IDcollectionsBitcoin puzzle transaction

bits/96

Open since 2015-01-15, the key somewhere in 96 bits. 9.600006 BTC on Bitcoin.

IDbits/9696 / 2562015-01-15
Puzzle / bits

96

bitcoinp2pkh unsolved

Record

puzzle({
  chain: "bitcoin",
  address: "15ANYzzCp5BF…gPLWaD8b",
  key: bits(96),
})
Prize
9.600006 BTC
Key material
96-bit search width
Verification
unverifiable
Solved
not yet
tx 4
Trail
Explorerblockstream.info
Sourcebitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218972
Trybits/96 in the playground
Address
15ANYzzCp5BFHcCnVFzXqyibpzgPLWaD8b

hash160 2da63cbd251d23c7b633cb287c09e6cf888b3fe4

Balance
asking the explorer

Key

range · 96 bits
0x800000000000000000000000 to 0xffffffffffffffffffffffff

Transactions

  1. funding2015-01-150.096 BTC08389f34c9…a6cd15
  2. increase2017-07-110.864 BTC5d45587cfd…384164
  3. increase2023-04-168.64 BTC12f34b58b0…8d13b3
  4. increase2025-04-070.000006 BTC4fc70c0b7d…2b8901

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).