Bitcoin Puzzle record
Bitcoin Puzzle #91
Where it sits on the line
- found
- open · address only
- open · public key on chain
- the line · 269
This puzzle needs about 290 search steps — above the line (269).
No puzzle above the line has been found yet.
Model: range scan. Every candidate key in the interval is hashed and compared with the address.
How the work is estimatedRecord
- HASH160
- 9978f61b92d16c5f1a463a0995df70da1f7a7d2a
- Search class
- address-only
- No public key on record: the only route is to hash candidate keys and compare them with the address (HASH160).
- Candidate interval
- 290 → 291 − 1
- start0x40000000000000000000000
- end0x7ffffffffffffffffffffff
- Interval size1237940039285380274899124224 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.
Method
Without a catalogued public key the work is sequential HASH160 comparison across the interval, so it grows with the interval size.