IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/65

Solved on 2019-06-07 after 4y 4mo 23d 22h 31m, key published. 0.65 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/6565 / 2562015-01-15 → 2019-06-07
Puzzle / bits

65

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "18ZMbwUFLMHo…bktshgpe",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…05b26867", 65).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…CdwnTG57"),
})
Prize
0.65 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2019-06-07 · 4y 4mo 23d 22h 31m
tx 5
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/65 in the playground
Address
18ZMbwUFLMHoZBbfpCjUJQTCMCbktshgpe

hash160 52e763a7ddc1aa4fa811578c491c1bc7fd570137

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
0230210c23b1a047bc9bdbb13448e67deddc108946de6de639bcc75d47c0216b1b
range · 65 bits
0x10000000000000000 to 0x1ffffffffffffffff
private key (hex)
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001a838b13505b26867
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qZM21gaY8WN2CdwnTG57

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.065 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.585 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2019-05-160.00001 BTC7c432398c7…4d4f1e
  4. pubkey reveal2019-06-010.00001 BTC17e4e323cf…a4b3d3
  5. claim2019-06-070.65 BTC43bb89f7d1…4a9dc3

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).