IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/72

Open since 2015-01-15, the key somewhere in 72 bits. 7.20014379 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/7272 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

72

bitcoinp2pkh unsolved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "1JTK7s9YVYyw…LshCaRFR",
  key: bits(72),
})
Prize
7.20014379 BTC
Key material
72-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
not yet
tx 6
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/72 in the playground
Address
1JTK7s9YVYywfm5XUH7RNhHJH1LshCaRFR

hash160 bf7413e8df4e7a34ce9dc13e2f2648783ec54adb

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

range · 72 bits
0x800000000000000000 to 0xffffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.072 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.648 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2023-04-166.48 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  4. increase2023-09-250.00003779 BTC7d7dc5027a…21ae93
  5. increase2025-01-280.000006 BTCcaa959d2e4…d08631
  6. increase2025-08-060.0001 BTC4b7c35b7ca…15e030

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).