The specific mention of "public key work" in relation to a paper most likely refers to the research by Dylan Leighton Kimani, titled:
Why is this "work" significant?
For a long time, the public key for 1Feex... was not publicly known. In Bitcoin, when funds are sent to an address (a hash of a public key), the public key is usually only revealed when the owner spends the funds. 1feexv6bahb8ybzjqqmjjrccrhgw9sb6uf public key work
No – that’s a one‑way hash. The only way is to wait for a spending transaction. The specific mention of "public key work" in
You mentioned "public key" in your query. It is important to clarify the security implications here: Why is this "work" significant
If you see people discussing "working" on this address, they are likely pursuing one of two paths:
Valid things you can do with that public key: