Bitcoin puzzle hides wallet key in Genesis Block data
An unidentified Bitcoin user embedded a 255-byte message in block 963,629 on Aug. 22, announcing a wallet puzzle whose private-key material was allegedly derived from Satoshi Nakamoto’s Genesis Block. Summary Bitcoin block 963,629 contains a 255-byte message describing a deliberately low-entropy Genesis Block wallet security puzzle. The 500-byte transaction paid 250 satoshis in fees, equivalent…
