INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #61 · 61-BIT · SOLVED

Bitcoin Puzzle #61

Solved and swept on 11 May 2019. The private key for this 61-bit puzzle was found inside [2^60, 2^61) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #61 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 #61 needs about 2^59 key tests on average.

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