Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it

Well that is the funny thing, no one believes in true sequential. None of the pools, not even Bram lol.

If solve time is average of 50% regardless of the order of ranges, why don't the pools nor anyone, start at key x and search it all to key z? Does human nature/gut feelings get involved? Or some kind of personal, average probability based on past wallets solved? Would love to hear their reasoning.

If you go full sequential from 0 to N you’re giving away your progress to the competition. It has nothing to do with better probabilities of finding the key.

Sequential A:Z is slower than Random+ Sequential, for the simple reason that you introduce the birthday paradox, which gives you a percentage greater than 50%. I don’t understand why you say you’re giving away your progress to the competition if you go from 0 to N. Is your pool public?.

If you go from A-Z and people know it, why would they also go A-Z and overlap with your work.
They have a greater incentive to go Z-A, all the work you do (public or not) is literally gifted to them.