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James Howells Sues Newport Council for £495M to Recover $647M in Bitcoins from Landfill

Oct 12, 2024, 03:57 PM

James Howells, a British IT engineer from Newport, is suing Newport City Council for £495 million (approximately $647 million) after accidentally discarding a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins in 2013. The Bitcoins, now valued at approximately $647 million, are buried in a local landfill. Howells has been attempting to retrieve the hard drive for over a decade but claims the council has blocked his efforts. Despite offering 10% of the recovered funds to the council, his requests to excavate the landfill have been refused.