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Man who lost half-billion dollar Bitcoin HDD sues local authority for $500 million for not letting him dig through landfill
A Welsh man whose partner accidentally threw out an HDD containing 8,000 Bitcoins has become increasingly desperate to recoup the lost treasure. Now, he is suing the council.
Welshman Who Accidentally Threw Away 8,000 Bitcoin Now Suing Local Landfill For RM2.78 Billion
For the past decade, James Howells, a 39-year-old resident of Newport, Wales, has been pleading with his city for permission to search through the local
Man sues city for $657 million over bitcoin lost in landfill
For the past decade, James Howells, a Welsh IT engineer, has been involved in a legal battle with the Newport City Council to recover a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins worth an estimated $500 million at its highest peak, according to Wales Online.
Man Suing City for $647 Million over Bitcoin in Landfill
A man is headed to court because he says there is more than half a billion dollars in a landfill, but they won't let him look.
Guy Who Threw Away $500 Million Bitcoin Hard Drive Sues Local Government to Search Dump
Now, in an effort to compel the local government to carry out his wishes, Howell has sued the council, asking for £495,314,800 in damages, Wales Online reports. The amount Howells is asking for is roughly the equivalent of what he would have made had he held onto the crypto-bearing drive.
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Bitcoin Landfill Lawsuit, Coinbase CEO's Musk Admiration, Anthony Scaramucci's BTC Investment And More: This Week In Crypto
This past weekend was a whirlwind of activity in the cryptocurrency world. From a man suing a city council over lost Bitcoins ...
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Man who threw away $500M Bitcoin hard drive sues city for right to search landfill
Howells eventually realized what he'd done, but it was too late. His bag of trash from that day is believed to be at the ...
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From landfill to lawsuit: James Howells’ quest to reclaim lost Bitcoin
In an interview with Cointelegraph, James Howells revealed his struggles with his local council after years of denied ...
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British Man Demands He Be Allowed to Dig Through Trash to Find $500 Million in Bitcoin
As a last-ditch effort, James Howells is bringing his disagreement with Newport council over his lost Bitcoin fortune to ...
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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 ...
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£495 Million Lawsuit Filed for Recovery of Discarded Bitcoin
An IT engineer is suing Newport City Council for £495 million after a decade-long struggle to recover a hard drive containing ...
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'I'm taking the council to court because they won't give me back my bin bag'
James Howells, 39, has been battling the council for a decade after his bitcoin wallet was accidentally thrown away during an ...
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