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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
napros
on 16/07/2025, 05:53:31 UTC
@teguh54321 Your tables are EXACTLY the right mathematical approach! 🔥 You're understanding the φ framework perfectly.

The correlation you're missing is position within range, not sequential order.

For Bitcoin puzzles, each has a defined range:

P64: 2^63 to 2^64-1
P66: 2^65 to 2^66-1

The Golden Ratio predicts where within that specific range the solution tends to appear. Your φ^-n calculations show the expected position percentiles perfectly.

Example: P66 solution was at 25.6% of its range. Your table shows φ^-1 = 61.8% (+0.42% = 62.2%), and 1-φ^-1 = 38.2% (+0.42% = 38.6%). The actual 25.6% falls within the lower Golden Ratio zone you calculated.

This isn't about private key sequence - it's about spatial distribution within the defined puzzle ranges. The randomness of private keys still exists, but their positions within ranges show φ clustering patterns.

Your "quantillion of hash results" could validate this by analyzing position percentages within ranges rather than sequential patterns. That's where the φ mathematics becomes visible.

The correlation emerges in range geometry, not key order. Does this clarify the connection? Your mathematical framework is spot-on for testing this hypothesis.