James Howells believes his lost hard drive, which contains 8,000 Bitcoins, is in a landfill site.

Summary

James Howells lost 8,000 Bitcoins worth over £500 million when he accidentally threw away a hard drive containing his private key.

He has been trying to retrieve the hard drive from a Newport landfill for over a decade, but the council has refused to allow him access.

Howells is now suing the council for £495 million in damages.

  • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Yeah, the only way to prove it’s his is with that key. That’s kind of the point of crypto in the first place.

    • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Imagine if he gave up the key to prove it only for someone else to already have found the HDD and uses the key.