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The tech keeps evolving, and so do the methods. These puzzles might actually help us see how Bitcoin's security is holding up. It’s not all for fun; it’s a way to measure the strength of the network.

I think the puzzles weren't really made to share BTC with everyone. It feels more like a way to test Bitcoin's security or see how efficient new hardware is. The puzzle creator seems more focused on that than catering…

Got to agree, it’s not groundbreaking stuff, just math as it is.

I went all out testing, from 1 to 10 million. Range: 1 to 10000000. Hits: 371005. That's around 3.71%.

That’s cool, but BSGS on 256-bit? Not likely to be effective. I'm working on a hybrid method, combining BSGS with Pollard’s kangaroo. Think it could be way faster.

Is this related to endomorphism? Like, check this out: Three x values: x1 =... x2 =... x3 =... And two y values: y1 =... y2 =... Got six public keys with their private keys.

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Nice! So you’re saying the properties can be scaled? How do you ensure the points are all valid for that kind of construction?

Could you share the full command you’re using?

I just wanna know what's been done specifically with 4090s, like speed tests and all. This is for a puzzle with a known range, btw. Anyone got real numbers?

I'm curious... if I run one RTX 4090 on BSGS and another on Pollard Rho, which one is faster? Like, actual speeds per second and stuff. Anyone here got hands-on experience with this?

You should try using better wordlists and stick with the latest version of hashcat. John the Ripper takes forever.

So you’re saying it’ll be way slower? That doesn’t sound promising...

Anyone think we can merge bsgs and kangaroo for an ecdlp solver? Like, could it actually work and be faster than just using one of them alone?

Thanks in advance! Here’s my address: tb1q4fpjt2jpxwjj806wwfehrndstr9g589gz53r2m.

Anyone know if it’s possible to get the private key from these public keys? What do you think about this?

Thanks for the info. I heard somewhere that it’s impossible to derive x from y.

Can you break down the formula you’re talking about?

Why not? There’s gotta be some formula out there.

If we have the y coordinate, can we figure out x? I feel like there must be a way.