In Yearslong Search for Lost Bitcoin, a Final Proposal

Man in yearslong battle to retrieve lost Bitcoin hard drive worth around $800 million offers to buy landfill
A man wants to buy a landfill in order to look for and retrieve a Bitcoin hard drive that he lost in 2013 and that is worth millions of dollars.
In Yearslong Search for Lost Bitcoin, a Final Proposal: Let Me Buy the Landfill
James Howells has begged officials to let him dig through a South Wales landfill to find a lost Bitcoin wallet that he says is worth around $800 million.
Man who lost $750 million Bitcoin in landfill now wants to buy the site
Howells sued the city of Newport, Wales, in October 2024 for the right to search the landfill or pay him £495 million ($607 million) in compensation.
Man Trying to Buy Entire Landfill to Recover Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive
Desperate Measures In a last-ditch effort to recover his long-lost crypto wallet, a Welshman is attempting to purchase an entire landfill where he believes it may have been thrown away. As the BBC reports,
British man goes to stunning lengths to retrieve $800 million Bitcoin hard drive from landfill
James Howells has been in a decades-long battle with local officials to gain access to the landfill to look for the lost Bitcoin hard drive.
He Accidentally Threw Away His Hard Drive Worth £600 Million in Bitcoin—Now He’s Trying to Buy the Landfill to Get It Back
In one of the most extraordinary modern-day treasure hunts, James Howells, a 39-year-old engineer from Newport, South Wales, remains determined to recover a hard drive he accidentally discarded in 2013—one that holds a staggering 8,
Man Who Lost $700M in Bitcoin Plans to Buy Landfill to Recover Fortune
British IT worker seeks to purchase entire landfill to recover hard drive containing $757 million in Bitcoin lost in 2013.
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A landfill site where a man lost a hard drive containing a Bitcoin wallet now worth about £620m is set to close. James Howells, from Newport, claimed his former partner had mistakenly thrown out ...
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