INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #29 · 29-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #29

Solved and swept on 16 Jan 2015. The private key for this 29-bit puzzle was found inside [2^28, 2^29) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #29 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 #29 needs about 2^27 key tests on average, within reach of a laptop in minutes.

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