IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/125

Solved on 2023-07-09 after 8y 5mo 26d 16h 16m, key published. 12.5 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/125125 / 2562015-01-15 → 2023-07-09
Puzzle / bits

125

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1PXAyUB8ZoH3…5yN5CVq5",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…e44877ac", 125).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…Sc6KxQy6"),
})
Prize
12.5 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2023-07-09 · 8y 5mo 26d 16h 16m
tx 6
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
SolverRetiredCoder and what else they solved
Trybits/125 in the playground
Address
1PXAyUB8ZoH3WD8n5zoAthYjN15yN5CVq5

hash160 f7079256aa027dc437cbb539f955472416725fc8

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
0233709eb11e0d4439a729f21c2c443dedb727528229713f0065721ba8fa46f00e
range · 125 bits
0x10000000000000000000000000000000 to 0x1fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
private key (hex)
000000000000000000000000000000001c533b6bb7f0804e09960225e44877ac
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7Nbdz1FhKePEPcr4to6PqoSc6KxQy6

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.125 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-111.125 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2019-05-160.00001 BTC7c432398c7…4d4f1e
  4. pubkey reveal2019-06-010.00001 BTC17e4e323cf…a4b3d3
  5. increase2023-04-1611.25 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  6. claim2023-07-0912.5 BTC25427dc1fa…66af7e

Techniques

  1. masked-key-rangecollectionbitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1306983.msg18765941

Hints

  1. 2017-04-2706:41:08

    officialcollectionThere is no pattern. It is just consecutive keys from a deterministic wallet (masked with leading 000...0001 to set difficulty).