INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #54 · 54-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #54

Solved and swept on 16 Nov 2017. The private key for this 54-bit puzzle was found inside [2^53, 2^54) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #54 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 #54 needs about 2^52 key tests on average.

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