INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #52 · 52-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #52

Solved and swept on 21 Apr 2017. The private key for this 52-bit puzzle was found inside [2^51, 2^52) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #52 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 #52 needs about 2^50 key tests on average.

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