Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it

[GinnyBanzz]

So the real question is did the person who posted (saatoshi_rising) the challenge actually control the coins when puzzle was made?...

All we know from blockchain is that funds from puzzles #161-#255 were withdrawn and redistributed on 2017-07-11 05:00:53 (UTC) after it has been pointed out that puzzles #161-#255 don't make sense and saatoshi_rising acknowledged this.

We can only assume, the creator did this withdrawal & redestribution. Who else would have the private keys for puzzles #161-#255?

Also the exposure of public keys for puzzles divisible by 5 for #65...#160 on 2019-06-01 02:07:26 (UTC) could've only be done by the puzzle's creator, because you apparently need the private keys for this, too.

And this proves what exactly in the context you cited from kTimesG? That you're too stupid to replicate what was talked about, an experiment with an exposed public key from a limited range entropy private key? You're using the wrong playground and tool, dude.

... Are you still asking this question here? Haha

He seems to prefer to bow to his fiat bank and shit his pants in fear. Some people should just stay away from this puzzle if such things are their concern.

About 988BTC have been invested to fund this Bitcoin cracking challenge puzzle. Let's wait for morons to appear here who say these are crime coins.

What is the best tool to solve puzzle 71 with an RTX 5090 extreme graphics card?

Keyhunt-cuda

[Akito S. M. Hosana]

So the real question is did the person who posted (saatoshi_rising) the challenge actually control the coins when puzzle was made?...

All we know from blockchain is that funds from puzzles #161-#255 were withdrawn and redistributed on 2017-07-11 05:00:53 (UTC) after it has been pointed out that puzzles #161-#255 don't make sense and saatoshi_rising acknowledged this.

We can only assume, the creator did this withdrawal & redestribution. Who else would have the private keys for puzzles #161-#255?

Also the exposure of public keys for puzzles divisible by 5 for #65...#160 on 2019-06-01 02:07:26 (UTC) could've only be done by the puzzle's creator, because you apparently need the private keys for this, too.

And this proves what exactly in the context you cited from kTimesG? That you're too stupid to replicate what was talked about, an experiment with an exposed public key from a limited range entropy private key? You're using the wrong playground and tool, dude.

... Are you still asking this question here? Haha

He seems to prefer to bow to his fiat bank and shit his pants in fear. Some people should just stay away from this puzzle if such things are their concern.

About 988BTC have been invested to fund this Bitcoin cracking challenge puzzle. Let's wait for morons to appear here who say these are crime coins.

What is the best tool to solve puzzle 71 with an RTX 5090 extreme graphics card?

No tool exists. Puzzle 69 needed ~20K GPUs. One 5090 changes nothing.

[nomachine]

No tool exists. Puzzle 69 needed ~20K GPUs. One 5090 changes nothing.

Humans are hard-wired to chase patterns and believe in tools.
That instinct goes all the way back to the Stone Age: if a stick worked once, we assume a better stick will work again. But this is where intuition fails.

No amount of voodoo, crystal balls, smart heuristics, magic circles, supposed patterns, or wishful thinking can substitute for the required hardware scale.

[ee1234ee]

Is there an expert who can integrate the functions of JeanLucPons/Kangaroo and RCKangaroo together? To do everyone a good thing, JeanLucPons/Kangaroo only supports a maximum scanning range of 125 bits, which is also relatively slow.
But it has a distributed client/server mode and the ability to save and merge DP data, while RCKangaroo supports a maximum scanning range of 170 bits and is faster, but its functionality is relatively limited and lacks more advanced features.
If any coding expert could merge the two together, I think it would be such a wonderful thing?
Using a 5090GPU, solving problem 135 only takes 400 years. If using 400 GPUs, it can be completed within a year, which gives everyone more confidence...

Did everyone say that I was right?

[Bram24732]

Is there an expert who can integrate the functions of JeanLucPons/Kangaroo and RCKangaroo together? To do everyone a good thing, JeanLucPons/Kangaroo only supports a maximum scanning range of 125 bits, which is also relatively slow.
But it has a distributed client/server mode and the ability to save and merge DP data, while RCKangaroo supports a maximum scanning range of 170 bits and is faster, but its functionality is relatively limited and lacks more advanced features.
If any coding expert could merge the two together, I think it would be such a wonderful thing?
Using a 5090GPU, solving problem 135 only takes 400 years. If using 400 GPUs, it can be completed within a year, which gives everyone more confidence...

Did everyone say that I was right?

It’s not that hard to do but idk if anyone really has the incentive to do so unless a 135 pool is created alongside it.

[GnSekhar]

While everyone is busy finding right way to get the prize maybe we should ask are these puzzle legitimate first?

Let's say I got the access to a single, found by me puzzle address and I will withdraw all btc's with an exchange into my bank acc - cash, and okay I managed to move coins physically but I think there is no clear saying that "whoever can crack it - coins belongs to this person" by the creator so at this point I cannot make it automatically legal because the puzzle is famous.

So the real question is did the person who posted (saatoshi_rising) the challenge actually control the coins when puzzle was made?...

I don't want to have frozen bank acc and sit in jail because the ownership could be questioned though-.-''

Don't get me wrong, but what is the first thing you do when you have ~half mill in your hands - you don't wait a micro second trying to verify if this is legal - looks yes but not enough clear statement so far. You just simply move coins to your wallet and likely to an exchange to cash them out and then what?

I don't know about you guys but I would likely want to purchase something using my bank acc, be transparent, legal you know...

If this cannot be enough explained then that increases risk of seizure to 100%, now is 20-30 likely.

What is the point of having such funds and not be able to use it legally?


saatoshi_rising - if you ever read this, we need you NOW.

then may be you need a consulting or accounting regarding of the legal procedures

[Wanderingaran]

Let’s imagine, as a form of end-of-empire entertainment, that Sam Bankman-Fried designed a Bitcoin puzzle. Not to reward the winner, of course, but to decide who stands closest when the FBI seizes the prize and delivers the familiar sermon about safety, order, and the unavoidability of confiscation. 

[GrigoriyPerelman]

While everyone is busy finding right way to get the prize maybe we should ask are these puzzle legitimate first?

Let's say I got the access to a single, found by me puzzle address and I will withdraw all btc's with an exchange into my bank acc - cash, and okay I managed to move coins physically but I think there is no clear saying that "whoever can crack it - coins belongs to this person" by the creator so at this point I cannot make it automatically legal because the puzzle is famous.

So the real question is did the person who posted (saatoshi_rising) the challenge actually control the coins when puzzle was made?...

I don't want to have frozen bank acc and sit in jail because the ownership could be questioned though-.-''

Don't get me wrong, but what is the first thing you do when you have ~half mill in your hands - you don't wait a micro second trying to verify if this is legal - looks yes but not enough clear statement so far. You just simply move coins to your wallet and likely to an exchange to cash them out and then what?

I don't know about you guys but I would likely want to purchase something using my bank acc, be transparent, legal you know...

If this cannot be enough explained then that increases risk of seizure to 100%, now is 20-30 likely.

What is the point of having such funds and not be able to use it legally?


saatoshi_rising - if you ever read this, we need you NOW.

saatoshi_rising is not the creator of a puzzle. There is no indisputable evidence for that. If you are worried about the legal side of found keys, do the following steps:

Find a key

Transfer to a new wallet

Sell on a DEX

Buy ZEC, Monero, or Dash with a shielded wallet

Transfer funds several times

Congratulations, the funds cannot be tracked.

[brainless]

While everyone is busy finding right way to get the prize maybe we should ask are these puzzle legitimate first?

Let's say I got the access to a single, found by me puzzle address and I will withdraw all btc's with an exchange into my bank acc - cash, and okay I managed to move coins physically but I think there is no clear saying that "whoever can crack it - coins belongs to this person" by the creator so at this point I cannot make it automatically legal because the puzzle is famous.

So the real question is did the person who posted (saatoshi_rising) the challenge actually control the coins when puzzle was made?...

I don't want to have frozen bank acc and sit in jail because the ownership could be questioned though-.-''

Don't get me wrong, but what is the first thing you do when you have ~half mill in your hands - you don't wait a micro second trying to verify if this is legal - looks yes but not enough clear statement so far. You just simply move coins to your wallet and likely to an exchange to cash them out and then what?

I don't know about you guys but I would likely want to purchase something using my bank acc, be transparent, legal you know...

If this cannot be enough explained then that increases risk of seizure to 100%, now is 20-30 likely.

What is the point of having such funds and not be able to use it legally?


saatoshi_rising - if you ever read this, we need you NOW.

saatoshi_rising is not the creator of a puzzle. There is no indisputable evidence for that. If you are worried about the legal side of found keys, do the following steps:

Find a key

Transfer to a new wallet

Sell on a DEX

Buy ZEC, Monero, or Dash with a shielded wallet

Transfer funds several times

Congratulations, the funds cannot be tracked.

Did you found any claim reports or... For found puzzle and transfer from any one ?
If have please quote reference
Thanks

[whistle307194]

Did you found any claim reports or... For found puzzle and transfer from any one ?

I only say what I see; public forum, public posts, hypothetical link between a "puzzle" transaction and an user saatoshi_rising and the "puzzle" description.
I don't say it is illegal or scam either but from the other side our probable creator is missing since 2019 what raises questions about his/her clean intent of this competition.

The second missing is a clear explanation about the minimum puzzle definition "whoever can get access to a given wallet = can keep the prize" - example.

Of course we cannot directly say that this is illegal however current state ≠ right to think and feel funds could be easily sold and used 100% with no seizure risk.

We can always say "alright" if this is a true legal puzzle then why the important definitions, declarations are missing?

and because there is likely no claim reports we cannot just assume that getting those coins won't bring problems.

saatoshi_rising is not the creator of a puzzle. There is no indisputable evidence for that. If you are worried about the legal side of found keys, do the following steps:

Find a key

Transfer to a new wallet

Sell on a DEX

Buy ZEC, Monero, or Dash with a shielded wallet

Transfer funds several times

Congratulations, the funds cannot be tracked.

You're an expect clearly and that is not my intent at all.

I am not worry either, eventually funds got frozen forever or eventually I sent them to dead address, done.
Why would I risk being chased for some shady activity because of missing information I cannot provide?

[Bram24732]

I am not worry either, eventually funds got frozen forever or eventually I sent them to dead address, done.
Why would I risk being chased for some shady activity because of missing information I cannot provide?

Win puzzle.
Cash out.
Pay taxes.
Done.

Those addresses are very obviously made to be broken. Don’t overthink it.

[Niekko]

saatoshi_rising is not the creator of a puzzle. There is no indisputable evidence for that.

You are mistaken! saatoshi_rising is definitely the creator of this puzzle. First of all, he stated that he would remove addresses larger than 160 bits—and he did. Then he said he was considering increasing the reward by a factor of 10×, and he did that as well.


What other proof do you need?

[GrigoriyPerelman]

Guys
Whoever has the key starts with
1PWo3JeB9jrG
Can you send the keys via PM

1PWo3JeB9jrGwfJqVT99iRyva6kzmAaxTh
1PWo3JeB9jrGwfHDNpdGK54CRas7fsVzXU

1XYouAreADigitaLFentAddictx13Mxjz

1XYouWontBeThe1ToFindTheKeyx7VfXN

1XxxStopWastingTimeAndMoneyx3WYWf

1XxxYoureALLSoDumBxxwzzzzzzxXcqnz

1XxxxxGiveUpALreadYxxxxwzzzxjo9QH

[whistle307194]

saatoshi_rising is not the creator of a puzzle. There is no indisputable evidence for that.

You are mistaken! saatoshi_rising is definitely the creator of this puzzle. First of all, he stated that he would remove addresses larger than 160 bits—and he did. Then he said he was considering increasing the reward by a factor of 10×, and he did that as well.


What other proof do you need?

The only one, unbeatable, transparent and legit prove should be looking this for instance;

///"Hi there,

My name is saatoshi_rising.
I have created a crypto puzzle for you

Rules:

Puzzle address : XXXX
Signed message by me : YYYY
The website where you can find all addresses linked to this puzzle : XYZ

Explanation: "you need to find a random private key for each address in a given search space, if you crack any address the prize is 100% yours"

Puzzle addresses were funded by me with bitcoins from a legal source, feel free to crack and get the prize!"\\\


Indeed, the user saatoshi_rising says "I am the creator" but that's all we can find.

I am not saying he or she isn't creator but because crucial details are missing it becomes instantly questionable.

Don't forget we're not talking about few hundreds here and the value will likely grow over a time.

It is about to have a legit explanation of funds source just in case.

Now it is a speculation of him/her to be a true creator.

Bitcoins exists that's for sure.

Are these coins legit? No idea.

[ilgizilgiz]

Hello Everyone

I've created a convenient Telegram Mini App for exploring the Bitcoin Puzzle Challenge.
No installation needed - just open it directly in Telegram!

Features:
  • Browse the entire Bitcoin private key space (2^256 pages)
  • Real-time balance checking via blockchain API
  • Puzzle Mode - hunt for the famous BTC puzzles (#66-#160)
  • Multi-threaded WebAssembly search (~12,000 keys/sec on mobile!)
  • Search history saved locally
  • Works on any device with Telegram

  The puzzles have real BTC rewards ranging from 6.6 to 16 BTC each.
  Currently unsolved: #71, #72, #76-#160

Try it: @bitkeysapp on telegram

Open source, no fees, just for fun and education.
Good luck hunting! 🎯

[E36cat]

Hello Everyone

I've created a convenient Telegram Mini App for exploring the Bitcoin Puzzle Challenge.
No installation needed - just open it directly in Telegram!

Features:
  • Browse the entire Bitcoin private key space (2^256 pages)
  • Real-time balance checking via blockchain API
  • Puzzle Mode - hunt for the famous BTC puzzles (#66-#160)
  • Multi-threaded WebAssembly search (~12,000 keys/sec on mobile!)
  • Search history saved locally
  • Works on any device with Telegram

  The puzzles have real BTC rewards ranging from 6.6 to 16 BTC each.
  Currently unsolved: #71, #72, #76-#160

Try it: @bitkeysapp on telegram

Open source, no fees, just for fun and education.
Good luck hunting! 🎯

if every someone is finding something will be cleaned fast by your bot

[Niekko]

Are these coins legit? No idea.

Do you really know the origin of every single banknote in your wallet? Is it legitimate, or does it come from a robbery or a mugging?

I’d say the puzzle is legitimate: it’s been around for over ten years, and if there had been any issues with the origin of the funds, they would have come to light long ago.

[blankx4729]

if this thing was generated by some kind of logic and it is a puzzle than this should help

====================================================================================================
BITCOIN PUZZLE ADVANCED PATTERN ANALYSIS
====================================================================================================

📋 ALL PUZZLES - RANGE POSITIONS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Puzzle | Bits | Percentage | Private Key
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     1 |    1 |      0.00% | 0x1
     2 |    2 |    100.00% | 0x3
     3 |    3 |    100.00% | 0x7
     4 |    4 |      0.00% | 0x8
     5 |    5 |     33.33% | 0x15
     6 |    6 |     54.83% | 0x31
     7 |    7 |     19.04% | 0x4C
     8 |    8 |     75.59% | 0xE0
     9 |    9 |     82.74% | 0x1D3
    10 |   10 |      0.39% | 0x202
    11 |   11 |     12.80% | 0x483
    12 |   12 |     31.02% | 0xA7B
    13 |   13 |     27.35% | 0x1460
    14 |   14 |     28.71% | 0x2930
    15 |   15 |     63.98% | 0x68F3
    16 |   16 |     57.19% | 0xC936
    17 |   17 |     46.21% | 0x1764F
    18 |   18 |     51.57% | 0x3080D
    19 |   19 |     36.38% | 0x5749F
    20 |   20 |     64.66% | 0xD2C55
    21 |   21 |     72.78% | 0x1BA534
    22 |   22 |     43.40% | 0x2DE40F
    23 |   23 |     33.48% | 0x556E52
    24 |   24 |     72.00% | 0xDC2A04
    25 |   25 |     97.80% | 0x1FA5EE5
    26 |   26 |     62.53% | 0x340326E
    27 |   27 |     66.81% | 0x6AC3875
    28 |   28 |     69.60% | 0xD916CE8
    29 |   29 |     49.27% | 0x17E2551E
    30 |   30 |     92.44% | 0x3D94CD64
    31 |   31 |     95.80% | 0x7D4FE747
    32 |   32 |     44.05% | 0xB862A62E
    33 |   33 |     66.18% | 0x1A96CA8D8
    34 |   34 |     64.53% | 0x34A65911D
    35 |   35 |     17.07% | 0x4AED21170
    36 |   36 |     23.36% | 0x9DE820A7C
    37 |   37 |     45.88% | 0x1757756A93
    38 |   38 |      6.93% | 0x22382FACD0
    39 |   39 |     17.77% | 0x4B5F8303E9
    40 |   40 |     82.56% | 0xE9AE4933D6
    41 |   41 |     32.62% | 0x153869ACC5B
    42 |   42 |     31.66% | 0x2A221C58D8F
    43 |   43 |     68.47% | 0x6BD3B27C591
    44 |   44 |     75.13% | 0xE02B35A358F
    45 |   45 |     13.66% | 0x122FCA143C05
    46 |   46 |     46.11% | 0x2EC18388D544
    47 |   47 |     70.05% | 0x6CD610B53CBA
    48 |   48 |     35.86% | 0xADE6D7CE3B9B
    49 |   49 |     45.34% | 0x174176B015F4D
    50 |   50 |      8.56% | 0x22BD43C2E9354
    51 |   51 |     82.85% | 0x75070A1A009D4
    52 |   52 |     87.25% | 0xEFAE164CB9E3C
    53 |   53 |     50.18% | 0x180788E47E326C
    54 |   54 |     10.73% | 0x236FB6D5AD1F43
    55 |   55 |     66.78% | 0x6ABE1F9B67E114
    56 |   56 |     22.73% | 0x9D18B63AC4FFDF
    57 |   57 |     91.85% | 0x1EB25C90795D61C
    58 |   58 |     38.76% | 0x2C675B852189A21
    59 |   59 |     82.17% | 0x7496CBB87CAB44F
    60 |   60 |     96.89% | 0xFC07A1825367BBE
    61 |   61 |     23.66% | 0x13C96A3742F64906
    62 |   62 |     69.49% | 0x363D541EB611ABEE
    63 |   63 |     95.00% | 0x7CCE5EFDACCF6808
    64 |   64 |     92.98% | 0xF7051F27B09112D4
    65 |   65 |     65.71% | 0x1A838B13505B26867
    66 |   66 |     25.62% | 0x2832ED74F2B5E35EE
    67 |   67 |     79.78% | 0x730FC235C1942C1AE
    68 |   68 |     49.00% | 0xBEBB3940CD0FC1491
    69 |   69 |      0.72% | 0x101D83275FB2BC7E0C
    70 |   70 |     64.39% | 0x349B84B6431A6C4EF1
    75 |   75 |     19.31% | 0x4C5CE114686A1336E07
    80 |   80 |     82.89% | 0xEA1A5C66DCC11B5AD180
    85 |   85 |      9.03% | 0x11720C4F018D51B8CEBBA8
    90 |   90 |     40.23% | 0x2CE00BB2136A445C71E85BF
    95 |   95 |     28.87% | 0x527A792B183C7F64A0E8B1F4
   100 |  100 |     36.98% | 0xAF55FC59C335C8EC67ED24826
   105 |  105 |     43.39% | 0x16F14FC2054CD87EE6396B33DF3
   110 |  110 |     67.97% | 0x35C0D7234DF7DEB0F20CF7062444
   115 |  115 |     51.49% | 0x60F4D11574F5DEEE49961D9609AC6
   120 |  120 |     38.32% | 0xB10F22572C497A836EA187F2E1FC23
   125 |  125 |     77.03% | 0x1C533B6BB7F0804E09960225E44877AC
   130 |  130 |     62.19% | 0x33E7665705359F04F28B88CF897C603C9
====================================================================================================

[ilgizilgiz]

Hello Everyone

I've created a convenient Telegram Mini App for exploring the Bitcoin Puzzle Challenge.
No installation needed - just open it directly in Telegram!

Features:
  • Browse the entire Bitcoin private key space (2^256 pages)
  • Real-time balance checking via blockchain API
  • Puzzle Mode - hunt for the famous BTC puzzles (#66-#160)
  • Multi-threaded WebAssembly search (~12,000 keys/sec on mobile!)
  • Search history saved locally
  • Works on any device with Telegram

  The puzzles have real BTC rewards ranging from 6.6 to 16 BTC each.
  Currently unsolved: #71, #72, #76-#160

Try it: @bitkeysapp on telegram

Open source, no fees, just for fun and education.
Good luck hunting! 🎯

if every someone is finding something will be cleaned fast by your bot

Good question 🙂

You can actually verify everything yourself.
The Telegram Mini App code is publicly available here:
https://bitkeys.netlify.app

It’s hosted on free static hosting — no backend servers.
All balance checks go through public blockchain explorers.
Key generation and search happen locally on the user’s device.

You can even test it safely — here’s a page with ~$1 on it (please don’t steal it 😄):
589284034642645449166087675675620370548692370485630793856887457283926786058

When something is found, nothing is sent anywhere automatically — the user explicitly triggers the balance check.
If needed, I can also open the full GitHub repo.

Honestly, the goal of this project is simple — to explore the Bitcoin key space, learn, and find like-minded people.
When I first showed it to friends, they were shocked too — but I’m just building what I genuinely enjoy.

Yesterday I pushed a major upgrade:
I moved key generation to Rust, which gave a several-times performance boost, and added multi-threading — the more CPU cores you have, the more keys are checked in puzzle mode.

https://i.ibb.co/fzTT0z5r/2026-01-04-11-22-11.png
https://i.ibb.co/FbhL1VRd/2026-01-04-11-22-16.png

[Error_xaM]

Hi, could you open the repository on GitHub? How does this code perform the search? Does it use some kind of algorithm, or is it completely random?

Hello Everyone

I've created a convenient Telegram Mini App for exploring the Bitcoin Puzzle Challenge.
No installation needed - just open it directly in Telegram!

Features:
  • Browse the entire Bitcoin private key space (2^256 pages)
  • Real-time balance checking via blockchain API
  • Puzzle Mode - hunt for the famous BTC puzzles (#66-#160)
  • Multi-threaded WebAssembly search (~12,000 keys/sec on mobile!)
  • Search history saved locally
  • Works on any device with Telegram

  The puzzles have real BTC rewards ranging from 6.6 to 16 BTC each.
  Currently unsolved: #71, #72, #76-#160

Try it: @bitkeysapp on telegram

Open source, no fees, just for fun and education.
Good luck hunting! 🎯

if every someone is finding something will be cleaned fast by your bot

Good question 🙂

You can actually verify everything yourself.
The Telegram Mini App code is publicly available here:
https://bitkeys.netlify.app

It’s hosted on free static hosting — no backend servers.
All balance checks go through public blockchain explorers.
Key generation and search happen locally on the user’s device.

You can even test it safely — here’s a page with ~$1 on it (please don’t steal it 😄):
589284034642645449166087675675620370548692370485630793856887457283926786058

When something is found, nothing is sent anywhere automatically — the user explicitly triggers the balance check.
If needed, I can also open the full GitHub repo.

Honestly, the goal of this project is simple — to explore the Bitcoin key space, learn, and find like-minded people.
When I first showed it to friends, they were shocked too — but I’m just building what I genuinely enjoy.

Yesterday I pushed a major upgrade:
I moved key generation to Rust, which gave a several-times performance boost, and added multi-threading — the more CPU cores you have, the more keys are checked in puzzle mode.

https://i.ibb.co/fzTT0z5r/2026-01-04-11-22-11.png
https://i.ibb.co/FbhL1VRd/2026-01-04-11-22-16.png