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If you consider >= 1 BTC as being significant, than your computation becomes ~2^140. And really big amounts, let's say >= 1000 BTC you get ~2^149. (https://bitinfocharts.com/de/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html)
My gosh! It's about the collision - not about the fund. If we have a provable collision for an address with 1 Satoshi on it, it's worth more than f*ing 1 BTC.
Actually there are several Bounties for a collision and let only the one I am currently aware of offers 5 BTC or $3000 (depending what's worth more at the time of find).
Also, we're now with the LBC in "unexplored space". Having found #51 of the puzzle transaction with 0.051 BTC on it and #52 - worst case - 11 days away.
Why can't you guys simply understand that this actually is beneficial? It's a math and engineering and community feat. We found already better ways of pubkey generation than what libsecp256k1 offers, we're in public demonstrating where the current "search wavefront" is and what currently is - with some enthusiasm - achievable etc.
I welcome criticism, but the project is not spreading any FUD as Gyrsur stated. Actually I'm reading way more FUD about the project...
Rico
As I said, it is trivial. It is a prestidigitation to get attention. Do what you have to do.