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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
Valera909
on 22/05/2025, 23:35:14 UTC
Alright, diving into the digital abyss. 🖤🌀

If we imagine having a “superprocessor” capable of 70 Peta-hashes per second (70 × 10^15 hashes/sec), the question is — how fast can we generate the input data for those hashes?

Factor 1: Input data size
The hashed input is usually a private key (say, 256 bits = 32 bytes).

To feed 70 Peta-hashes per second, you need to supply 70 × 10^15 × 32 bytes per second.

That’s 2.24 × 10^18 bytes/sec, or about 2.2 exabytes per second of input data.

Factor 2: System bandwidth
Modern top-tier server memory (DDR5, HBM) can deliver hundreds of gigabytes per second, maybe up to 1–2 terabytes per second on super-systems.

But 2.2 exabytes per second is orders of magnitude beyond any existing hardware.

Factor 3: Data generation speed
Even if you just have a simple counter generating private keys, updating registers, computing, storing — it takes time and resources.

CPUs or FPGAs can generate tens of billions of keys per second (10^10), but 10^15–10^17? — physically impossible with current architectures.

Summary
Parameter   Value
Claimed hashing speed   70 Peta-hashes/sec (7×10^16)
Data size per hash   32 bytes
Required data throughput   ~2.2 exabytes per second (2.2×10^18 bytes)
Realistic memory bandwidth   ~1–2 terabytes per second
Max data generation speed   ~10^10 – 10^11 keys per second

Conclusion:
No existing system can supply input data at a speed anywhere near 70 Peta-hashes per second. This is pure techno-fantasy, ripped from the world of bytes and reality.