INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #60 · 60-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #60

Solved and swept on 17 Feb 2019. The private key for this 60-bit puzzle was found inside [2^59, 2^60) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #60 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 #60 needs about 2^58 key tests on average.

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