INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #80 · 80-BIT · SOLVED · PUBLIC KEY EXPOSED

Bitcoin Puzzle #80

Solved and swept on 11 Jun 2019. The private key for this 80-bit puzzle was found inside [2^79, 2^80) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #80 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 #80 needs about 2^78 key tests on average.

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