Summary: A hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins was accidentally thrown away by James Howells, a Welsh IT specialist, in 2013 after his ex-girlfriend Halfina Eddy-Evans. Bitcoin was worth £500,000 at the time, but it is now worth $716 million.
A Costly Mistake
The mix-up happened during a home cleanup when Howells accidentally told Eddy-Evans to toss a bag containing the hard drive. The bag ended up buried in the Newport Council landfill, a sprawling 110-acre site with over 1.4 million tons of waste.
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Hope and the Legal Battle
To get the council to investigate the landfill, Howells has been begging for years. He has even offered to pay £10 million to utilize robotic diggers and artificial intelligence. Despite pledges to contribute a portion of the Bitcoin that was recovered, the council turned down his pleas, citing legal and environmental issues.
By suing the council for $495 million in October 2024, Howells intensified the situation. Online discussions concerning the possibility of recovering the lost riches have been sparked by the anticipated court decision on December 3, 2024.
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