Newport man wants to buy tip where he lost £620m fortune
BBCA computer engineer who lost £620 million in bitcoin wanted to buy the tips he thought was buried.
James Howells of Newport claims His ex-girlfriend mistakenly drives the hard drive In 2013, it included 8,000 bitcoins.
He tried to sue the city council to access the site on Newport’s docking method or receive £495 million in compensation, but His case was rejected by a judge.
The Newport Commission has been contacted for comment.
Authoritative is Plan to close tip In fiscal year 2025-26.
It has planned to license a solar farm on the land and is expected to power the Council’s new vans.
Mr Howells said: “The Council plans to close the landfill soon, which is a surprise, especially since it claims in the High Court that closing the landfill allows me to search will be extremely harmful to the people of Newport. and while they plan to close the landfill at the same time.”
The landfill holds more than 1.4 million tons of waste.
Mr Howells believes that the area of hard drives is 100,000 tons.
“I may be interested in buying a landfill,” he said.
Getty Images“I recently discussed this option with my investment partners, which is huge on the desktop.”
Mr Howells also wishes to appeal to Judge Kathor’s decision to dismiss the case.
The judge said there was no reason for this claim and no “realistic prospect” to succeed in the trial.
He ruled that too much time had passed between the lost hard drive and the filing of a claim.
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is often described as a cryptocurrency, virtual currency or digital currency, and is a completely virtual currency – no physical coins or notes.
You can use it to buy products and services, but not many stores accept Bitcoin.
In China, trade or mining bitcoin is illegal and its use is restricted in countries including Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
