Freebitco.in claims that its free hourly faucet is provably fair, but is it?🤔
Before everyone jumps and shout at me, I know, you can verify that the number rolled is correct for the seeds that were used, fair enough right?
Yeah, but that would be only if you get the server seed for EVERY rool you do.

Let us see how it goes, before you click "Roll", take note of the server seed hash and client seed, then click Roll.
The seeds are sent to Freebitco.in server to calculate, and then it replys with your result and the unhashed server seed used.
Then you hash the server seed to confirm that it is the one used in the roll, all good.

But what if the server doesn't come back with your result and seed? What if the roll freezes and you don't get the response?
That's ok, you can just refresh the page and try again, easy!

BUT WAIT, what about the server seed in the frozen roll?
Well, unfortunately, they are gone, you can't use them anymore.

Fair enough, can I at least know the seed that was used for that frozen roll?

Nope, sorry, no can do!
Just refresh the page, get new seed hash, try again, and wish for the best 😄

Now you wonder what do I mean by frozen roll.
I am sure some of you would have noticed, that sometimes, not always, after clicking roll, the numbers keep rolling non stop, and you don't get a roll.
And I am sure that you just refresh the page and try again, and very likely no suspension take place.

I have been waiting to write about this for long time, haven't had time or will, till today 😀

In the odd unlikely case that it is only me who gets those frozen rolls, I have screen recorded the frozen roll, so you know what I mean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soBSMHotbs8

I believe that Freebitco.in are using this tactics to not send a result if the roll returns a faucet more than what are they welling to give that user. It could be different between me and you, or could be the same, I don't know.
In my case, I have never got more than the third level, I know the odds are tiny, but I have been playing for years.

I start the thread thinking this needs confirming, am I the only one, or are there others getting the same "glitch".

Thank you for reading

mossy

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