INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #49 · 49-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #49

Solved and swept on 01 Sep 2015. The private key for this 49-bit puzzle was found inside [2^48, 2^49) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #49 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 #49 needs about 2^47 key tests on average.

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