IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/252

Swept on an unknown date by someone other than a solver. 0.252 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/252252 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

252

bitcoinp2pkh swept

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1CaTxB3YwmXZ…qs48xmui",
  status: Status.Swept,
  key: bits(252),
})
Prize
0.252 BTC
Key material
252-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
unknown
tx 2
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/252 in the playground
Address
1CaTxB3YwmXZkDnTK4rRvq61SRqs48xmui

hash160 7efd9baf1d6e21bd5f920e7e9e468b5a45ec92c7

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
0316bbf51b1574f580cd5ec84fe2371b4fd5644637b713f3a795474a1be794001c
range · 252 bits
0x800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 to 0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.252 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. sweep2017-07-110.252 BTC5d45587cfd…384164

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).