INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #70 · 70-BIT · SOLVED · PUBLIC KEY EXPOSED

Bitcoin Puzzle #70

Solved and swept on 09 Jun 2019. The private key for this 70-bit puzzle was found inside [2^69, 2^70) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #70 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 #70 needs about 2^68 key tests on average.

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