Note: I wasn't the one to solve this, but I did make significant progress.
I posted around Christmas and because I was unwilling to give away to much information, no one believed that I had made progress on the puzzle. I was actually ridiculed and called schizophrenic, but I was telling the truth. I was legitimately trying to help others make progress. The key was to think like an artist.
Anyway, since there's no information yet about how it was solved, I wrote a blog post about my own progress. Congratulations to the winner.
Here's the post:
https://yetzirah-games.squarespace.com/blog/2018/2/2/the-legend-of-satoshi-nakamoto-part-overview-longI think the puzzle is worth exploring even without the financial incentive. It's brilliant, and fun to explore. Maybe my post will help some of you get started.
I apologize, because particularly I may have been guilty of mistreating you. Even if you don't refer to my post, I want to apologize anyway. Take care man, and I will gladly read your blog entry.
EDIT: I did read it, and the amount and momentum of your work is surely impressive. I am not sure I would go the same way, but people are different and that is the beauty of a world we have