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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
mcdouglasx
on 11/03/2025, 00:39:35 UTC
for all those prefix hunters out there. Find the i and get the pie.

Public Address: 1MvdYgvasN6c9pChhUBrJxg5LCC6wvjhEL
Private WIF: p2pkh: KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qddt9LsH77wYHYC11LP2
Private HEX: D5412A3C9A69FA280 (68 bit)
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It's a good initiative on your part, but the way you search doesn't seem probabilistically effective to me, because you can find different h160 values and lose mathematical probability, since b58check is not a hash. I don't think it's a good idea to rely on the address, as it adds unnecessary layers of randomness according to my logic.

FC6542F3CE21BE377 e587101d2cd6da0f5bf08337537809a4aaa07fcd

FC3CC1A74B41681BE e58710242f4f7ab5c102eed21dc2d49f74c4899d

target                     e0b8a2baee1b77fc703455f39d51477451fc8cfc