No... What is needed is massive computational power or quantum computers. Everything else at this point is wasting time and electricity.

The fastest approach to this is not tied to a specific programming language but rather to how well ECC scalar multiplication is optimized. Libraries such as secp256k1 in C or Rust's secp256k1 crate are already highly optimized for this task.

Rng generators is more faster then simple range brute or kangaroo range brute. Kangaroo not provide result with 100% garanty, why people continue use and talk about kangaroo. I think kangaroo and  bsgs not specialisation on crack, for ex they not provide option for replace base point, replace scale of range etc

@nomachine privkey of btc is a geometric progression. they have only summ of ^ , 2^10+2^12+2^30 etc. Random generation of 2^10 to 2^130 has 130 parts(because "^" part only from 1 to 130 fkr 130 puzzke) of puzzle or range, everyone can select what hi like more range or puzzle. And if thant ^40 in result remove1..40 first parts of puzzle

Oh, COBRAS broke the square root bound! We only have 130 parts in a 130-bit puzzle, guess no one figured this out. Let's now reduce the range from 130 to 32, because why not. Maybe divide everything by zero (n) and call it a day? I'd say the magic astrological chart would work better though. But in base 112. Add parity to each letter in the puzzle addresses and solve using bubble sort. Spin the wheel until we reduce the checksums to zero, than split circle in 256. Convert each digit from cartesian to polar and compute corresponding point on the curve. Make lattice from points, to compute correct font size to use. Unspin, rejoin, set font size, get all keys. There, ECDLP solved.

After removing all redundancy, first one is literally equivalent to:


so yeah it's fast assuming rnd() returns 0 sooner or later.

Forget sqrt bounds, let's use factorial complexity and infinite recursive loops. Ok...

There are no patterns in the bits of the keys, if you exclude some patterns than that would mean there is a pattern in the keys. Does that make sense? Maybe reflect on it for a few minutes.

There is no RND magic generator, neural network, magic circle that can ever predict the next unknown sequence. There are an infinite amount of RND generator equations, neural network matrice states, and magic circles that can FIT any amount of KNOWN random bits. But that does not make them crystal balls, they will all fail to predict any other sequence other than what is already known.

Your code samples 14 elements from a set of 23, and stops when it matches the desired combination, what is not to understand here, or do you not understand your own posted code?

comb(23, 14) = 817190

so on average the loop will run 817190 times until it finds the match.

Due to the fact that a lot has changed in the topic recently - for fun I decided to read what you are writing about IN THIS TOPIC, but in order not to waste too much time - I started from page 300 of this topic and:
COBRAS - I won't address the whining gibberish of this idiot because it's a waste of space here. Man, do something useful... go pick up trash in the forest or go clean up in church, because you'll contribute more there than here, spouting nonsense in every post. In relation to everything this trash posts, I can say that he knows more about me than I do about myself :-) And even more about this challenge. Write a code in Python to get your brain in order, but start with the line that creates it... apart from the COBRAS mental disability - for your satisfaction I state referring to individual posts:


That's right. At that time I had the opportunity and permission to use very large computing power at that time... The company knew about it - otherwise I wouldn't brag about it. That power is a grain in the sand today... None of the companies mentioned are correct :-)
====


As far as I know - such a possibility has always existed :-) However, I do not have a perfect mind to use it... especially since I have no progress in those ranges. I have a set from the 115 range, so if someone wants - I am open to suggestions.
====

And that's what I was writing about. This challenge ended when I made public the solution to puzzle #115. Later "additional payments" of a few BTC to the address and "nobody's" solutions not made public are a different game... The game is about who will rob whom and how... and why in the first place? That's why I approach the topic with a great deal of distance, because in the perspective of time - facts and time have shown that TODAY no one will honestly get rich on this game just by trying to find a solution.

====

I know from JLP himself that he is not working on this project because he simply does not have time for it. His profession is closely related to some exact science and is a really serious profession, and such a side project used to be an element of training in light of what he does professionally. I do not think that this will change in the long run, especially since #115 when I tried to take on #120 - then he had much less time and contact was very difficult due to lack of time. I do not think that he read it at all or that anything about this challenge interests him at the moment, although it may have changed, because I last wrote to him a year ago. Certainly all of the above -> excludes JLP as having found the solution using his "improved" work... and I am certainly convinced that if it were completely the other way around -> he would have made the solution known to us.
====

Believe me or not - but I've been thinking about it for two days And I suspect that this will happen for two reasons:
Logical - because the facts known to us today show how difficult this achievement is and it will have the task of stopping and encouraging those who have doubted to act, and it will contribute a lot
Obvious - because we will never know the finder and the method, and the funds will be officially "stolen" by a person who has nothing to do with finding a solution, because they either knew it from the beginning or they will prey on someone who will do it for them.
====
====
Another scumbag who is coming after me because he is sad that I succeeded in and have a big part in this challenge. If you don't know, don't give a damn!
1. The last solution I found with JLP is #115

2. JLP refused to accept compensation for a joint achievement... Then he said that if I wanted to take on #120 and he would find time to help me with it - then he would agree.
3. Don't cry.... it won't lead to any benefit for you. No one will give you anything to wipe your tears every time you cry... just like I have no obligation to give money to everyone I see around me. Following your train of thought, choosing your wrong criterion for assessing my person online -> a cleaner in the yard should I donate for not walking around dirty, support BMW with a donation because their car allows me to move around mobile, and also support MICROSOFT because thanks to them you can see on the screen what I type on the keyboard?
And what.. are you bald?
====

I know... I wasn't supposed to relate, but this is beyond me. What an idiot  Wake up!! We're getting up!! You wet yourself!!
====

Honestly, I don't think it was the creator who withdrew the funds. Someone who over the years didn't stop the challenge despite having the private keys - he could have withdrawn them with multi-million profits, and instead deposited dozens of BTC to each address shows that the creator is a person who sleeps on cash and is like oxygen to him - obviously he is and that he will never take it away. So I don't think that someone stopped achieving the ultimate goal of creating this challenge by fawning over change... especially since finding 120,125,130 does not bring anything positive in the perspective of the entire challenge... especially since we don't know of any solutions that he could skillfully announce while making progress towards achieving the goal.
I think the finder is someone who reads us here, but does not share the results or methods of action, because so far she has successfully gained $2 million on it using her excellent method of breaking subsequent thresholds. In other words - for safety's sake she is silent, because she simply -> plans to top up those $2 million with subsequent levels. If we live to see #160, there is a chance that we will learn the solutions.
====

#64 and #66 - these levels are no longer related to anything that requires research and technology. These levels and their solutions are the result of robbing people of their computing power by assuring them of sharing the profits if a solution is found. In both cases, this sharing did not happen, because no one admitted to finding a solution, despite the fact that the pool achieved significant effects. The only thing that connects low thresholds with high ones is that no one admitted to finding a solution, and the difference is that there is no goal in this - because using a kangaroo for low thresholds is comparable to flushing a toilet or having a brain by COBRAS... that's why we know these solutions. The lack of a lucky person shows that the thief simply did not intend to share the profit from the stolen power, because as we know, he did not have to... after all, everyone gave it to him, believing on their word of honor that if we find it, we would share it


----
O.M.G. 10 forum pages, a few references and two hours in the ass That's enough.

IN SUM:
I am also not the finder of any solution since finding 115 with JeanLucPons. I would like to point out that all successes with the included private key and description of the method of finding were made available to you on the same day it happened, while all solutions later than the one achieved when we found 115 were not made public, which indicates that we are dealing with theft, fraud and scheming of the RBC type or open theft of power by creating fictitious pools.

Greetings to all (excluding COBRAS, because it's no one and not everyone )

I've tried everything I or anyone else could think of, but nothing seems to work. Honestly, I don't know what I might have missed. I'm just kidding in some parts of the topic, mostly out of frustration, but it's all part of the challenge. The truth is, no matter how much effort we put in, it's practically impossible to crack this—or it would take more computing power than the world has to break.

I agree with Akito that the creator of this puzzle moved out puzzles 120, 125, and 130. I have been researching this topic for a long time, and based on my analysis, just after puzzle 120 was solved on 2023-02-27, the creator increased the prize money to a total of 1000 BTC on 2023-04-16. This seemed to be a public stunt by the creator to draw more attention to the puzzle. Then, on 2023-07-09, puzzle 125 was removed again, likely as another public stunt to generate further discussion and speculation that someone had gained the knowledge to crack ECDSA within a 3-4 month period. After that, when puzzle 66 was solved and subsequently stolen by another pseudo person (I’m unsure if this was also a public stunt), the creator quickly moved btc of puzzle 130, likely to attract even more attention.

I don’t mean to offend anyone—this is just my analysis. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and this is simply mine. I have no intention of offending anyone.