IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/78

Open since 2015-01-15, the key somewhere in 78 bits. 7.8 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/7878 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

78

bitcoinp2pkh unsolved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "15qF6X51huDj…cj46Jmhb",
  key: bits(78),
})
Prize
7.8 BTC
Key material
78-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
not yet
tx 3
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/78 in the playground
Address
15qF6X51huDjqTmF9BJgxXdt1xcj46Jmhb

hash160 35003c3ef8759c92092f8488fca59a042859018c

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

range · 78 bits
0x20000000000000000000 to 0x3fffffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.078 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.702 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2023-04-167.02 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3

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).