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The man threw an old hard drive, forgetting he had Bitcoin stored on it. Based on estimates, the Bitcoin he purchased (that's sitting in a landfill) is worth $300 Million.
James Howells had 7,500 units of the virtual currency, worth £210m, on his laptop hard drive which he threw out in 2013
| UPDATED: 10:07, Fri, Jan 15, 2021 Link copied James Howells accidentally chucked out his hard drive (Image: Media Wales / Getty) Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. James Howells, 35, was clearing out his office in 2013 when he threw...
A Welshman was on Friday offering local officials a GBP 50 million coronavirus relief fund if they let him search a landfill for a hard drive containing bitcoin worth GBP 210 million which he dumped in 2013.
A computer engineer has offered his local council more than £50 million to allow him to dig up a rubbish tip and find a hard drive thrown out by mistake with a potential fortune inside.James Howells