INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #59 · 59-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #59

Solved and swept on 11 Feb 2019. The private key for this 59-bit puzzle was found inside [2^58, 2^59) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #59 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 #59 needs about 2^57 key tests on average.

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