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Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub – BBC
Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub – BBC
Almost 10 years ago James Howells threw away a hard drive during a clear out – forgetting about the Bitcoin on it. Now, with the Bitcoin worth an estimated £150m ($184m), he is planning to spend millions digging up a Newport landfill in a bid to find the lost hard drive.Aug 2, 2022
Man seeks to excavate landfill that allegedly has half a billion …
Man seeks to excavate landfill that allegedly has half a billion …
“I found a blank 20GB hard drive in my drawer instead of thousands of Bitcoin,” Howell told CBS News. Since then, he’s been lobbying the local …
Man Who Accidentally Threw Away 7500 Bitcoins on Hard …
Man Who Accidentally Threw Away 7500 Bitcoins on Hard …
James Howells, an IT engineer who accidentally threw away the hard drive of an old computer containing 7,500 bitcoins back in 2013, has not …
UK man makes last-ditch effort to recover lost bitcoin hard drive
UK man makes last-ditch effort to recover lost bitcoin hard drive
James Howells, 35, said he mistakenly put a hard drive with 7,500 bitcoins in the trash while clearing out his home in 2013.
The quest to find $181 million in bitcoin buried in a dump
The quest to find $181 million in bitcoin buried in a dump
James Howells of Newport, Wales, shares his $11 million business plan to recover a hard drive with 8000 bitcoins on it from a dump.
James Howells' 7,500 bitcoins are in the landfill. Here's what …
James Howells' 7,500 bitcoins are in the landfill. Here's what …
James Howells from Newport, Wales, threw away a hard drive that contained a ‘private key’ needed to access and spend his 7,500 bitcoins, now …
Man who threw away £150m in bitcoin hopes AI and robot …
Man who threw away £150m in bitcoin hopes AI and robot …
A computer engineer who accidentally threw away a hard drive containing approximately £150m worth of bitcoin plans to use artificial …
Man Who Lost $180 Million Bitcoin Hard Drive 9 Years Ago …
Man Who Lost $180 Million Bitcoin Hard Drive 9 Years Ago …
Just ask UK-based IT engineer James Howells, who, almost a decade ago, accidentally threw away a hard drive containing over $180 million worth …
$11 million campaign is planned to find James Howells' hard …
$11 million campaign is planned to find James Howells' hard …
James Howells was doing some housecleaning in 2013 when he mistakenly threw out a hard drive that contained 8,000 Bitcoin he had mined.
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