A Bitcoin puzzle built from information in the Genesis Block has attracted attention from blockchain analysts and the wider Bitcoin community, but it remains unsolved.
Bitcoin puzzle uses data from the Genesis Block
The puzzle was created on August 23, 2026, using information contained in the Genesis Block created by Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
According to the Galaxy Research X account, the puzzle was hidden in human-readable text in Bitcoin Block 963,629. Its creator used the information to generate a wallet with extremely low entropy, which he said required no backup.
Galaxy Research said the puzzle creator answered two questions intended to help others solve the challenge. The first asked whether the witness script was a hash lock, a multisig or something else. The creator indicated that it was a multisig.
The second question asked how many keys were involved, what threshold applied and how the keys were derived from the Genesis Block. The puzzle creator answered that there were two keys, adding: “both required. The rest is for you to derive.”
In a follow-up post on August 25, Galaxy Research said the puzzle jackpot had reached 125,779 sats and shared additional clues from the creator:
“The witness script is a multisig. Two keys, both required. The rest is for you to derive. Both keys use the same Genesis field, and there is no hash. Both keys are derived independently from Genesis.”
Puzzle jackpot reaches 142,779 sats
Galaxy Head of Research Alex Thorn recently highlighted his efforts to solve the Bitcoin puzzle, saying he had been working on it.
i’ve been working on this puzzle a bitthe jackpot is currently 142,779 sats (~$111)i haven’t myself sent in any requests for hints, but others have. based on the hints, we assume:- a 2-of-2 multisig- both keys from the same Genesis field with no hash applied- derived… https://t.co/afCkDj1Kxe pic.twitter.com/gFo5tFNZcK
— Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) August 29, 2026
In the X post, Thorn said the puzzle jackpot stood at 142,779 sats, or nearly $111. He added that he had not personally requested any hints, although other participants had.
Based on the available clues, Thorn listed the following assumptions:
“a 2-of-2 multisig, both keys from the same Genesis field with no hash applied, derived independently, along the BIP48 path root > multisig > mainnet > genesis_data > script_type, the field is one The Times newspaper printed.”
Using these clues, Thorn said he had searched through more than 19.3 billion candidate scripts but eliminated them from consideration.
Bitcoin’s Genesis Block remains central to the challenge
The Genesis Block, also known as Block 0, is the first block ever mined on the Bitcoin blockchain. Satoshi Nakamoto mined it on January 3, 2009, and embedded the hidden message, “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks,” a headline published by The Times on the same date.
The message remains one of Bitcoin’s most recognizable historical artifacts, and its connection to the puzzle is central to the ongoing challenge.
The Bitcoin puzzle remains unsolved, but Thorn invited others working on it to collaborate in an effort to claim the jackpot.
