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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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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pretty good actually. But the odds of finding it are basically nil. A needle in a haystack would actually be easier.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He just needs to drag an incredibly powerful magnet through the landfill and sort through the metal that sticks to it. Piece of cake.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

(TINK!) "Reel it in!!"

"Soooo do you want the good news or the bad news...?"

[–] mierdabird@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol I think that would also wipe the HDD

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's the joke.