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.
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
Remember the guy who threw away over $750 million in Bitcoin? Now he wants to buy the dump where he thinks it’s buried
Howells believes the landfill contains an old hard drive of his that contains almost $770 million in Bitcoin. His attempts to excavate the drive through legal means hit a dead end in January, when a judge ruled he had “no realistic prospect of succeeding” in his effort if the case were to continue.
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.
Man who threw ₹6,500 crore in Bitcoin plans to buy landfill where he thinks it's buried
A man in UK's South Wales is planning to buy a landfill in his 12-year-long pursuit to find Bitcoin worth ₹6,500 crore he had mistakenly thrown away.
Man who lost $750 million Bitcoin in landfill now wants to buy the site
Howells sued the city of Newport, Wales, in October 2024 for the right to search the landfill or pay him £495 million ($607 million) in compensation.
Man Seeks KSh 90.3b Bitcoin Fortune Girlfriend Allegedly Buried in Dumpsite in 2013
James Howells, a man from Wales, claims his KSh 90.3 billion ($700 million) Bitcoin fortune was accidentally dumped in a Newport landfill 12 years ago.
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
Man who lost nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin now wants to buy the landfill
The man who threw out a hard drive in 2013 with 7,500 Bitcoins is now intending to buy the landfill site where he believes the drive is waiting to be found.
British man wants to buy landfill to look for lost $1 billion Bitcoin fortune
James Howells claims his ex-girlfriend accidentally threw out a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins in 2013. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.
Man who chucked $750 million of bitcoin into a dump now wants to buy the whole dump
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Dad hunting for £635m in Bitcoin thrown out by ex suffers blow as landfill set to close
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Computer engineer has a new idea to recover his $765M of buried Bitcoin
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Man who binned 7,500 Bitcoin drive now wants to buy entire landfill to dig it up
More than a decade on, waste experts say the odds of finding those coins are next to nil Denied permission to excavate a ...