$750m in the trash: Judge rejects man from retrieving Bitcoin from landfill

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A decade-long legal battle over a lost Bitcoin fortune has ended in disappointment for James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales. A Cardiff High Court has dismissed Howells’ lawsuit against Newport City Council, according to the BBC, refusing him… origin »

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UK Judge Dismisses $770M Bitcoin Landfill Hard Drive Case: A Lesson for Crypto Investors

A UK judge has dismissed the long-standing legal case of James Howells, who sought access to a landfill containing a hard drive with Bitcoin worth more than $770 million. This ends the 12-year saga for the IT engineer from Newport, Wales that captivated the cryptocurrency community all these years.

2025-1-10 11:25
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UK judge says there’s no “reasonable grounds” for success with Bitcoin landfill hard drive case

Upon hearing the judge’s decision, Howells said “it’s the great British justice system striking again” Howells lost his hard drive in 2013 when it was accidentally thrown away at the tip He has been trying to engage with Newport City Council for 12 years to recover his hard drive, but says he’s been “largely ignored” […] The post UK judge says there’s no “reasonable grounds” for success with Bitcoin landfill hard drive case appeared first on CoinJournal.

2025-1-10 10:39
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Buterin adopts Moo Deng, Christmas wishes of a lost $773M BTC wallet — Finance Redefined

Howells told Cointelegraph about his legal battle to recover a lost $773 million Bitcoin hard drive, which he plans to use to finance blockchain innovation.

2024-12-28 22:00
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All I wanted for Christmas was my $773M BTC back

Speaking to Cointelegraph, James Howells shares an update on his ongoing battle with legal and environmental challenges to recover a landfill hard drive containing $773M in lost Bitcoin.

2024-12-27 18:00
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Man Who Accidentally Sent $527M in Bitcoins to Dump Sues Local Council to Retrieve Them: Report

In 2013, Howells accidentally threw out the hard drive his bitcoin stash that he had mined in 2009, worth around $1 million at the time but which now would be worth over $520 million.

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British man sues council for $647M over lost Bitcoin in landfill

James Howells continues his legal battle for 495 million British pounds ($647 million) in damages after Newport City Council blocked his landfill excavation request.

2024-10-14 17:38
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James Howells, embarks on a legal quest to reclaim a mistakenly discarded hard drive from a council landfill

2024-3-18 21:28
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Remember That Guy That Lost A Flashdrive With 8,000 BTC? Here’s What He’s Up To Now

James Howells, a Welsh Bitcoin investor and the man who inadvertently lost $557 million worth of BTC in a flash drive is seeking to file a lawsuit against Newport City Council (NCC) in the United Kingdom for refusing his requests to excavate the area he presumed he misplaced the hard drive.

2023-9-12 19:00
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Multibillion-Dollar Hedge Fund Backs Hunt For Hard Drive Containing Nearly $400 Million Worth Of Bitcoin

James Howells, a British IT professional shocked many when he reported that he threw away a computer hard drive in which $382 million worth of Bitcoins had been stored. He accidentally threw it away in 2013 when cleaning his workplace.

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Man Who Lost $378 Million Bitcoin Fortune in Landfill Plans 12-Month Search

James Howells wants to embark on a year-long landfill search to discover his missing hard drive that contains roughly $378 million worth of Bitcoin

2021-7-9 22:36
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IT Engineer Offers Nearly $72 Million to Excavate Lost Bitcoin Fortune

James Howells, an IT Engineer, is offering a percentage of his Bitcoin stash to the Newport City council to dig up a hard drive containing over 7,000 bitcoins that he accidentally discarded. Howells Seeks to Recover 7,500 BTC According to the South Wales Argus, James Howells was renewing his appeal to the city council toRead More

2021-1-15 02:00	United Kingdom
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Welsh Man Offers Local Council $72 Million to Dig Up Bitcoin Hard Drive

The Missing Bitcoin Millions James Howells is searching for buried treasure, bitcoin style. The Welshman is negotiating with his local council in an attempt to recover an old hard drive that was disposed of in 2013.

2021-1-15 20:27
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