So Oasis just launched something called the TEE Break Challenge, and honestly… this is one of the boldest security flexes I’ve seen from a blockchain team in a while.
They’ve literally locked 1 Bitcoin (wrapped) inside a smart contract on the Oasis Sapphire network and the only way to get it is to break their Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). No forms, no reporting, no bounty paperwork. Just hack it and keep the Bitcoin. 💀
Here’s the blog: https://oasis.net/blog/oasis-tee-break-challenge
🧠 What’s the catch?
The private key to that BTC is generated inside a secure enclave (SGX). It never touches the outside world. No debug functions, no leaky APIs, no testnet shortcuts.
Basically, Oasis is saying:
“We’re confident our confidential EVM is unbreakable. Prove us wrong.”
The contract is live on Sapphire mainnet, fully verifiable, and the wrapped Bitcoin is sitting right there on Ethereum. You can see it. You just… can’t touch it unless you actually manage to compromise the enclave.
🔍 Why this matters
It’s not just a stunt it’s a real-world test of how secure TEEs actually are in blockchain environments.
With so many networks talking about “confidential compute,” this is Oasis putting their tech where their mouth is.
It’s open to anyone. Researchers, hackers, or just curious devs who love a challenge.
🧩 Details
Prize: 1 BTC (wrapped)
Network: Oasis Sapphire
Duration: Challenge runs until end of 2025
Everything is on-chain and transparent
If you succeed, you don’t “report a bug” you just keep the funds 😏
⚙️ Why I think this is dope
There are tons of “bug bounties” in crypto, but this one feels more like a capture-the-flag meets heist movie.
It’s a real test of confidential smart contract tech and TEE security and if someone does break it, it’ll spark a serious discussion about the limits of enclave protection in Web3.
TL;DR
Oasis just dropped a public enclave-hacking challenge.
1 BTC is locked in a TEE-protected smart contract.
Break it, it’s yours.
Fail, you’ll still learn a ton about confidential compute.
Blog link again: https://oasis.net/blog/oasis-tee-break-challenge
Top comments (1)
Honestly this is one of the coolest ways to prove confidence in tech, no hype, just “here’s 1 BTC, see if you can break it.” Most projects just talk about confidential compute, but Oasis is literally letting the code speak for itself. Been diving into Sapphire lately and it’s wild how it handles private smart contracts without losing EVM compatibility.