INVESTIGATIVE DOSSIER · RESEARCHED 03 OCT 2026
BITCOIN PUZZLE #90 · 90-BIT · SOLVED · PUBLIC KEY EXPOSED

Bitcoin Puzzle #90

Solved and swept on 01 Jul 2019. The private key for this 90-bit puzzle was found inside [2^89, 2^90) and the balance was moved out.

Why puzzle #90 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 #90 needs about 2^88 key tests on average.

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