Bitcoin Puzzle record
Bitcoin Puzzle #37
Where it sits on the line
- found
- open · address only
- open · public key on chain
- the line · 269
This puzzle needs about 236 search steps — below the line (269).
Every puzzle below the line has been found.
Model: range scan. Every candidate key in the interval is hashed and compared with the address.
How the work is estimatedRecord
- Known public key
- 027d2c03c3ef0aec70f2c7e1e75454a5dfdd0e1adea670c1b3a4643c48ad0f1255
- HASH160
- 28c30fb9118ed1da72e7c4f89c0164756e8a021d
- Search class
- historical
- The output has been spent. Dates and labels are catalog attributions, not audited identities.
- Candidate interval
- 236 → 237 − 1
- start0x1000000000
- end0x1fffffffff
- Interval size68719476736 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.
Solution record
- Catalog date
- Block
- 339562
- Evidence
- On-chain
- Catalog label
- 1AQk96
- A spend proves key control, not a forum identity.
- Transactions
- mempool.space tx Solve transaction · Blockstream
Where the key sat in its range
Published position in range: 45.89%
0% · start of rangeend of range · 100%
Published historical scalar (already public)
This hex scalar is already in the public puzzle corpus. It is historical evidence, not a live key to import. This page does not produce WIF and does not handle secret material.
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001757756a93
Method
Historical record. Method notes for open puzzles live on the method page.