One advantage of focusing on puzzle transactions is that finding (and taking) those funds presents no moral dilemma. It's meant to be a reward.
please clarify - how is finding/taking funds (essentially stealing) found to have no moral dilemma? and why would stealing be a reward?
or am I misunderstanding and there is no stealing being done and these are just free funds floating out there?
The whole point of a puzzle transaction is that someone will solve it. The person who created the puzzle has donated those funds, and intends for the winner to claim them. Kind of like hiding a wad of bank notes in a local park, and publicly announcing clues on how to locate them.
ok got it - you are not brute forcing an unknown person's account but one specifically set up for this challenge.