A British judge has rejected a Welsh IT worker’s bid to search a landfill for a discarded hard drive containing Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $600 million, ending a 12-year quest to recover the lost cryptocurrency. According to a new report from the BBC, James Howells lost the device containing 8,000 Bitcoin during a 2013 house […]
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James Howells has expressed his frustration with Newport City Council for refusing to allow him to retrieve a Bitcoin hard drive from a local landfill, pushing him to take legal action.
James Howells, the British man who famously lost his Bitcoin-filled hard drive in a Newport landfill over a decade ago, has filed legal action against Newport City Council after years of unsuccessful attempts to retrieve the device.
On Oct. 12, WalesOnline reported that Howells is seeking damages or permission to excavate the landfill to recover the hard drive, which holds 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC), now valued at over $647 million.
The legal action, which has garnered international attention, comes after years of repeated refusals by the Newport City Council to allow Howells to search for his hard drive.
James Howells is suing Newport City Council after a decade-long fight to recover a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, now worth nearly $500 million, mistakenly dumped in 2013. The council has repeatedly denied excavation requests, citing environmental concerns. Howells claims the data is recoverable. Council Sued Over Lost $500M Bitcoin Hard Drive James Howells, an […]
The British man who accidentally threw away a computer with 7,500 bitcoins on its hard drive has come up with a new plan to retrieve his lost coins from the city landfill. “We estimate there are between 300,000 – 400,000 tons of waste to look through,” he said. Man on Mission to Retrieve 7,500 Lost […]