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Comment by isitthough42

If someone tells you:

    This secret image contains a Bitcoin wallet recovery key
    If you can crack the secret, the funds are yours!

    You can check the status of the wallet here: 
    https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa

Now here's the secret:

    0002146273a3774b3828effff3382000someGarbageSecretThatsActuallyIs{https://youtu.be/eBGIQ7ZuuiU}EnctyptedUsingARandom4096BitStringAsPassword


Which "verifiable and public" part helped?

- Anyone can point to a random link on blockchain.com

- the encrypted secret can contain anything

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