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submitted 5 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Summary

James Howells lost 8,000 Bitcoins worth over £500 million when he accidentally threw away a hard drive containing his private key.

He has been trying to retrieve the hard drive from a Newport landfill for over a decade, but the council has refused to allow him access.

Howells is now suing the council for £495 million in damages.

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[-] banghida@lemm.ee 24 points 5 days ago

Imagine what focusing on this does to your life

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My ex wife’s mother threw out a box of my stuff with a thumb drive containing about 300 bitcoin.

At the time I misplaced the thumbdrive it was only a couple hundred bucks I was out.

I chuckle at her burning in hell from time to time

[-] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

You would have sold the Bitcoin long before it was as valuable as it is today like almost everyone that's had Bitcoin over the years.

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

FALSE, I would have bought drugs with the bitcoin had I remembered I had it. Ultimately I just forgot about the thumb drive and it sat in a box of our stuff. I was reminded of its existence years later when it was worth a lot.

She chucked it out of spite because the stuff was identified as mine, nasty hobbit she was. Idk when she chucked it or its value but I do know had she not chucked it I’d also probably have bought drugs with the bitcoin.

this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2024
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