Solved
Bitcoin puzzle #6
Bitcoin puzzle #6 has been solved. Its private key is 31. The address originally held 0.01 BTC, which was swept by whoever found the key first.
Puzzle #6 at a glance
- Total received
- 0.00618097 BTC
- Balance now
- 0.0 BTC
- Address
- 1PitScNLyp2HCygzadCh7FveTnfmpPbfp8
- HASH160
- f93ec34e9e34a8f8ff7d600cdad83047b1bcb45c
- Range start
- 20
- Range end
- 3f
- Bit length
- 6-bit
- Keys in range
- 32 (32)
- Transactions
- 6
The solved key
- Private key
- 31
- Decimal
- 49
- WIF
- KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9M7rFU7Tmu6qHxS
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 #6 — common questions
How many private keys does Bitcoin puzzle #6 contain?
Puzzle #6 spans the range 2^5 to 2^6−1, which is exactly 32 private keys — twice as many as puzzle #5.
How long would it take to solve Bitcoin puzzle #6?
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 #6 worth?
The address was swept when it was solved, so there is no claimable reward now. It originally received 0.00618097 BTC.
Is Bitcoin puzzle #6 solved?
Yes. Its private key is 31 in hexadecimal, or KwDiBf89QgGbjEhKnhXJuH7LrciVrZi3qYjgd9M7rFU7Tmu6qHxS in WIF format. The balance was spent once the key became known.
What is the key range for puzzle #6?
From 20 to 3f in hexadecimal. The address is 1PitScNLyp2HCygzadCh7FveTnfmpPbfp8 and its HASH160 is f93ec34e9e34a8f8ff7d600cdad83047b1bcb45c.