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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
racminer
on 24/02/2019, 12:17:09 UTC

Please explain more what " -r  " does exactly. And why 3 starting points?


"-r 61" will make all points start at a random offset in 61 bit range.
The 3 sample starting points are just for information/confirmation the correct range is used.

If your BitCrack is generating 37,748,736 starting points then each point starts at a random offset in 61 bit range.

It is easy to adjust the code now. Simply adjust in generateStartingPoints() function.

You can combine -r with --keyspace if you need to additional control.

Please "git pull" to get the latest version that also contains fixes.

OK thanks.
The  integer  read after  the  -r option seems to be a signed  byte, can't go beyond 127 (you get  a negative  range)