INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #58 · 58-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #58

Solved and swept on 03 Dec 2018. The private key for this 58-bit puzzle was found inside [2^57, 2^58) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #58 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 #58 needs about 2^56 key tests on average.

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