Bitcoin puzzle transaction ~32 BTC prize to who solves it

[kTimesG]

• [Hops: 229969 h/s] [00:00:01]
• total time: 1.47 sec
• KANGAROO: Sun Jul 14 16:01:53 2024 PUZZLE SOLVED
• Private key (hex) : 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e9ae4933d6
• Hops: 335150
• Average time to solve: 1.47 sec

I can bet that you can make a .so file that works 20 times faster point_addition &  point_doubling than this.

I bet that no matter how well you think an .so file based on this algorithm runs, it will never reach even 1 million jumps/s.

Let's idealize this a little to prove my statement, and still be grounded in reality check.

We have one processor, let's pretend it runs at 5 Ghz. Let's pretend it solely does point addition, and ignore any other overhead like having to read or write data to system memory, having to propagate carries, etc etc

A single point addition according to your program requires:

m = (y1 - y2) / (x1 - x2)
x3 = m**2 - x1 - x2
y3 = m(x2 - x3) - y2

So, 1 inverse, 2 multiplications, 1 squaring, 6 additions, all mod P, on 256-bit numbers.

Let's assume one single 64-bit basic operation (add, multiply) takes one cycle (hint: it doesn't).

1 addition mod P ~= 4 or 8 adds = 4 cycles
1 squaring mod P = 16 multiplications for product, 8 + 2 more muls for reduce, and 41 adds
1 multiplication mod P = 42 multiplications + 41 additions
1 inverse = a shitload of cycles, let's simplify to ~30 multiplications mod P

Total estimate for a single point addition:
1 inv = 30 mul
30 mul + 2 mul + 1 sqr + 6 add =
1344 64-bit muls + 1312 adds + 26 mul + 41 adds + 48 adds

~= 2771 cycles

5 Ghz / 2771 = 1.804.402 operations / s

And this is a very very idealistic upper bound, without considering ANY of the additional real-life instructions needed to run an point addition.

On what planet do you think that sticking to this algorithm can run at "20x speed"?

[nomachine]

• [Hops: 229969 h/s] [00:00:01]
• total time: 1.47 sec
• KANGAROO: Sun Jul 14 16:01:53 2024 PUZZLE SOLVED
• Private key (hex) : 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e9ae4933d6
• Hops: 335150
• Average time to solve: 1.47 sec

I can bet that you can make a .so file that works 20 times faster point_addition &  point_doubling than this.

....

result_bytes = ice.point_addition(P_bytes, Q_bytes)

You have to ask the iceland how it works. Since the source is closed.

[nomachine]

• [Hops: 229969 h/s] [00:00:01]
• total time: 1.47 sec
• KANGAROO: Sun Jul 14 16:01:53 2024 PUZZLE SOLVED
• Private key (hex) : 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e9ae4933d6
• Hops: 335150
• Average time to solve: 1.47 sec

I can bet that you can make a .so file that works 20 times faster point_addition &  point_doubling than this.

A single point addition according to your program requires:

m = (y1 - y2) / (x1 - x2)
x3 = m**2 - x1 - x2
y3 = m(x2 - x3) - y2

result_bytes = ice.point_addition(P_bytes, Q_bytes)

You have to ask the iceland how it works. Since the source is closed.

But this is irrelevant. I was pointing out the flaw in the high-level strategy:

while (condition)
   add_point(P, Q)

which is a serial one-by-one element addition. If you really aim for higher speed you need to rethink what you are doing, not pretend that some black-box "addPoints(a, b)" can do wonders for you. The black-box does whatever the formula to add 2 points does, and has no knowledge of your context (adding many points).

Here's a clue:

z = p[0].x - jp[0].x
for (i = 1 .. n) {
  d = p[i ].x - jp[i ].x
  z *= d
  q[i ] = z
}

t = inv(z)
for (i = n - 1 ... 0) {
   xd = i > 0 ? t * q[i-1] : t
   t *= q[i ]
  // finish addition..
}

This trades 3(N-1) multiplications with a single inversion
Depending on size of N you can get a speedup up to the factor of around cost(1 inversion) / cost(3 multiplications).

You are going off-topic and pretending to be too smart without need, just like Digaran. This is my answer, @WanderingPhilosopher: What would happen if we switched the same script from GMP to Iceland? I don't intend to talk with you at all. You just raise the pressure without ever showing a script. All I see here is static noise with no concrete script shown. I'm off now.

[WanderingPhilospher]

Can you crack and post the PVK of that signed address??

Code:

-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
I also own this address
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
13zb1hQbWVuYdZoAkztVrNrm65aReL2pYD
H8SlTYJ7a/Mp5cra9VzqgDFMGRQUYfA5NLrSCb0GkwbeEDqx8vKWGYWX3YmiqIU8nl6THdprDK/k34y1GQrFFDk=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----

It took 5 minutes in my laptop and less of 1 minute in main computer

the advantage is that no one knows exactly when the 66 puzzle will be solved, it could be a day, a month, a year or 100 years
I think that no one will monitor the 66 puzzle address for that long

That is cheap to do that, Actually I am doing it.

I finally got back around to try to come up with a python solution, I think I got it.

Code:

Bitcoin Address: 13zb1hQbWVuYdZoAkztVrNrm65aReL2pYD
Message         : I finally got this to work with python
Signature        : H6DZ+QYaSIb+EafHdwIC9uJrM3B6ZovzsvkpIIkNIij8QdORG03/ccbyodreXNp5YlyclvkiSA8lu9XThd8ZauU=

[Akito S. M. Hosana]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

You just raise the pressure without any script ever being shown..

I don't sell false hopes.

Well, it sounds like you're blazing through benchmarks faster than a cheetah on roller skates! If your software were a superhero, it'd be 'Benchmark Man'—faster than a speeding script! Best of luck cracking #120  

[Gord0nFreeman]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

I need some advice on how to publicly conduct a transaction. How can I safely hand over the key and ensure I get paid at the right moment? Any ideas on this?

[fractal1337]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

I need some advice on how to publicly conduct a transaction. How can I safely hand over the key and ensure I get paid at the right moment? Any ideas on this?

I'll tell you how to securely withdraw the funds from the 66bit address. Send me a private message.

[jacky19790729]

I finally got back around to try to come up with a python solution, I think I got it.

Code:

Bitcoin Address: 13zb1hQbWVuYdZoAkztVrNrm65aReL2pYD
Message         : I finally got this to work with python
Signature        : H6DZ+QYaSIb+EafHdwIC9uJrM3B6ZovzsvkpIIkNIij8QdORG03/ccbyodreXNp5YlyclvkiSA8lu9XThd8ZauU=

I get r s z from this Message and Signature

r = 0xa0d9f9061a4886fe11a7c7770202f6e26b33707a668bf3b2f92920890d2228fc
s = 0x41d3911b4dff71c6f2a1dade5cda79625c9c96f922480f25bbd5d385df196ae5
z = 0xac6ff2c56216ace1660a6c04052774769ed7bc40542e1bc3408253eadb7223b8

Recovered Bitcoin public key: 03f3fb41f466d9893e5af7dfd788211b0503eb38d49615a19aa22b419ed4ff308d
Bitcoin Address： 13zb1hQbWVuYdZoAkztVrNrm65aReL2pYD

then use Kangaroo find private key

0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000040000000000000000
03f3fb41f466d9893e5af7dfd788211b0503eb38d49615a19aa22b419ed4ff308d

[zahid888]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

I need some advice on how to publicly conduct a transaction. How can I safely hand over the key and ensure I get paid at the right moment? Any ideas on this?

You should first mix the private key and a secret message together, then post the SHA-256 hash of that combination here. For example, if your private key in hex format is '36b0f7381163cd38c' and your secret message is 'helloitsme123xyz', you should post the SHA-256 hash of the concatenated string here immediately.

Next, you need to find a miner. There are many people here who have claimed to be miners, so if any of them can assist, please help this person.

All dealings between you and the miner should be conducted in this forum. I think 5 bitcoins for you and the rest for the miner should be sufficient.

As soon as the miner receives the correct private key, they should post here confirming that they have received the correct private key. If the miner tries to deceive and claims the private key is incorrect, your posted hash will verify whether you are right or wrong.

These are my thoughts, but you can take opinions from others on how to complete this task honestly.

Just ensure that all discussions take place exclusively within this forum. Avoid any miner who is not willing to communicate here.

I'm providing you with a simple script. Completely disconnect your PC from the internet, run this script, and then upload the hash immediately. Do not perform this task on any online site.

Code

Code:

import hashlib

# input private key + strong secret message
secret_key = input('Enter your secret key: ')

hash_hex = hashlib.sha256(secret_key.encode()).hexdigest()

# Post this hash right now
print(f'The SHA-256 hash of the secret key is: {hash_hex}')

[Gord0nFreeman]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

I need some advice on how to publicly conduct a transaction. How can I safely hand over the key and ensure I get paid at the right moment? Any ideas on this?

You should first mix the private key and a secret message together, then post the SHA-256 hash of that combination here. For example, if your private key in hex format is '36b0f7381163cd38c' and your secret message is 'helloitsme123xyz', you should post the SHA-256 hash of the concatenated string here immediately.

This sounds very unsafety...

[madogss]

Gord0nFreeman if your worried about bots you can wait until Saturday, there is a person testing whether a bot could really steal puzzle 66 wilspen linked a video to the guy and talked about it. if anyone could point some bots at that then we could see a live test on friday of whether bots can steal a 66bit privkey with a public key or not.

Also what specs do you have software and hardware to solve 66 was it luck or a ton of computing power?

[WanderingPhilospher]

I finally got back around to try to come up with a python solution, I think I got it.

Code:

Bitcoin Address: 13zb1hQbWVuYdZoAkztVrNrm65aReL2pYD
Message         : I finally got this to work with python
Signature        : H6DZ+QYaSIb+EafHdwIC9uJrM3B6ZovzsvkpIIkNIij8QdORG03/ccbyodreXNp5YlyclvkiSA8lu9XThd8ZauU=

I get r s z from this Message and Signature

r = 0xa0d9f9061a4886fe11a7c7770202f6e26b33707a668bf3b2f92920890d2228fc
s = 0x41d3911b4dff71c6f2a1dade5cda79625c9c96f922480f25bbd5d385df196ae5
z = 0xac6ff2c56216ace1660a6c04052774769ed7bc40542e1bc3408253eadb7223b8

Recovered Bitcoin public key: 03f3fb41f466d9893e5af7dfd788211b0503eb38d49615a19aa22b419ed4ff308d
Bitcoin Address： 13zb1hQbWVuYdZoAkztVrNrm65aReL2pYD

then use Kangaroo find private key

0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000040000000000000000
03f3fb41f466d9893e5af7dfd788211b0503eb38d49615a19aa22b419ed4ff308d

Yeah, I was trying to create a python script to extract all the info. Finally got back around to my to-do list lol.

[albert0bsd]

Yeah, I was trying to create a python script to extract all the info. Finally got back around to my to-do list lol.

https://github.com/albertobsd/ecctools?tab=readme-ov-file#verifymsgaa

[sdhgfdsjfgsiujdgf]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

I assume that you are joking/trolling, if you got the private key, you for sure need to know how to get the money.

[sdhgfdsjfgsiujdgf]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

I need some advice on how to publicly conduct a transaction. How can I safely hand over the key and ensure I get paid at the right moment? Any ideas on this?

You should first mix the private key and a secret message together, then post the SHA-256 hash of that combination here. For example, if your private key in hex format is '36b0f7381163cd38c' and your secret message is 'helloitsme123xyz', you should post the SHA-256 hash of the concatenated string here immediately.

Next, you need to find a miner. There are many people here who have claimed to be miners, so if any of them can assist, please help this person.

All dealings between you and the miner should be conducted in this forum. I think 5 bitcoins for you and the rest for the miner should be sufficient.

As soon as the miner receives the correct private key, they should post here confirming that they have received the correct private key. If the miner tries to deceive and claims the private key is incorrect, your posted hash will verify whether you are right or wrong.

These are my thoughts, but you can take opinions from others on how to complete this task honestly.

Just ensure that all discussions take place exclusively within this forum. Avoid any miner who is not willing to communicate here.

I'm providing you with a simple script. Completely disconnect your PC from the internet, run this script, and then upload the hash immediately. Do not perform this task on any online site.

Code

Code:

import hashlib

# input private key + strong secret message
secret_key = input('Enter your secret key: ')

hash_hex = hashlib.sha256(secret_key.encode()).hexdigest()

# Post this hash right now
print(f'The SHA-256 hash of the secret key is: {hash_hex}')

This is not OK, the moderators should block this zahid888 user. Spreading false information should not be allowed. People here dont need bs...

[zahid888]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

I need some advice on how to publicly conduct a transaction. How can I safely hand over the key and ensure I get paid at the right moment? Any ideas on this?

You should first mix the private key and a secret message together, then post the SHA-256 hash of that combination here. For example, if your private key in hex format is '36b0f7381163cd38c' and your secret message is 'helloitsme123xyz', you should post the SHA-256 hash of the concatenated string here immediately.

This sounds very unsafety...

What kind of insecurity are you feeling? Do you really think that someone can crack the SHA-256 hash created from the combination of your 17-character hex private key and an extended message with no character limit, which can include numbers, symbols, and alphabets ranging from 10, 15, 50, or even 100 characters? If so, that's quite laughable. Let me tell you that it won't just be a hash; it will be proof that after the creator, you were the only person who knew the private key. Many have come and gone, claiming to have solved Puzzle 66, and maybe you're one of them. The sooner you post some proof, the better it will be. There is no method more secure and easier than this, You asked, so I told you. The rest is your own wish..

[WanderingPhilospher]

Yeah, I was trying to create a python script to extract all the info. Finally got back around to my to-do list lol.

https://github.com/albertobsd/ecctools?tab=readme-ov-file#verifymsgaa

I know it has been in your ecctools, but I could never get that part to compile on Windows, so I sat out to write it in Python; which I finally got around to finishing it today.

Code:

Bitcoin Address: 13zb1hQbWVuYdZoAkztVrNrm65aReL2pYD
Message         : I finally got this to work with python
Signature        : H6DZ+QYaSIb+EafHdwIC9uJrM3B6ZovzsvkpIIkNIij8QdORG03/ccbyodreXNp5YlyclvkiSA8lu9XThd8ZauU=

[Gord0nFreeman]

Hello everyone! I found the key to puzzle 66, but now I have another problem: how to withdraw the funds so that no one can intercept them with a bot? Please repost this message so the creator sees it! Maybe someone can tweet this so that the owners of large pools can respond, whether they can add the transaction to the next block when it is found, without broadcasting it to the network?
Pls, HELP ME!!!!!

Find a major miner here who is willing to purchase the private key from you. Conduct this transaction in a public setting to guarantee transparency and prevent possible fraud.Good luck...

I need some advice on how to publicly conduct a transaction. How can I safely hand over the key and ensure I get paid at the right moment? Any ideas on this?

You should first mix the private key and a secret message together, then post the SHA-256 hash of that combination here. For example, if your private key in hex format is '36b0f7381163cd38c' and your secret message is 'helloitsme123xyz', you should post the SHA-256 hash of the concatenated string here immediately.

This sounds very unsafety...

What kind of insecurity are you feeling? Do you really think that someone can crack the SHA-256 hash created from the combination of your 17-character hex private key and an extended message with no character limit, which can include numbers, symbols, and alphabets ranging from 10, 15, 50, or even 100 characters? If so, that's quite laughable. Let me tell you that it won't just be a hash; it will be proof that after the creator, you were the only person who knew the private key. Many have come and gone, claiming to have solved Puzzle 66, and maybe you're one of them. The sooner you post some proof, the better it will be. There is no method more secure and easier than this, You asked, so I told you. The rest is your own wish..

better for whom? for bot owners? they will become more wary, especially since I don’t have much knowledge of cryptography to encrypt my private key and post it here! no need to prove, just help me contact the miners! or let the creator pay attention to the problem of funds being stolen by bots from under the noses of those who actually found the key!

[CY4NiDE]

better for whom? for bot owners? they will become more wary

You already announced it to the whole world, buddy.

let the creator pay attention to the problem of funds being stolen by bots from under the noses of those who actually found the key!

Why should he even care about this? 

just help me contact the miners!

Honest question; is this really feasible?

[coinprober]

better for whom? for bot owners? they will become more wary

You already announced it to the whole world, buddy.

let the creator pay attention to the problem of funds being stolen by bots from under the noses of those who actually found the key!

Why should he even care about this? 

just help me contact the miners!

Honest question; is this really feasible?

Publishing the SHA-256 hash is the best way to prove you've solved Puzzle 66, and it's safe