INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #55 · 55-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #55

Solved and swept on 29 May 2018. The private key for this 55-bit puzzle was found inside [2^54, 2^55) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #55 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 #55 needs about 2^53 key tests on average.

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