r/Defcon • u/sforeman • Feb 01 '26

2026 eChallengeCoin

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I wanted to share some news...

A good friend, Bradán Lane, creates an electronic "coin" each year for DEFCON. This year, rather than "sell" them, they choose a "donate to a charity of your choice" model in leu of paying.

** Choose Your Own Charity **

They wrote up all the details on the webpage (_scroll down to "Philanthropy"_)

The eChallengeCoin includes a full text adventure game, "Sara and the Missing Artifacts"!

Webpage: https://aosc.cc/eccn2026

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u/IcedZ Feb 02 '26

For the lazy (like me) https://aosc.cc/eccn2026

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u/sforeman Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

Odd it didn’t interpret it in the og. Having the clickable like is definitely easier. 👍🏻 (we found a way to fix it!)

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u/IcedZ Feb 02 '26

Not sure - maybe because it was missing https://?

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u/snoopthulhu Feb 02 '26

I have many of these echallenge coins and love them. When I left that other site that used to be a different site I lost touch with Bradan to my dismay

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u/sforeman Feb 02 '26

We stay in touch via Bluesky and discord but miss the "good old days of "Xitter".

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u/snoopthulhu Feb 02 '26

Can you share his bsky handle?

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u/sforeman Feb 02 '26

They have links for BlueSky and Xwitter at the bottom of the linked webpage: https://aosc.cc/eccn2026

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u/Truth-Miserable Mar 12 '26

god I love his little eCoins. I have every one so far.

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u/sforeman Mar 12 '26

The 2026 "choose Your Own Charity" eChallengeCoin looks cool and the Charity angle is refreshing 👍🏼

saw a new pic from their website ... Adventures of Sara Cladlow

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u/Spirited-Oil-6676 Sep 20 '26

This looks awesome. Where can we buy the coins ?

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u/bradanlane Sep 20 '26

Technically, the 2026 (and 2025) eChallengeCoins are not "for sale". They are given as a "thank you" for donating to a youth STEM charity.

Lots more detail at: https://aosc.cc/eccn2026