INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #100 · 100-BIT · SOLVED · PUBLIC KEY EXPOSED

Bitcoin Puzzle #100

Solved and swept on 08 Jul 2019. The private key for this 100-bit puzzle was found inside [2^99, 2^100) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #100 still matters

A solved puzzle is a benchmark. Running a cracker against it should recover the real private key, which is how you tell genuine code from a toy. Puzzle #100 needs about 2^98 key tests on average.

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