INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #46 · 46-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #46

Solved and swept on 30 Jan 2015. The private key for this 46-bit puzzle was found inside [2^45, 2^46) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #46 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 #46 needs about 2^44 key tests on average.

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