INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #56 · 56-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #56

Solved and swept on 08 Sep 2018. The private key for this 56-bit puzzle was found inside [2^55, 2^56) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #56 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 #56 needs about 2^54 key tests on average.

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