INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #33 · 33-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #33

Solved and swept on 16 Jan 2015. The private key for this 33-bit puzzle was found inside [2^32, 2^33) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #33 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 #33 needs about 2^31 key tests on average.

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