IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/71

Open since 2015-01-15, the key somewhere in 71 bits. 7.1019168 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/7171 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

71

bitcoinp2pkh unsolved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1PWo3JeB9jrG…s7fsVzXU",
  key: bits(71),
})
Prize
7.1019168 BTC
Key material
71-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
not yet
tx 69
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/71 in the playground
Address
1PWo3JeB9jrGwfHDNpdGK54CRas7fsVzXU

hash160 f6f5431d25bbf7b12e8add9af5e3475c44a0a5b8

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

range · 71 bits
0x400000000000000000 to 0x7fffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.071 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.639 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2023-04-166.39 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  4. increase2023-09-250.0000377 BTC5863063e1f…50d610
  5. increase2025-01-280.000006 BTC8c75b040d6…7dc0b7
  6. increase2025-05-030.00001 BTCb30914607f…63245e
  7. increase2025-05-190.00000001 BTC076d820e31…dec3b9
  8. increase2025-05-210.0000888 BTCe29e1a2200…9e90cc

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).