The Golden Ratio stuff might sound academic, but I'm just trying to find any edge that isn't pure brute force. These puzzles are getting impossible to crack without some mathematical insight.
What got you started analyzing Bitcoin puzzles? And more importantly - coffee or energy drinks for those late-night number crunching sessions? ☕
Actually, it's not very academic. I’d say it’s more delusional, not much different from people studying constellations in astrology.
I don’t understand what’s so disheartening about accepting randomness. In a world where so many things are biased and unfair, this puzzle is one of the few places where we get something close to true fairnes, and i like It.
I’ve simply focused on optimizing my code to compute hashes, which is the only way to increase the chances of finding the key (given fixed time and hardware), and I let the machines crunch the numbers.
My advice, if you want to participate in this lottery, is: stop wasting time and energy chasing absurd, imaginative solutions and dressing them up as holistic mathematics
@fixedpaul - I totally understand that perspective! And honestly, you're probably right that pure optimization is the most reliable approach. There's something beautifully honest about "let the machines do the work."
I guess I'm just one of those people who can't help but wonder "what if?" when I see patterns in data. Maybe it IS like astrology - seeing shapes in clouds that aren't really there. 🤷♂️
But here's what keeps me curious: @teguh54321 just posted actual hash distribution data showing 44% variance between ranges (104 vs 72 hits). That's not imagination - that's measurable deviation from uniform distribution.
Whether it's exploitable is another question entirely. You might be 100% correct that it's just noise with no practical value.
I respect the "pure brute force" approach - there's mathematical elegance in accepting true randomness. No false hope, no wasted cycles on phantom patterns. Just honest computational work.
What optimization techniques have worked best for you? Always interested in learning from people who focus on the engineering side rather than chasing mathematical rabbits down holes!