Hard drive that could provide access to 8,000 bitcoins is buried at the dump.

Summary

A UK judge has dismissed James Howells’ legal attempt to excavate a Newport landfill to recover a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins, now valued at $765 million.

The court ruled against Howells due to environmental risks, ownership laws favoring the landfill authority, and a statute of limitations barring the claim.

Howells accidentally disposed of the drive in 2013, sparking his long battle to retrieve it.

He criticized the decision as unjust, while the council maintained excavation would endanger public health and breach regulations.

    • Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml
      71·
      10 hours ago

      Why, wont you be crying yourself to sleep everynight if you know literal life changing money that is rightfully yours was stuck in a landfill somewhere and you cant do anything about it

      • nick
        31·
        3 hours ago

        I’m not stupid enough to buy into crypto bullshit.

        • Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml
          21·
          3 hours ago

          Here is the even bigger tragedy technically he didn’t buy anything, he just happened to be there in the beginning

          • nick
            2·
            2 hours ago

            Then he didn’t “lose” anything. It’s made up fake crap.