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Re: Be the first newbie to answer correct and get 1 merit
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Marykeller
on 23/03/2022, 12:06:22 UTC
Alright, I got the question. How did you get the answer?
@Rizzrack already answered it, though you might not understand what he said

So let me try simplifying it for you.

If you see the code OP posted. The first thing on your mind is a binary code. (If you have some little computer science Knowledge like me, you will instantly sense this)

So you have to decode the code to text using a tool like this: https://www.convertbinary.com/to-text/

The text output you get is on base64 format.
Code:
d2hvIG1pbmVkIEJUQyBibG9jayAyNzIzMjYgYW5kIHdoYXQgd2FzIHRoYXQgYmxvY2sncyB3ZWlnaHQ=

So you have to decode the base64 format to readable text using a tool like this: https://www.base64decode.org/

You will end up with this text
Code:
who mined BTC block 272326 and what was that block's weight

Use block explorers like blockchair.com, and you will end up with the answer by searching for Bitcoin block 272326

https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/block/272326
Thanks for explaining how to solve the binary sequence code.
I think I have learnt something great today from all this binary sequence code puzzle. I haven't for once encountered such a code puzzle before, talk more about getting an idea on how to solve them.
I think am gonna throw such binary code at my friends to see how far they can go about it.