treasure-is-a-global-puzzle-with-a-1-million-bitcoin-prize>). The game has the adventurous name "Satoshi's Treasure," a reference to the eponymous inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Think of it as a large-scale treasure hunt a la "Ready Player One," with clues spread out across the internet. The first clue of the puzzle was released yesterday, and 6,000 people have already signed up to play.

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/satoshis-treasure.jpg>)

## Logic Puzzles

"There are some clues that are very scavenger hunt-y, and clues where it’s purely logic puzzles or math problems," Primitive Ventures co-founder Eric Meltzer, the game's co-creator, told *CoinDesk*. "Forget about the rules, just go goddamn play."

Once the final key — there are 400 key fragments required in total to move the funds — is found, the winner walks away with the $1 million.

"There are so many unknowns in this game that we kind of just want to see what happens," Meltzer said.

## Peak Bitcoin

It's a pretty literal take on the wild west nature of the cryptocurrency market, where sometimes it seems like anything goes.

To sign up and keep up with the progress of Satoshi's Treasure, go to [satoshistreasure.xyz](<https://satoshistreasure.xyz/>).

**READ MORE:** [‘Satoshi’s Treasure’ Is a Global Puzzle With a $1 Million Bitcoin Prize](<https://www.coindesk.com/satoshis-treasure-is-a-global-puzzle-with-a-1-million-bitcoin-prize>) \[*CoinDesk*\]

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## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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