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Man who threw away £150m in bitcoin hopes AI and robot …
Man who threw away £150m in bitcoin hopes AI and robot …
James Howells discarded the hardware from an old laptop containing 8,000 bitcoins in 2013 during an office clearout and now believes it is sitting in a rubbish dump in Newport, south Wales.Aug 2, 2022
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 is known as the man who accidentally threw away 8,000 bitcoins. Now he has an $11 million master plan to get them back.
Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump | The New Yorker
Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump | The New Yorker
According to Chainalysis, a firm specializing in cryptocurrency data, in Bitcoin’s first twelve years about three and a half million coins— …
$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.
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.
Man seeks to excavate landfill that allegedly has half a billion …
Man seeks to excavate landfill that allegedly has half a billion …
Former IT worker James Howell mined the cryptocurrency back in 2013, well before its value skyrocketed. In a mix-up, he accidentally threw …
How to find 8000 bitcoins buried under 110000 tons of garbage
How to find 8000 bitcoins buried under 110000 tons of garbage
In the depths of a landfill in Wales rests a hard drive with bitcoins currently worth around $185 million. James Howells, the man who …
UK Man Who Accidentally Dumped Bitcoin Worth … – News18
UK Man Who Accidentally Dumped Bitcoin Worth … – News18
James Howell accidentally threw away a hard drive containing £340 million worth of Bitcoin in a Newport landfill back in 2013. … James Howell is …
Man who threw out $175M in bitcoin wants robot dogs to help …
Man who threw out $175M in bitcoin wants robot dogs to help …
James Howells, from the southern Wales city of Newport, mistakenly threw away the iPhone-sized drive in 2013. The bitcoin stored on it is …
Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub – BBC
Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub – BBC
Mr Howells, an IT engineer, accidentally threw away the hard drive in 2013 after mining 8,000 Bitcoins in the early stages of the currency’s …
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