INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #242 · 242-BIT · RETIRED

Bitcoin Puzzle #242

Retired. The creator swept puzzles 161 to 256 on 11 July 2017 and moved the funds into the lower puzzles, so this address holds nothing.

Why puzzle #242 was retired

Puzzles above 160 would never be solved with foreseeable hardware, so the creator reclaimed their coins and used them to raise the prizes on the solvable range. The key for this address is still unknown; it just no longer matters.

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