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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
kTimesG
on 23/08/2025, 13:59:43 UTC
Anyone can calculate...

How many 1PWo3JeB9j prefix
Possible in puzzle 71 mathematically ? 😅🙏

Mybe in range like 1000 -2000

Average matching addresses: 8.721844298917494e+17
Range divided by n (range // n): 1353.0


The correct expected average is 395013.

For 10000 random ranges of size 2**70, 9999 of them will have between 392679 and 397353 such matches. That is, the probability to have a ≠ 3000 deviation is 0.01%

There are too many zeros for the probability to only find 1353 matches. It's more likely that the entire galaxy implodes today, than the chances to only find 1353 of those matches in a 2**70 range.