@tmar777

It seems the logical conclusion that #66 got sniped.


I am 100% sure it is not computationally possible to find the 256-bit key within 10 minutes of the pubkey being exposed. (k*G can correct me on this one)

Anything above 135-bits is safe, given that #135 has a spend from 2019 and still no one has being able to claim the prize.

If you solve #67 -- you still have to one more uncertain step to make:
{
 A) Make the smallest transaction possible and pay the highest fee you are willing to (the bot will try to overwrite your TX with higher fee/B)

 B) Ask for a miner (MARA) to execute your TX without exposing the pubkey to the mempool. (Most recommend this option)
}

Problem with option B is you are still giving away the pubkey, so if the miner wants, they can simply claim the reward and say someone beat you to it.

Now the interesting question is which of the lower puzzles is safe to claim without having to worry about this extra step.

From what I have seen in this thread, only a few users here are qualified to even come close to a guess. #80 ~ #100?

Since we have no idea of the raw power that is waiting for a spend from the lower puzzles addrs.