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Guys, I’ve always wondered: is brute-forcing really the only solution? At some point I read the one and only final message from saatoshi_rising, where he said he used a deterministic wallet to create this puzzle. He distributed the prizes in 2017, which means he must have either recorded every private key (perhaps in a file) or retained the exact master seed. That way he can reconstruct all wallets at any time—maybe he even had it tattooed. After a lot of research I wrote two C++ scripts that generate the exact same puzzle game, probably just like he did. I’ve tried countless seeds without success—maybe you’ll get lucky and uncover all 918 BTC. If you do, please stay fair and split half with me.
I offer two C++ scripts that let you replicate the Bitcoin Puzzle by saatoshi_rising.
Both scripts deterministically generate private keys, apply bitwise masks, compute P2PKH addresses and WIFs, and display progress through the keyspace.
The monolithic variant resides in a single file with direct OpenSSL and HMAC calls in main(), and outputs the index, private key (hex), address, WIF, and status (MATCH/FAIL)—it most closely matches saatoshi_rising’s original script from 2015/2017.
The modular variant is organized into meaningful functions, adds a %Range column and flexible seed handling, and is ideal for developers looking to integrate the code into modern projects.
If saatoshi_rising sees this script, he’ll be amazed at how many ways the same principle can be implemented—and perhaps a little nervous, since now anyone can scan all the puzzles in seconds.
Good Luck! https://github.com/onepuzzle/puzzle-generator
I offer two C++ scripts that let you replicate the Bitcoin Puzzle by saatoshi_rising.
Both scripts deterministically generate private keys, apply bitwise masks, compute P2PKH addresses and WIFs, and display progress through the keyspace.
The monolithic variant resides in a single file with direct OpenSSL and HMAC calls in main(), and outputs the index, private key (hex), address, WIF, and status (MATCH/FAIL)—it most closely matches saatoshi_rising’s original script from 2015/2017.
The modular variant is organized into meaningful functions, adds a %Range column and flexible seed handling, and is ideal for developers looking to integrate the code into modern projects.
If saatoshi_rising sees this script, he’ll be amazed at how many ways the same principle can be implemented—and perhaps a little nervous, since now anyone can scan all the puzzles in seconds.
Good Luck! https://github.com/onepuzzle/puzzle-generator
Seems not so usefull from what i see.. what if some of them is manually handpick 🤔🤔
Especially since puzzle 71 is very close to being found and it has over 7 BTC in it.
What makes you think that? All the clues lead to the exact opposite conclusion.
Even if someone makes a totally fair pool and the entire planet joins it and gets a fair share of the prize, absolutely everyone loses half or more than their investment. With that in mind, how would the puzzle be "close to being found", unless a shitload of people (and I mean a LOT of people, not a couple of thousands) are scanning randomly, and some dude gets lucky by pure chance? It can only happen, with very high chances, only if everyone drops everything and starts dedicating all their time to this.
I think only 2 things could lead to 71 being solved:
* Bitcoin reaching $300k.
* Someone discovering a method to make the brute 20x more efficient, perhaps through trimming or skipping.
Who actually stole 69?
Do you really think anyone’s gonna confess? Look at ‘em. Everyone’s dead silent, like they got drowned out or somethin’.
Drown in immoral money 🤪
Original archived Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
Scraped on 28/06/2025, 01:25:16 UTC
Guys, I’ve always wondered: is brute-forcing really the only solution? At some point I read the one and only final message from saatoshi_rising, where he said he used a deterministic wallet to create this puzzle. He distributed the prizes in 2017, which means he must have either recorded every private key (perhaps in a file) or retained the exact master seed. That way he can reconstruct all wallets at any time—maybe he even had it tattooed. After a lot of research I wrote two C++ scripts that generate the exact same puzzle game, probably just like he did. I’ve tried countless seeds without success—maybe you’ll get lucky and uncover all 918 BTC. If you do, please stay fair and split half with me.
I offer two C++ scripts that let you replicate the Bitcoin Puzzle by saatoshi_rising.
Both scripts deterministically generate private keys, apply bitwise masks, compute P2PKH addresses and WIFs, and display progress through the keyspace.
The monolithic variant resides in a single file with direct OpenSSL and HMAC calls in main(), and outputs the index, private key (hex), address, WIF, and status (MATCH/FAIL)—it most closely matches saatoshi_rising’s original script from 2015/2017.
The modular variant is organized into meaningful functions, adds a %Range column and flexible seed handling, and is ideal for developers looking to integrate the code into modern projects.
If saatoshi_rising sees this script, he’ll be amazed at how many ways the same principle can be implemented—and perhaps a little nervous, since now anyone can scan all the puzzles in seconds.
Good Luck! https://github.com/onepuzzle/puzzle-generator
I offer two C++ scripts that let you replicate the Bitcoin Puzzle by saatoshi_rising.
Both scripts deterministically generate private keys, apply bitwise masks, compute P2PKH addresses and WIFs, and display progress through the keyspace.
The monolithic variant resides in a single file with direct OpenSSL and HMAC calls in main(), and outputs the index, private key (hex), address, WIF, and status (MATCH/FAIL)—it most closely matches saatoshi_rising’s original script from 2015/2017.
The modular variant is organized into meaningful functions, adds a %Range column and flexible seed handling, and is ideal for developers looking to integrate the code into modern projects.
If saatoshi_rising sees this script, he’ll be amazed at how many ways the same principle can be implemented—and perhaps a little nervous, since now anyone can scan all the puzzles in seconds.
Good Luck! https://github.com/onepuzzle/puzzle-generator
Seems not so usefull from what i see 🤔🤔