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Re: == Bitcoin challenge transaction: ~1000 BTC total bounty to solvers! ==UPDATED==
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coolj_9480
on 06/12/2024, 13:34:45 UTC
i know the public key but dont know what to do

I wonder why all those Single message accounts don't stop to appear here and there, Saying that they have magical access to some data/formula/method.

How is this considered a puzzle?

I have been working on this for years (obviously first time posting) and have come to the conclusion that there is no puzzle to solve.

This is not a puzzle it is a challenge in works of the creator:

A few words about the puzzle.  There is no pattern.  It is just consecutive keys from a deterministic wallet (masked with leading 000...0001 to set difficulty).  It is simply a crude measuring instrument, of the cracking strength of the community.

How many times we need to point to that post?

Sorry, embarrassed now.



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Re: == Bitcoin challenge transaction: ~1000 BTC total bounty to solvers! ==UPDATED==
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coolj_9480
on 06/12/2024, 13:21:15 UTC
Guys if we found public key for puzzle 67,68,,69
will it make it easier to find private keys ?
i know the public key but dont know what to do

The puzzles #67, #68, and #69 (among others) are definitelly doable. The public keys would still help though. However certain practical and advanced knowledge would be helpful. I could provide that information, publicly to this thread or via private message (better for you, just hit me up and share the keys and I'll share the links and guides) in a form of a few very friendly and useful links and 2 videos.

The public keys, should you have them at your disposal would provide help for us both. Hence I propose a simultanious exchange.


How are these basic questions showing up on a thread this old.

None of the public keys are exposed, as those addresses would need to send btc to expose the public key. astax51 does not have the correct public keys.

They can be verified here. https://iancoleman.io/bitcoin-key-compression/
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Re: == Bitcoin challenge transaction: ~1000 BTC total bounty to solvers! ==UPDATED==
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coolj_9480
on 06/12/2024, 12:22:02 UTC
Guys if we found public key for puzzle 67,68,,69
will it make it easier to find private keys ?
i know the public key but dont know what to do

Are you sure (i doubt .. but maybe i am wrong) ? try to create the address from them and see if it is the correct Pub Key

No. That's unfortunately not how public keys work.

Tell that to Ian Coleman. https://iancoleman.io/bitcoin-key-compression/
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Re: == Bitcoin challenge transaction: ~1000 BTC total bounty to solvers! ==UPDATED==
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coolj_9480
on 06/12/2024, 12:14:32 UTC
How is this considered a puzzle?

I have been working on this for years (obviously first time posting) and have come to the conclusion that there is no puzzle to solve. I have used all the brute force tools and even rented servers to come one day away from finding the key for #130. It was painful to be that close.

While brute forcing, I assumed that there was a hidden puzzle to be solved. I tried to find a pattern in all aspects of the solved keys to no avail. I have even used AI and advanced mathematics to search for patterns to solve the "Puzzle".

It is not a puzzle if the solution is to count 1 by 1 or to guess the correct value. It is a race. Unless the solution is investing thousands of dollars on hardware. To use your wallet instead of your brain.

Convince me that this is a puzzle and not a race. (BTW: Figuring out how to make your race car faster doesn't turn the race into a puzzle, it is still a race.)