INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #65 · 65-BIT · SOLVED · PUBLIC KEY EXPOSED

Bitcoin Puzzle #65

Solved and swept on 07 Jun 2019. The private key for this 65-bit puzzle was found inside [2^64, 2^65) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #65 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 #65 needs about 2^63 key tests on average.

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