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1817 sats \ 170k boost \ 52 comments \ @questforsats 20 Feb builders

Just finished coding up my latest venture, questforsats.com. Basically what the title says - a bitcoin treasure hunt of sorts. Hide some sats somewhere fun for other stackers to find. Or go and find some that have already been placed. No creepy alleyways, you lovable incels.

You'll probably find there's none been placed yet as you're the first to see this and there might be some glitches along the way. But I'd be buzzing if you'd help me test it out and go hide some sats today.

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110 sats \ 1 reply \ @nichro 17h

Do folks get a notification when their stashed sats are claimed?

Cool idea btw

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 17h

thanks, I wanted to make something fun using bitcoin, I feel the last year things have been getting pretty serious with the etf/politics and I missed the early goofy/fun nature of it all.

Currently no but it's definitely on the todo list now!

60 sats \ 6 replies \ @User21000000 20 Feb

Good luck with the venture!

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

appreciate it, would you be able/willing to place some sats down on your next walk?

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @User21000000 20 Feb

Seems to go blank screen on my iPhone

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

I've pushed a fix(I think), does it work now?

100 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 20 Feb

Working now can’t see any around here but like you said it’s new . Closest one to me in New Zealand

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @User21000000 20 Feb

Am I seeing that right there is only two waypoints currently

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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @mega_dreamer 8h

Great idea!! Thanks for building something so cool. Will give it a try.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 8h

appreciate the good vibes

100 sats \ 2 replies \ @Wumbo 13h

When viewing a waypoint, is someone able to see the Sats bounty or is a crap shoot if it is 1 Sats or 100,000,000 Sats?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @questforsats OP 11h

right now its a crap shoot, not sure whether thats good or bad :D maybe I like the air of mystery and the thought that someone might become a whole coiner when finding a waypoint

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @eddieoz 4h

When you quest for a traditional geocaching, you never know what you will find, so I think it is fair enough to do a 'blind' quest.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 14h

Hahah this is cool

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Jon_Hodl 15h

Cool idea.

I did this with paper wallets a while back but never had a cool website like yours to make it work well.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 15h

Thanks, I'm hoping there's enough stackers like yourself to place a few waypoints around :)

100 sats \ 6 replies \ @Wumbo 15h

Good job on the site. Question:

Does withdraws works with Anon accounts?

I created a waypoint in one browser. Then checked in to the way point in another browser and it shows the Sats up next to my anon user name.

But when I click sandwich board and then withdraw menu option. The balance up next to anon user name goes to zero and I can not withdraw.

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @questforsats OP 15h

Thanks :) withdraw works with anon accounts. Each time you switch browsers, its a new set of cookies, hence a new anon account. I can see you created a waypoint with 21sats and checked in using a different account. The 21sats will be on that new account.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @questforsats OP 15h

If you cant get back to that new account, Im happy to refund your sats, paste an invoice :)

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @Wumbo 15h

I still have both browsers open.

Using the browser that claimed the waypoint: On this page I see 21 sats in the header - https://questforsats.com/w/1131142132 On this page I don't see the 21 sats - https://questforsats.com/withdraw

I think it might be a small bug.

I am not concerned about the 21 sats.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @questforsats OP 14h

mmm interesting, from my end I can see the initial user id is 4265<redacted>.questforsats and then you used 1853<redacted>.questforsats to checkin which has the 21 sats. You can look at storage/cookies in dev console to check which id the browser is using. I pluged in 1853<redacted>.questforsats and checked the withdraw page which showed me the 21sats.

Thanks for testing this out btw, I'm sure it's full of bugs!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Wumbo 14h

So Microsoft Edge (the browser where I claimed waypoint) has two different cookies saved:

{"userId":"1853<redacted>.questforsats"} {"userId":"2578<redacted>.questforsats"}

I am guessing the 2578 cookie is getting used when I goto withdraw page and 1853 is being used on the waypoint page.

How and why this is happening I don't know.

Firefox (browser where I created waypoint) only has one cookie 4265

Surprise! Surprise! Edge is the problem child.

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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Heisenbergbitcoin 15h

When I am trying to play the game, The first step is go to a waypoint. How and where can I find a waypoint ?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 15h

The waypoints are red circles on the map(I will add that to instructions). Currently there are only 2 waypoints(New Zealand and Argentina). I'm hoping kind stackers like yourself will create some waypoints in their area! place

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @CurrencyofDistrust 20h

This is a great idea! I may give this a shot. One bit of feedback though - you should integrate Nostr!

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @questforsats OP 18h

Thanks, what would the nostr integration look like?

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @CurrencyofDistrust 16h

Well, firstly I'd like to just be able to sign in using Nostr, instead of giving my email address. Beyond that though, you could try to do something with Zapping to get sats to people who find a cache. I dont know how you could actually implement that, but it's worth considering.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 16h

ah yep, I've got nostr/lightning login in the todo list. People who find the cache currently get sats but do you mean other random people could tip/zap them for finding the cache?

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Alby 20 Feb

Wow, we used to play geocaching a lot!

Come over to one of our Community Calls! We're always happy to see new projects and learn from them!

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 20 Feb

Did you saw the new LNbits v1 ? They added a geocaching extension too, really cool https://v1.lnbits.com/where39/ - demo site

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

wow thats really cool, I have what3word signs near me. I'll add where39 to the features list

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 20 Feb

Never did any geocaching, looks fun.

Do you recommend also putting a link to your website in case a random person finds the waterproof container?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

Yep its a good way to get out into nature and explore your area. Yep that's a great idea

100 sats \ 4 replies \ @j7hB75 20 Feb

Cool idea! Site doesn’t seem to work for me though.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

Oh dear, what bit is broken? What device/browser are you using?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @j7hB75 22h

Safari on iOS

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 16h

I've pushed a fix, let me know if it works :)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chris42 20 Feb

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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @zapsammy 20 Feb

wow! excellent tool to incentivize people to go on a hike or a walk!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

thanks! I'd really appreciate if you could place some sats down on your next hike/walk, place

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @chris42 20 Feb

Looks fun, I'll place some sats this weekend

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

🙏

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 20 Feb

Great idea! I can see this being pretty fun.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @questforsats OP 20 Feb

cheers buddy

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwapMarket 53m

Please delete the waypoint from the map after all sats are withdrawn!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwapMarket 1h

Very cool. Tested and works. UNITEDWAFFLE ) Just don't rugpull too soon!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 1h

I like it, but not sure how to play. If you know the location, you enter the coordinates?