brute-force for finding a private key? Where is this $500k bounty in bitcoins located? Is it in a wallet or?

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I wanted to see even if someone brute-forces it, would you pay out. Although, that is insanely unlikely.

But two points.

1. If it is/was possible, the NSA or another US agency would already have this in their possession.

2. This would be worth a lot more than $500K, if anyone actually figures out a more efficient algorithm or a hack or attack, everything from ASIC firms to intelligence agencies would be throwing money to buy it. I wonder if it could even be patented.


We'll have quantum computers before this happens though lol.

Evil Could you do a escrow?

So you are basically asking for someone to tell you the k so you would be able to guess random numbers in encryption? Am I right?

What exactly is this for? Why are you paying so much??

Puzzle solved.
 

It's 42

1MaxfGLMnK6YqU68xEjp9S9d9VJSeiM2pz

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Interesting 

oooh yes that would be a big bit motivation

I still dont understnd why it is worth so much money ...

just image to be so lucky and just quess correct k half of that price is enought, I dont have to say how I did it