IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/40

Solved on 2015-01-30 after 15d 17m, key published. 0.04 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/4040 / 2562015-01-15 → 2015-01-30
Puzzle / bits

40

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1EeAxcprB2Pp…uxyiNEFv",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…ae4933d6", 40).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…Do5F6Jm7"),
})
Prize
0.04 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2015-01-30 · 15d 17m
tx 2
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/40 in the playground
Address
1EeAxcprB2PpCnr34VfZdFrkUWuxyiNEFv

hash160 95a156cd21b4a69de969eb6716864f4c8b82a82a

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
03a2efa402fd5268400c77c20e574ba86409ededee7c4020e4b9f0edbee53de0d4
range · 40 bits
0x8000000000 to 0xffffffffff
private key (hex)
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e9ae4933d6
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9aFJuCJDo5F6Jm7

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.04 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. claim2015-01-300.04 BTC26dbcd4f8b…c3f329

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).