Quote from: mcdouglasx on Today at 01:28:12 AM

Quote from: digaran on Today at 12:47:03 AM

Quote from: mcdouglasx on July 11, 2023, 09:53:10 PM

It all lies in computing power, currently I can reduce the range of puzzle #130 to the equivalent of looking for the public key of puzzle #103 without slowing down the search (my resources aren't useful for looking for a public key in range 103 anyway), I could reduce more but I do not have the necessary resources for it and the search becomes slow, therefore it is my "acceptable" range. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me that more puzzles will continue to be found this year by comparing what I can do with basic resources with others who have many .

in short, a puzzle for rich people

Well, if you can really reduce the range down to 103 bits, there are already a few hunters with decent rigs willing to help you out and then you could use an escrow to split the prize, you could also divide the 103 bit range into 100 small ranges and search each one per day, after 100 days or even less, you will find the key, but the question is, are you really sure you can lower the range to 103 or even lower? What if the key you are looking for is not there?

You need to provide a reasonable solution to prove that the target is in the said range.

Good luck though, I'm off this puzzle till I see the private keys for #120 and especially #125, I might work on other puzzles here and there, but won't engage in sharing my findings and talk about possible solutions, as it seems we could spend more than 120 days 24/7 just to have nothing at the end, and I don't mean money, who ever solved it they deserve it and I hope the best for them, but not being able to have the answer ( private key ) of the puzzle, even an empty key, is a deal breaker.

I am completely sure of it because I tested it with public keys that I know the pk and I was able to know that the script work

My problem is that I lack computing power and at this time I do not have how to invest in it. I have thought about sharing the script but we would return to the same starting point where someone with a lot of computer power takes advantage of the script, take the money and then do not even have the decency to thank the developers or reveal the key.

You can eliminate as many numbers as you like.
for example, you can reduce the key by 4 digits from 32 to 28, but for this there will be 65,000 open keys, which I count is a lot.
5 and 6 digits can also be eliminated.
There is even a way to find out the range in which the key is located, but I still don't see a clearer solution than sorting through large numbers of keys.