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Most people trust, but how many people verify?

I like challenging assumptions. I like trying to do the impossible, finding what others have missed, and blowing people's minds with things they never saw coming. Last year, I wrote a challenge for Paradigm CTF 2021 based on a very obscure Solidity bug. While one variation had been publicly disclosed, the vulnerability I exploited had never really been discussed. As a result, almost everyone who tried the challenge was stumped by the seemingly impossible nature of it. A few weeks ago, we were discussing plans around Paradigm CTF 2022 when Georgios tweeted out a teaser tweet. I thought it would

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