IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/53

Solved on 2017-09-04 after 2y 7mo 23d 2h 16m, key published. 0.53 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/5353 / 2562015-01-15 → 2017-09-04
Puzzle / bits

53

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "15K1YKJMiJ4f…rHmknxmT",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…e47e326c", 53).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…2mhwSYFV"),
})
Prize
0.53 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2017-09-04 · 2y 7mo 23d 2h 16m
tx 3
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/53 in the playground
Address
15K1YKJMiJ4fpesTVUcByoz334rHmknxmT

hash160 2f4870ef54fa4b048c1365d42594cc7d3d269551

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
020faaf5f3afe58300a335874c80681cf66933e2a7aeb28387c0d28bb048bc6349
range · 53 bits
0x10000000000000 to 0x1fffffffffffff
private key (hex)
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000180788e47e326c
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjh5SmqrUoK2mhwSYFV

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.053 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.477 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. claim2017-09-040.53 BTC0e343c3640…35b3b3

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).