I first heard about Bitcoin in 2013. I was completely confused. In 2018, someone approached me with a mining contract. I wasn’t convinced by the offer, but it made me curious enough to investigate mining for myself. Eventually, I set up a small mining operation and ran it for about two years. As difficulty increased, it became unsustainable for me, and I switched the miners off. I stayed interested in Bitcoin. Nothing particularly remarkable—just never quite leaving it behind. Years later, watching crash-style games become popular, I kept wondering about the outcome: how much could a player independently check, and how much depended on trusting the operator? Could I build a game around an outcome the game itself didn’t generate? That question led to months of thinking, trying different setups, and changing my mind. Eventually, it became Bitcoin23: a game built around predicting Bitcoin’s closing price. Using an external price doesn’t answer every question about fairness. The rules, the price calculation, and how the game operates still need scrutiny. That’s part of why I’m opening it up for testing. I’ve rarely spoken publicly about what I’m doing. Impostor syndrome has usually persuaded me to keep quiet. Writing as me23 gives me a little room to change that. So here I am. A small beta, plenty to learn, and finally something to say.