IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/68

Solved on 2025-04-06 after 10y 2mo 24d 4h 45m, key published. 6.8 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/6868 / 2562015-01-15 → 2025-04-06
Puzzle / bits

68

bitcoinp2pkh solved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1MVDYgVaSN6i…adLYZvvZ",
  status: Status.Solved,
  key: hex("000000000000…d0fc1491", 68).wif("KwDiBf89QgGb…tzNe8y2U"),
})
Prize
6.8 BTC
Key material
hex
Verification
verified
Solved
2025-04-06 · 10y 2mo 24d 4h 45m
tx 21
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/68 in the playground
Address
1MVDYgVaSN6iKKEsbzRUAYFrYJadLYZvvZ

hash160 e0b8a2baee1b77fc703455f39d51477451fc8cfc

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

public key · compressed
031fe02f1d740637a7127cdfe8a77a8a0cfc6435f85e7ec3282cb6243c0a93ba1b
range · 68 bits
0x80000000000000000 to 0xfffffffffffffffff
private key (hex)
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bebb3940cd0fc1491
WIF
KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qd7sDG4F2sdMtzNe8y2U

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.068 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.612 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2023-03-260.00001 BTC65264bade4…567b05
  4. increase2023-04-166.12 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  5. increase2023-09-250.00003768 BTCe2d8d24e4c…732ce5
  6. increase2024-05-120.00000546 BTC55571ca5e1…8938cf
  7. increase2025-01-280.000006 BTC82663b99c1…4e94b1
  8. increase2025-02-040.00001 BTCd8ac124759…a855b3

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).