Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn • Hacker News Board

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by pushedx » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:02 AM UTC

lmz wrote: post #141

dools wrote: post #132

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So someone stole the prize and left some sort of calling card mocking everyone solving bitcoin puzzles? 1Jvv4yWkE9MhbuwGU66666666669sugEF 0.00000001 1YouAreSoDumbLoL666666666667K5aR4 0.00000002 1WhatWereUThinking6666666662wkqq1 0.00000003 1YouDeserveNothing6666666665sbbBC 0.00000004 1YouEpicFaiLure66666666666688GSDA 0.00000005 1BitchAssLoser66666666666669dBUVg 0.00000006 1AndEveryoneELse666666666669Vnc8C 0.00000007 1…

That one is sending money to the address, not taking money from it.

Exactly, the person who swiped the 6.6 BTC reward, uses the same computing power to forge some public keys so he can send a message to the guesser, sending a tiny amount of BTC to the guesser in the process.

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by dheera » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:04 AM UTC

dartos wrote: post #114

kneel wrote: post #105

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That's not how bitcoin works

That’s exactly how bitcoins works. As a miner, if I see two conflicting transactions I will prioritize the one which pays more rather than the one I saw first.

So can I avoid the attack by voluntarily paying a super high fee?

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by ernesto95 » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:06 AM UTC

red_admiral wrote: post #97

mapt wrote: post #32

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Am I correct in assuming that beyond a certain point, this is basically an existence proof for somebody having a quantum-supreme solution to Shor's Algorithm? "Here's $400,000 sitting on the table, hope nobody takes it" which triggers an alarm telling us to replace all our old prequantum cryptography.

Or some other number-theoretic advance that is significantly below exponential time on the particular type of field or curve being used. The reason that we use elliptic curves these days, or if we must then something like 8k bit keys to get 128 bits of security over finite fields, is that for the old Z^*_q/Z_p setup, such a faster algorithm exists (index calculus). Someone could in theory find a better calculus that…

Do you have a personal book recommendation on the group and/or number theory of this type of cryptography?

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by rogerrogerr » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:06 AM UTC

dheera wrote: post #202

IshKebab wrote: post #38

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Hmm yeah if I cracked Bitcoin then last thing I'd do is claim a prize that gave away the fact that I'd cracked Bitcoin.

What would you do? I'd claim the prize, sell for USD, then watch BTC crash

It would crash before you could sell it. Guarantee major market makers are watching these wallets specifically, and autonomously.

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by therein » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:14 AM UTC

dheera wrote: post #212

dartos wrote: post #114

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That’s exactly how bitcoins works. As a miner, if I see two conflicting transactions I will prioritize the one which pays more rather than the one I saw first.

So can I avoid the attack by voluntarily paying a super high fee?

Yeah unless the miner favors the other transaction for personal reasons.

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by fsckboy » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:38 AM UTC

throwaway314155 wrote: post #207

throwawayffffas wrote: post #204

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It's not particularly intriguing, he is trash talking the competition.

that it's relatively self aware, in particular about energy consumption concerns, is mildly intriguing i think

the global warming consensus dominates the public discourse, the idea that somebody involved in crypto is not aware of energy consumption is a bit absurd

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by wodenokoto » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:51 AM UTC

That’s not a trivial price. Who finance these puzzles?

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by 14 » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:54 AM UTC

mistrial9 wrote: post #192

meowster wrote: post #184

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I've heard about Target's tracking from reputable sources, but never of them refusing to take cash, do you have a reputable source for that?

yes, in California, City of Albany, Target store near San Francisco, refused to take cash at the checkout not long ago.

I saw a few places stop accepting cash during covid days but most have started accepting it again. The one place that I frequent that still doesn’t is the haircut store in my town. There are not a lot of options so it’s card or go somewhere that charges almost double.

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by notfed » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 5:06 AM UTC

totallyunknown wrote: post #11

This is just sick.

As in "sick, bruh!" Or "disturbing"? (There needs to be a "Poe's law" for the word sick.)

Re: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

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Post by csomar » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 5:47 AM UTC

exhilaration wrote: post #208

gzer0 wrote: post #194

Whoever solved it left a rather intriguing, albeit slightly mocking, message: TX input: Code: 1FuckUmT5yBAvozf6gT8GRQVbJ7iBDUnrH TX outputs: Code: 1Jvv4yWkE9MhbuwGU66666666669sugEF 0.00000001 1YouAreSoDumbLoL666666666667K5aR4 0.00000002 1WhatWereUThinking6666666662wkqq1 0.00000003 1YouDeserveNothing6666666665sbbBC 0.00000004 1YouEpicFaiLure66666666666688GSDA 0.00000005 1BitchAssLoser66666666666669dBUVg 0.00000006 1An…

Was this left by the person who solved it or the one who stole the prize? See below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41549946

If the real puzzle solver didn't see this coming, he kinda does deserve it. Bitcoin blocks takes 10-20 minutes to confirm. This leaves enough time for a bot/human to take over. I am pretty sure he could have contacted a miner/pool and arranged a deal with them.