INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #57 · 57-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #57

Solved and swept on 08 Nov 2018. The private key for this 57-bit puzzle was found inside [2^56, 2^57) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #57 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 #57 needs about 2^55 key tests on average.

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