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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
napros
on 15/07/2025, 15:00:22 UTC
kTimesG raises a fair point about RNG intentions, and I appreciate the healthy skepticism. However, I think there's a fundamental educational gap we should address first.

Most of us learned π in school, but φ (the Golden Ratio ≈ 1.618) is rarely taught despite being equally fundamental. φ appears throughout nature - nautilus shells, flower petals, human body proportions, galaxy spirals - not by design, but because of underlying mathematical principles.

The question isn't whether Satoshi intended Golden Ratio bias, but whether the mathematical properties of ECC and hashing create emergent φ relationships.

When I analyzed 82 solved puzzles, the φ clustering appeared regardless of creation date or author, suggesting mathematical properties inherent to cryptographic systems themselves.

This isn't about conspiracy or 'occult societies' - it's about mathematical constants appearing in unexpected places, just like π shows up in probability theory despite circles having nothing to do with coin flips. The empirical evidence suggests these are emergent patterns worthy of scientific investigation, not mystical design.

I understand the skepticism - φ mathematics isn't common knowledge. But that's exactly why this research might be valuable to the community.