probably discussed in the bitcointalk thread, but how do we know it's not just the creator of the puzzle reclaiming his own bitcoin?
By what means might you prove or disprove this theory?
Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
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Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#22Who is paying to the puzzle solvers?
Everyone who trades fiat for crypto.
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#23Who is paying to the puzzle solvers?
Three letters agencies? Could be a nice way to find out if a foreign entity has an enormous brute-force capability? But more likely I'd say they got their bitcoin back when a core2duo was enough to generate a few of them overnight...
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#24Discussion thread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1306983.msg64526037#... Bitcoin puzzles are private keys with just a few unknown bits so that anyone can bruteforce them to collect a reward. Puzzle 66 contained 66 unknown bits and had 6.6 BTC deposited into it by the initial puzzle creator. The private key was 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002832ed74f2b5e35ee or 256 bits with mostly ze…
Is this a "puzzle"? Throwing compute at brute-forcing a random number doesn't seem like solving a puzzle to me, it's basically how bitcoin works.
A lot of puzzles (e.g. sudoku) are things you could solve with a SAT/SMT solver
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#25Who is paying to the puzzle solvers?
The btc has been in the wallet since the puzzle was created
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#26Do they have a buyer for that $400k? If not, it's not worth $400K.
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#27Discussion thread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1306983.msg64526037#... Bitcoin puzzles are private keys with just a few unknown bits so that anyone can bruteforce them to collect a reward. Puzzle 66 contained 66 unknown bits and had 6.6 BTC deposited into it by the initial puzzle creator. The private key was 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002832ed74f2b5e35ee or 256 bits with mostly ze…
For those curious, the reason why a public key lets you find a private key more efficiently is Pollard's rho algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_rho_algorithm_for_...
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#28Do they have a buyer for that $400k? If not, it's not worth $400K.
24h Volume: $9,800,480,342
Liquidity of less than a million worth of BTC hasn't been a problem for a long time
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#29Do they have a buyer for that $400k? If not, it's not worth $400K.
The market is liquid enough to absorb a sale for $400K.
Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn
#30Do they have a buyer for that $400k? If not, it's not worth $400K.
Bitcoin is more than liquid enough to offload a half dozen without issue.