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Chicago Sprint 2026
The Race
The Chicago Sprint is a sealed cipher race with a real prize pool. At noon Eastern on Saturday, August 1, every registered entrant receives a PDF containing puzzles, coordinates, and one city. They have twenty-four hours to solve it.
The first three qualified correct answers split a $500 purse — $300 for first, $125 for second, $75 for third. Answers arrive through a private portal that opens Sunday at noon.
Entry is $21. Any limited-edition item on satoshiscrypt.com grants a free entry with code CHICAGOAWAITS — cipher tees, six-sprint packs, first-edition prints. Buy the shirt, race for free.
A free path also stays open: the daily Oracle awards one Sprint ticket to the first correct decoder on each post, one ticket per solver across the run.
Paid entries are US + Canada only. Free Oracle winners: worldwide. Portal opens Sun 12:00 EDT — winner announcement 15:00 EDT.
Fixed Purse — Brand-Funded
$500
The purse is fixed and announced in advance. It does not vary with the number of entries or merchandise sales.
Solvers Entered
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Schedule