INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #41 · 41-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #41

Solved and swept on 30 Jan 2015. The private key for this 41-bit puzzle was found inside [2^40, 2^41) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #41 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 #41 needs about 2^39 key tests on average.

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