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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
WanderingPhilospher
on 19/04/2025, 06:53:07 UTC
I can't understand what is the purpose of collecting addresses with the same prefix within the same private key range.

Is there some sort of secret formula that would help in getting the private key of the puzzle?

Someone enlighten me please.
I can't understand why someone would create a brand new account, and out of all the questions to ask, ask that one, especially since all of it has been discussed...very recently.

Enlighten yourself via reading the last 10 pages or so of this topic. Read, or don't. Collect addresses, or don't.

But I will enlighten you. If you can find 2 prefixes where they match at least 53 bits of your target address, you can solve the private key using the Pythagorean theorem. In this case, "C" would be your target address!