INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #115 · 115-BIT · SOLVED · PUBLIC KEY EXPOSED

Bitcoin Puzzle #115

Solved and swept on 16 Jun 2020. The private key for this 115-bit puzzle was found inside [2^114, 2^115) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #115 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 #115 needs about 2^113 key tests on average.

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