IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/140

Open since 2015-01-15, the key somewhere in 140 bits. 14.000016 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/140140 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

140

bitcoinp2pkh unsolved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1QKBaU6WAeyc…aS8r42Xo",
  key: bits(140),
})
Prize
14.000016 BTC
Key material
140-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
not yet
tx 7
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/140 in the playground
Address
1QKBaU6WAeycb3DbKbLBkX7vJiaS8r42Xo

hash160 ffbb35a7bb9bbe16c1aa2534f7ff11d59c8e3d1a

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
031f6a332d3c5c4f2de2378c012f429cd109ba07d69690c6c701b6bb87860d6640
range · 140 bits
0x80000000000000000000000000000000000 to 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.14 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-111.26 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2019-05-160.00001 BTC7c432398c7…4d4f1e
  4. pubkey reveal2019-06-010.00001 BTC17e4e323cf…a4b3d3
  5. increase2022-11-190.00001 BTCd8c38d06fe…9e8a77
  6. increase2023-04-1612.6 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  7. increase2025-01-280.000006 BTCdd23b10790…67fb94

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).