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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
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nc50lc
on 25/08/2023, 07:20:32 UTC
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"3PdQoXyQwWmerpt3SbF7Hbh3aukXXXXXXX" P2SH ( sorry if i do "X" end address, it might be easier to cashout when you can do something with this main/test net addresses.

WHO KNOWS THE PUBLIC KEY 66? I CAN EVEN FIND THE P2SH ADDRESS, HAHA!  Grin
Addresses are just encoding of the HASH160 of the public key, it's not something special that can be a solution to the puzzle.

Since puzzle #66's output contains its hash160 which is 20d45a6a762535700ce9e0b216e31994335db8a5, you can just derive the other address types from it.
Simply with these easy steps:
  • HASH160 of its pubKey: 20d45a6a762535700ce9e0b216e31994335db8a5
  • Prepend OP_0 and size '0x14': 001420d45a6a762535700ce9e0b216e31994335db8a5
  • HASH160 of the above: f0a433b3411b7c1812937977bebd25602f55b68f
  • Prepend the version byte '0x05': 05f0a433b3411b7c1812937977bebd25602f55b68f
  • Append the checksum: 05f0a433b3411b7c1812937977bebd25602f55b68f31c18fc0
  • Encode to Base58: 3PdQoXyQwWmerpt3SbF7Hbh3aukC5w28GP