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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
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TheMissingNTLDR
on 08/05/2025, 19:00:39 UTC
How fast can puzzle 69 be solved by pubkey?
I wonder how "safe" bitcoins 10min block window is
or was it some trick of puzzle creator..

In less than a minute, or even a few seconds depending on the power with great RetiredCoder's RCKangaroo. Better to send your transaction through a private pool like Mara Slipstream.

Are there any instructions on how to run this on Linux? (not want to use Windows exe file)
https://github.com/RetiredC/RCKangaroo/tree/main
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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
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TheMissingNTLDR
on 07/04/2025, 22:58:52 UTC
After the BTC 68 puzzle is solved, I am not sure if it is mentioned in discussions here how it was claimed to avoid bots! Apologies if I have missed it!

Congrats! @Bram24732 - Did you actually use MARA or any other method or process to claim it?  Smiley
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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
TheMissingNTLDR
on 23/02/2025, 22:42:40 UTC
Just looking to optimize my code for random pk search for Puzzle 68, any suggestions or comments greatly appreciated Smiley

Or any suggestions on how to make this run from my graphics card please? (Using Ubuntu at moment)

First, for this I have a local secp256k1 module in a folder on same level as this py file pasted below: https://github.com/iceland2k14/secp256k1


Code:
from pathlib import Path
import sys

path_root = Path(__file__).parents[2]
sys.path.append(str(path_root))
import btc.mymodules.mySECP256k1.secp256k1 as ice

import random

targetH160_68 = "e0b8a2baee1b77fc703455f39d51477451fc8cfc"

# 80000000000000000:fffffffffffffffff # 17 digits each

global_count = 0


def random_256():
    return "".join([random.choice("0123456789abcdef") for _ in range(16)])


while True:
    hex_256_16 = random_256()

    for i in ["8", "9", "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"]:

        global_count += 1

        hex_256 = str(i) + str(hex_256_16)

        dec = int(hex_256, 16)

        h160_c = ice.privatekey_to_h160(0, True, dec).hex()

        if global_count % 100000 == 0:
            print(
                f"\r",
                f"{int(global_count):,}",
                f"{str(hex_256)}",
                end=" ",
            )

        if h160_c == targetH160_68:
            with open("./found.txt", "a") as file:
                file.write(
                    "Dec: "
                    + str(dec)
                    + " HexPK: "
                    + str(hex_256)
                    + " H160_c: "
                    + str(h160_c)
                    + "\n"
                )
            print("found!!")
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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
TheMissingNTLDR
on 23/02/2025, 22:27:02 UTC
I see, so it was indeed after the solved puzzle! Smiley

BTW I found this neighbor Address via keys dot lol - WIF Search for 67's wif on its home page. Two addresses were indicated in yellow on that webpage!
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Re: Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it
by
TheMissingNTLDR
on 23/02/2025, 22:11:33 UTC
Puzzle: 67 Solved as we know:
1BY8GQbnueYofwSuFAT3USAhGjPrkxDdW9
Private Key = 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000730fc235c1942c1ae


Something to note for another Address with private key next to puzzle 67:
Address nearly next to puzzle 67's private key:
1NpqfKpfpRHajrXKV4FEj7zCheYirjZV8j
Private Key = 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000730fc235c1942c1b4

Do you think someone was testing out MARA or something on this address next to the puzzle first before attempting the puzzle 67's sweep?
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Re: Bitcoin PUZZLE ~1000 BTC Bitcoin Challenge Transaction Page
by
TheMissingNTLDR
on 04/03/2024, 21:53:16 UTC
Puzzles are fun, the difficult it is, the more interesting the puzzle, but there are already four threads on this topic. I don’t think there is any reason to start another. You could continue this discussion in the most recent thread.

I did try and search the word puzzle from forum's Home Page. I got 2 hits, One post was completely irrelevant to this puzzle and one random puzzle post from year 2014. Hence I decided to post it in a new one!

I agree that Puzzles are fun, the difficult it is, the more interesting the puzzle Smiley

If mods this this post need to move please feel free to do so!
thanks
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Bitcoin PUZZLE ~1000 BTC Bitcoin Challenge Transaction Page
by
TheMissingNTLDR
on 04/03/2024, 20:54:33 UTC
Recently I have noticed that the pyzzle page https://privatekeys.pw/puzzles/bitcoin-puzzle-tx have changed a bit.
It now has the solved PrivateKeys removed and also now missing solved key's percentage range where they were found.

For the solved puzzles they only now have Public Keys instead of private keys in column: Private Key / Public Key (HEX)

Not sure if there is areason to remove them?  Huh any ideas?