Man in Search of Lost Bitcoin Fortune Wants to Buy the Landfill Where He Swears It’s Buried
In 2022, Howells said if he can’t go into the dump, he’ll send Boston Dynamics robotic dogs to do the digging for him. That was part of a larger, $11 million business plan in which he proposed spending three years excavating the landfill to find his hard drive, while also turning the site into a mining facility. Newport did not go for that, either.
Techie Who Lost Bitcoin Worth Rs 6,500 Crore Plans To Buy Landfill Where He Thinks It's Buried
James Howells' desperate attempt comes after a 12-year search and a recent high court defeat, which denied him permission to search the landfill.
Man Says His $700M Bitcoin Fortune Was ‘Buried’ in Garbage Dump. Here's How He’s Trying to Get It Back
Man says His $700M bitcoin fortune was "buried in landfill," after his ex left it at the garbage dump. Now He’s Trying to buy the land to get it back
Man who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the site
A Welsh landfill site where 8,000 Bitcoins are thought to be buried will be repurposed, at least partly, into a solar farm - but the man who lost the haul has other plans.
Man ‘Extremely Serious’ About Buying Landfill Where His $774 Million Bitcoin Is Lost
Twelve years after throwing away his hard drive that contained 8,000 Bitcoin, James Howells is looking to buy the dump he believes it's in.
Man with £600m Bitcoin fortune ‘buried in landfill’ wants to buy tip his riches are lost in
A computer engineer who believes his Bitcoin hard drive worth nearly £600m is buried in a landfill is now considering buying the entire site to find it. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Landfill in £620m lost Bitcoin saga set to close
A landfill site where a man lost a hard drive containing a Bitcoin wallet now worth about £620m is set to close. James Howells, from Newport, claimed his former partner had mistakenly thrown out the hard drive containing 8,
Techie Who’s Girlfriend Dumped Rs 6,000 Crore Worth Bitcoin In Landfill Now Planning To Purchase The Dump
James Howells threw away $750 million of bitcoin accidentally a decade ago and has been trying to recover the hard drive from a landfill ever since. Today, a judge has rejected his latest attempt to search through 110,000 tons of garbage for his digital gold. pic.twitter.com/douIDzDdQO — Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) January 11, 2025
The guy who accidentally threw away $700 million in Bitcoin wants to buy a landfill to find it
James Howells, a British IT worker, mined over 7,500 Bitcoins back in 2009, when they were worth next to nothing. Now a single Bitcoin is worth nearly $100,000, valuing his stash at well over $700 million.
Remember the guy who threw away over $750 million in Bitcoin? Now he wants to buy the dump where he thinks it’s buried
A U.K. man hoping to retrieve a Bitcoin-laden hard drive from a city dump is offering to buy the landfill. That wallet today, the owner says, is worth nearly $770 million. James Howells, who has spent the last 12 years trying to convince officials in the UK city of Newport to let him explore the city landfill,
Man Who Lost Bitcoin Worth Rs 6,500 Cr In Trash Is Now Planning To Buy An Entire Landfill. Here's Why
British IT worker James Howells plans to buy a landfill in Newport, South Wales, to recover a hard drive containing Bitcoin worth nearly Rs 6,500 crore. He lost the device in 2013 after his then-partner mistakenly threw it away.
Man who chucked $750 million of bitcoin into a dump now wants to buy the whole dump
In 2013, a British IT specialist James Howells somehow conspired to throw a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoin into a ...
Bitcoin treasure hunt: man considers buying a landfill site in Wales
James Howells has been trying for years to recover a wallet containing 8,000 bitcoins.
Landfill where IT worker’s ex tossed £635MILLION worth of Bitcoin to CLOSE after decade-long battle to retrieve fortune
A LANDFILL where an IT worker’s ex threw away £635million worth of Bitcoin is to close. James Howells, 39, has been embroiled ...