INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #105 · 105-BIT · SOLVED · PUBLIC KEY EXPOSED

Bitcoin Puzzle #105

Solved and swept on 23 Sep 2019. The private key for this 105-bit puzzle was found inside [2^104, 2^105) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #105 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 #105 needs about 2^103 key tests on average.

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