IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/50

Solved on 2015-09-01 after 7mo 19d 2h 13m, key published. 0.05 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/5050 / 2562015-01-15 → 2015-09-01
Puzzle / bits

50

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1MEzite4ReNu…CxWEofwk",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…3c2e9354", 50).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…A4EjUMzg"),
})
Prize
0.05 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2015-09-01 · 7mo 19d 2h 13m
tx 2
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/50 in the playground
Address
1MEzite4ReNuWaL5Ds17ePKt2dCxWEofwk

hash160 de081b76f840e462fa2cdf360173dfaf4a976a47

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
03f46f41027bbf44fafd6b059091b900dad41e6845b2241dc3254c7cdd3c5a16c6
range · 50 bits
0x2000000000000 to 0x3ffffffffffff
private key (hex)
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000022bd43c2e9354
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgfXBMYdNVA4EjUMzg

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.05 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. claim2015-09-010.05 BTC39553513f7…481c5e

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).