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bits/67

Solved on 2025-02-21 after 10y 1mo 9d 7h 33m, key published. 6.7 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/6767 / 2562015-01-15 → 2025-02-21
Puzzle / bits

67

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1BY8GQbnueYo…PrkxDdW9",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…1942c1ae", 67).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…MND1X1KW"),
})
Prize
6.7 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2025-02-21 · 10y 1mo 9d 7h 33m
tx 13
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/67 in the playground
Address
1BY8GQbnueYofwSuFAT3USAhGjPrkxDdW9

hash160 739437bb3dd6d1983e66629c5f08c70e52769371

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
0212209f5ec514a1580a2937bd833979d933199fc230e204c6cdc58872b7d46f75
range · 67 bits
0x40000000000000000 to 0x7ffffffffffffffff
private key (hex)
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000730fc235c1942c1ae
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qbP2K5cm35XKMND1X1KW

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.067 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.603 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2023-04-166.03 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  4. increase2023-09-250.00003769 BTC63da7a056b…3e6fc6
  5. increase2024-05-120.00000546 BTC55571ca5e1…8938cf
  6. increase2024-09-240.00003703 BTC69888f5e55…984bd4
  7. increase2024-10-170.00002 BTCee5bf15d6e…5b2429
  8. increase2024-10-210.00000678 BTCd26e3fdad5…8a8863

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).