Bitcoin Puzzle record
Bitcoin Puzzle #155
Where it sits on the line
- found
- open · address only
- open · public key on chain
- the line · 269
This puzzle needs about 278 search steps — above the line (269).
No puzzle above the line has been found yet.
Model: kangaroo. The public key has been on chain since 2019, so the square-root shortcut applies: about 2 × 2(N−1)/2 group operations.
How the work is estimatedRecord
- Known public key
- 035cd1854cae45391ca4ec428cc7e6c7d9984424b954209a8eea197b9e364c05f6
- HASH160
- 6b8b7830f73c5bf9e8beb9f161ad82b3bde992e4
- Search class
- public-key
- A public key is on record, so the square-root shortcut (kangaroo) works inside the interval. A key on record is not a spend.
- Candidate interval
- 2154 → 2155 − 1
- start0x400000000000000000000000000000000000000
- end0x7ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
- Interval size22835963083295358096932575511191922182123945984 scalars. Exact BigInt bounds, not a floating estimate.
Snapshot 2 Oct 2026. The reward is the catalog's nominal allocation (N × 0.1 convention from 2023-04-16; earlier spends predate it), not a live balance. A key that matches the address proves the math, not that the coins are still there: check an explorer. Missing fields are omitted, not invented.
Mentioned in the atlas
Where #155 comes up in the room pages. rooms 7 · mentions 9
- History
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- 2019-06-01 — Public keys revealed On-chainTimeline
- Myths
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- Run kangaroo / BSGS on #71. RefutedCryptography
- Theories
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- The 2019 leak was a planned kangaroo experiment SpeculationSpeculation
- FAQ
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- Which one should I try? MethodSearch classes
- What does known public key mean? On-chainSearch classes
- Scale
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- #155 Snapshot
- 2019 leak map On-chain
+1 more mentions
- Library
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- 2019 leak map On-chainCatalog briefings
Method
Kangaroo searches only the window you choose. Being inside the window (containment) and being found by the solver are two separate odds, and finishing a bounded run stays probabilistic.