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 ‘Extremely Serious’ About Buying Landfill Where His $774 Million Bitcoin Is Lost
Twelve years after throwing away his hard drive that contained 8,000 Bitcoin, James Howells is looking to buy the dump he believes it's in.
Brit Who Lost £620M Bitcoin Fortune in Rubbish Blunder Now Wants to Buy the Landfill to Dig It Up
A father of three who accidentally threw away a Bitcoin fortune worth nearly £600 million is now considering buying a landfill to recover it. James Howells, a 39-year-old computer engineer, lost access to his digital wealth after his partner mistakenly disposed of a black bag filled with old computer parts—one of which contained the 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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Man Trying to Buy Entire Landfill to Recover Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive
an increasingly valuable stash of thousands of bitcoins. Now, in a beyond-last-ditch effort to recover his long-lost crypto wallet, Howells is attempting to purchase the entire landfill where he ...
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Man in Search of Lost Bitcoin Fortune Wants to Buy the Landfill Where He Swears It’s Buried
Howells first made headlines in 2013 when he revealed to the public that he lost his ability to access the 7,500 Bitcoins he mined back in 2009 when they were basically worthless. At that point ...
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Quantum Computing Could Unlock Lost Bitcoin Treasure
Ardoino envisions a not-too-distant future where this cutting-edge technology can hack into dormant Bitcoin wallets and release billions in lost digital treasure back into circulation.
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Landfill in £620m lost Bitcoin saga set to close
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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Peoria woman lost thousands to Bitcoin ATM fraud, a new bill hopes to stop it
Arizona is looking to crack down on Bitcoin ATM scams, something that has been becoming more and more popular among scammers each year.