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.
It’s been over 10 years. Even if he found it, what is the likelihood any data could still be retrieved from a hard drive that’s been buried in landfill for that long?
Probably why he is suing for damages now instead of access.
Pretty good actually. But the odds of finding it are basically nil. A needle in a haystack would actually be easier.
He just needs to drag an incredibly powerful magnet through the landfill and sort through the metal that sticks to it. Piece of cake.
(TINK!) “Reel it in!!”
“Soooo do you want the good news or the bad news…?”
Lol I think that would also wipe the HDD
That’s the joke.