IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/42

Solved on 2015-01-30 after 15d 17m, key published. 0.042 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/4242 / 2562015-01-15 → 2015-01-30
Puzzle / bits

42

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1E32GPWgDyey…rEYPnM4N",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…21c58d8f", 42).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…jCVJ3vo9"),
})
Prize
0.042 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2015-01-30 · 15d 17m
tx 2
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/42 in the playground
Address
1E32GPWgDyeyQac4aJxm9HVoLrrEYPnM4N

hash160 8efb85f9c5b5db2d55973a04128dc7510075ae23

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
03eec88385be9da803a0d6579798d977a5d0c7f80917dab49cb73c9e3927142cb6
range · 42 bits
0x20000000000 to 0x3ffffffffff
private key (hex)
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002a221c58d8f
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9zzYEemjCVJ3vo9

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.042 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. claim2015-01-300.042 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).