Thank you for your interest!
Although the puzzle prize is 0.01BTC I want to attract more newbies to try it. First of all they could understand that the private key is just a number, and can examine the bitcoin address generation process.
Playing with the tool also could be funny for some people.
I also believe that some "clever bruter" could be written, however considering the amount of prize it is pointless for the majority of programmers.
I decreased the search space from 256bit down to 144bit (orange space). The uknown space even less as the monster does not touch (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) the green border.
Not so long ago I discussed with two independent bitcoin miners that the private key is just a number. They argued that it was wrong, and that bitcoin wallets were secured with 2-factor authentication connected to their cell phones, so knowing the private key number was no enough
If you have somebody in your environment you want better understand the bitcoin private key - share this puzzle challenge with them. Let them try, learn and play.
As for the clue - I will give one more the next Sunday.
Although the puzzle prize is 0.01BTC I want to attract more newbies to try it. First of all they could understand that the private key is just a number, and can examine the bitcoin address generation process.
Playing with the tool also could be funny for some people.
I also believe that some "clever bruter" could be written, however considering the amount of prize it is pointless for the majority of programmers.
I decreased the search space from 256bit down to 144bit (orange space). The uknown space even less as the monster does not touch (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) the green border.
Not so long ago I discussed with two independent bitcoin miners that the private key is just a number. They argued that it was wrong, and that bitcoin wallets were secured with 2-factor authentication connected to their cell phones, so knowing the private key number was no enough
If you have somebody in your environment you want better understand the bitcoin private key - share this puzzle challenge with them. Let them try, learn and play.
As for the clue - I will give one more the next Sunday.