INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #45 · 45-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #45

Solved and swept on 30 Jan 2015. The private key for this 45-bit puzzle was found inside [2^44, 2^45) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #45 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 #45 needs about 2^43 key tests on average.

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