Congratulations again on solving Puzzle #135. It was an impressive technical achievement, and your dedication is undeniable.
That said, I have mixed feelings after reading that it took around
**200 GPUs running for 5 months**. For many of us, that's simply impossible. Most enthusiasts have one GPU, maybe two if they're lucky. Competing against hundreds of GPUs makes these puzzles feel
less like a test of skill and more like a contest of who has access to the biggest hardware budget.I know the rules never promised an equal playing field, and you earned your success. But it's hard not to feel discouraged when the resources required are far beyond the reach of the average participant. It makes the challenge seem increasingly inaccessible to anyone without substantial computing power.
I hope future community challenges can find ways to reward creativity, optimization, and efficiency—not just raw hardware scale—so more people have a realistic chance to compete.
Congratulations again, and one small favor if you have a few minutes. I've been building a Bitcoin Puzzle research web app and I'm getting close to publishing it. Since you've spent years optimizing this field, I'd really value your feedback.
If you have time, could you please take a quick look and let me know what you think could be improved before I publish it?
https://btc-puzzle-solver-search-lab.ai.studio/Any advice or criticism would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, and congratulations once again on your achievement.
This has never happened before and here it is again.
Like for the congratulations. And the site generated by AI.
https://btc.zxlogin.com/doc/Satoshi_Nakamoto_Forum_(en).pdf
