INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #28 · 28-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #28

Solved and swept on 15 Jan 2015. The private key for this 28-bit puzzle was found inside [2^27, 2^28) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #28 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 #28 needs about 2^26 key tests on average, within reach of a laptop in minutes.

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