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Dylan16807 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) wi...

> It shouldn't be so easy to derive a private key from the corresponding public key.

What specifically are you calling "so easy"?

If we're talking about "2^(n/2)", I don't see the problem. Why shouldn't it be that?

GTP 9 months ago [–]

The problem is that OP specifically said 2^33, which is quite darn easy. I didn't immediately realize that he was saying so just because, in this specific case, only 66 bits needed to be found, which indeed gives 2^33 by applying the usual formula.

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