Articles for tag: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, hard drive loss, James Howells, Landfill Recovery, Newport City Council

February 10, 2025

Newport Man Seeks Tips to Recover £620 Million Fortune Lost in Business Venture

James Howells, a computer engineer from Newport, is trying to reclaim £620 million worth of lost Bitcoin that he believes is buried in a landfill site. In 2013, he lost a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins when his ex-girlfriend mistakenly threw it away. Howells previously attempted to sue the Newport council for access to the ...

December 4, 2024

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Crypto

UK Man Sues Council for Access to Billion-Dollar Buried Bitcoin Wallet in Shocking Legal Battle

A man from the UK is suing his local council over a Bitcoin hard drive that was buried in a landfill more than ten years ago. James Howells believes the Bitcoin wallet could now be worth £600 million, or over $1.1 billion. He claims that his girlfriend accidentally threw out the hard drive in 2013. ...