Once again, in 2022, for the 5th time, I will be continuing the tradition of my Bitcoin scavenger hunt. Total prize money up for grabs this year is a little over $5000. Or maybe a little under. Depends on what bitcoin feels like doing today.

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As always, film canisters containing bitcoin paper wallets (along with a private message to the winners) will be hidden over all 4 days of EF. All you need to do is simply spot one, pick it up before anyone else, and the bitcoin is yours to keep.

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Because people recognize me at forest now for doing this, I am no longer who actually hides them. I typically pick out a good spot, and then have a friend place them, so don't bother camping me all weekend waiting for me to place one (people have done it). I'm also not giving any hints, so don't ask, that ruins the fun. I place them all four days, and I place them throughout the day and night, so there is no particular time when they are put out for each day. None will be placed until after I'm inside the gates on Thursday though. They are most commonly hidden inside the forest itself, but sometimes end up in other areas outside the trees. I could put one on main street though, you never know, but the overwhelming majority will be inside the gates.

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The bitcoin is stored on a paper wallet that contains the public and private key for the coins. To collect them, you must "sweep" them into another wallet by scanning the QR code or inputting the private key. On Android this is most easily done with "Bitcoin Wallet" by "Bitcoin Wallet Developers" and on Iphone with "Edge" wallet, though you can use any wallet with this function. Just make sure you fully sweep or import the private key to collect all the coins at that address.

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I have kept backup paper wallets of every wallet I hide. I do this, because invariably, every year, some of the canisters end up destroyed, in the trash, or found by someone who doesn't understand what to do (though inside the canister, there is literally step by step instructions on how to collect the money). These wallets obviously never get claimed, and I'm not about throwing money away. From the end of forest, you have 30 days to collect the funds. Any funds remaining on any of the wallets more than 30 days after the end of forest will be recollected by me.

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Unfortunately for me, but thankfully for you, bitcoin has decided to take a bath in price right before forest. This means that the wallets will contain the same amount of money, but that the amount of bitcoin per that amount of money is more. The wallets were loaded around 6pm on June 14th 2022, so if the price goes lower, they will be worth less, but if it rebounds, they will be worth more. They contain a set amount of bitcoin, not a set amount of USD, so as a result, the value can go up and down a bit.

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As an example, the $250 wallet I hid my first year doing this is now worth around $45000. At the absolute all time high, that wallet would have been worth about $140,000. I made a good call a long time ago when I realized what bitcoin was and what it could become, and I tried to convince any friend who would listen to invest in it with me, but few did.

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Life has been a weird mix for me of insanely bad and insanely good luck, but I try to do my best to be a good person and put good karma back out there into the universe. The private message contained within the canisters goes into this in more detail, but you'll have to find one to read it!

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I thought 2017 was going to be the worst year of my whole life, but 2020-2022 have each in turn outdone the prior year with new levels of suffering. Helping other people or animals is pretty much the only thing that gives my life purpose or value at this point, so I deeply love doing this for the Forest Fam.

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I cannot express in words how happy I will be to be back in forest, surrounded by all the love and positive energy that I have always found there.

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I hope that these bitcoin caches find their way into the hands of people who deserve and need them.

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May they give you a little extra dopamine, and the desire to put good deeds back out there into the world.

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Happy hunting!

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- Will

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PS: Sentinel Guard Cats Fenrir and Phoenix will be protecting the bitcoin until it's time to hide it.

Fenrir and Phoenix are the siblings of the late Arcturus. They defend the BTC with honor

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Forest Bitcoin Prize Wallet Addresses:

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$50 prize

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1J4CSG6ZALutsbjDgHbiaD5DwhGFzkg5SC

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1HxtprFbHvVXYQMApQpY7Qe7A4mbtHkWiQ

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1HwjUeoWgEmoyzmKYwsHUZyz8bkkhs6vB2

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12pmBCivAAcLCvDAdsUcdy5zkCzELaNNp7

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1PvZaHS2XCyVwHRLiR7AdY4RThhDqLmKpw

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1BTFqQEtkmadjnMwsKcDVwWVtLjgGseTUr

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1Ecvg7Cooqs8uAVuCy4UxynkXUsd8RVWt5

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1A2R6Cj5k4ve1YfavEm1uupGdT5LADBdBa

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1JGJV5wrCCJBMNREJcYzNySYRctVcThD51

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16pkfLdcFx82QTzWecPZngx1x5ddwWGqQr

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1sEcMvQTFPjokcDhmWoBctTvZ9jaP3QHc

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1HjSNTLfBfxsVTVM9Wy12fKrKHTFmtaL49

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1HK2mWwag5mmQCWdE8jMjCXXnAA8QNiu8j

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19ARXpJAnyQ65py9oxrxLrKcj1k7sVjyYx

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17K8X6SRXVvkr3TNFT1o9pDsEmcpJuySbX

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18rwcKZP1gP9VJ3FG2pr9CaRHfaVNsspM8

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$100 prize

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1GnKzQRAUvMqsR2o6CY17nT6qvAgCFq83v

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13TDsX56qTTRiYY3cy33eDY74fZac4Q7UH

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1B8ydAAfWtN5FHmjEfnf4JTEpGFwWk8KwC

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1HWqpoaBjfCPi7RvLvE2j5731zmTEAhwXh

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14qzkt7WqRE9kqTVftMU5E2Wh7UE19WhNq

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$250 prize

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1AqS2VDFLJXAw9bkQtjHVB2MpB2r9BjWzE

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$500 prize

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1QAfTRHMWfQWbz1ybY2i4UtQ4AxKzNQ18Z

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$1000 prize

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1Pn7DXP5QgCVH5UkddB7aC5V9ALMaAAAck

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$2000 grand prize

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1CSnHFyVEMAG48JEHB7rLTFkaKHNCQogkH

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Addresses can be verified on blockchain by searching for the public address (listed above) at:

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[blockchain.com/btc/address/](https://blockchain.com/btc/address/)

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For example, the $2000 prize can be seen here:

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[blockchain.com/btc/address/](https://blockchain.com/btc/address/)1CSnHFyVEMAG48JEHB7rLTFkaKHNCQogkH

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Edit: post on this from the 4th time which was almost 3 years ago now!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/c48ys7/for_the_fourth_year_in_a_row_i_will_be_hiding/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share