IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/159

Open since 2015-01-15, the key somewhere in 159 bits. 15.900026 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/159159 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

159

bitcoinp2pkh unsolved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "14u4nA5sugas…hdMnD9E5",
  key: bits(159),
})
Prize
15.900026 BTC
Key material
159-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
not yet
tx 6
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/159 in the playground
Address
14u4nA5sugaswb6SZgn5av2vuChdMnD9E5

hash160 2ac1295b4e54b3f15bb0a99f84018d2082495645

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

range · 159 bits
0x4000000000000000000000000000000000000000 to 0x7fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.159 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-111.431 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2021-08-190.00001 BTCe1f668b8cc…44076b
  4. increase2023-04-1614.31 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  5. increase2024-07-130.00001 BTCa22040a32e…3ac8cc
  6. increase2025-01-280.000006 BTC5603c7ee6b…4ea697

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).