Solved
Bitcoin puzzle #14
Bitcoin puzzle #14 has been solved. Its private key is 2930. The address originally held 0.01 BTC, which was swept by whoever found the key first.
Puzzle #14 at a glance
- Total received
- 0.014 BTC
- Balance now
- 0.0 BTC
- Address
- 1ErZWg5cFCe4Vw5BzgfzB74VNLaXEiEkhk
- HASH160
- 97f9281a1383879d72ac52a6a3e9e8b9a4a4f655
- Range start
- 2000
- Range end
- 3fff
- Bit length
- 14-bit
- Keys in range
- 8,192 (8192)
- Transactions
- 2
The solved key
- Private key
- 2930
- Decimal
- 10544
- WIF
- KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9M7rFVfZyiN5iEG
Verify it yourself: multiply this key by the secp256k1 generator point, compress the resulting public key, and take RIPEMD-160(SHA-256(·)). You get exactly the HASH160 above. This site performs that check on every published key at build time.
Puzzle #14 — common questions
How many private keys does Bitcoin puzzle #14 contain?
Puzzle #14 spans the range 2^13 to 2^14−1, which is exactly 8,192 private keys — twice as many as puzzle #13.
How long would it take to solve Bitcoin puzzle #14?
An eight-core machine running this browser solver at four million keys per second would need about < 1 seconds to sweep the whole range. A pooled GPU cluster reaching one trillion keys per second would need about < 1 seconds.
How much is Bitcoin puzzle #14 worth?
The address was swept when it was solved, so there is no claimable reward now. It originally received 0.014 BTC.
Is Bitcoin puzzle #14 solved?
Yes. Its private key is 2930 in hexadecimal, or KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9M7rFVfZyiN5iEG in WIF format. The balance was spent once the key became known.
What is the key range for puzzle #14?
From 2000 to 3fff in hexadecimal. The address is 1ErZWg5cFCe4Vw5BzgfzB74VNLaXEiEkhk and its HASH160 is 97f9281a1383879d72ac52a6a3e9e8b9a4a4f655.