IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/81

Open since 2015-01-15, the key somewhere in 81 bits. 8.100015 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/8181 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

81

bitcoinp2pkh unsolved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "15qsCm78whsp…xTQopnHZ",
  key: bits(81),
})
Prize
8.100015 BTC
Key material
81-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
not yet
tx 4
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/81 in the playground
Address
15qsCm78whspNQFydGJQk5rexzxTQopnHZ

hash160 351e605fac813965951ba433b7c2956bf8ad95ce

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

range · 81 bits
0x100000000000000000000 to 0x1ffffffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.081 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.729 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2023-04-167.29 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  4. increase2025-10-140.000015 BTC3f83b6358b…02b9e2

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).