IDcollections Bitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/66

Solved on 2024-09-12 after 9y 8mo 3d 4h 52m, key published. 6.6 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/6666 / 2562015-01-15 → 2024-09-12

Puzzle / bits

66

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "13zb1hQbWVsc…NNpdh5so",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…2b5e35ee", 66).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…43V7CQeX"),
})

Prize: 6.6 BTC
Key material: hex
Verification: verified
Solved: 2024-09-12 · 9y 8mo 3d 4h 52m

tx 35

Trail: Explorerblockstream.info; Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972; Trybits/66 in the playground

Address: 13zb1hQbWVsc2S7ZTZnP2G4undNNpdh5so

hash160 20d45a6a762535700ce9e0b216e31994335db8a5

Balance

asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed: 024ee2be2d4e9f92d2f5a4a03058617dc45befe22938feed5b7a6b7282dd74cbdd
range · 66 bits: 0x20000000000000000 to 0x3ffffffffffffffff
private key (hex): 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002832ed74f2b5e35ee
WIF: KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qZfFoWMiwBt943V7CQeX

Transactions

funding2015-01-150.066 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
increase2017-07-110.594 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
increase2019-06-200.00001 BTCc725a76599…034a07
increase2019-06-200.00001 BTC9623ca8da4…7a67f9
increase2019-10-310.00000666 BTCab571acb61…e0e790
increase2021-01-180.0000195 BTC33ea377a3c…cec96b
increase2022-09-250.00001 BTC4461b38876…e91f72
increase2022-10-180.00001533 BTCc1a490e56f…f36813

Techniques

masked-key-rangecollectionbitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1306983.msg18765941

Hints

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).
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1306983.msg18765941Confirmweb.archive.org