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.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that box didn’t even make it to the dump. That kinda thing often ends up in the back of someone’s truck until shift is over
“alright, here’s a shovel, get to it.”
James was then suddenly aware of how big a landfill really was.
“No, you can’t use a bobcat.”
I pity the guy somewhat. It would be absolute gut wrenching knowing you’ve lost a life changing amount of money. But this reeks of desperation and taking out your anger on somebody else for your own mistake. Now he’s suing the council after failing to bribe them with something that may or may not be recoverable. And if successful, lines his own pockets at the expense of his community’s.
Accept the expensive life lesson for what it is and move on… It sucks but it’s your own flaming fault and nobody owes you a thing.
Story like this could’ve got him free pints from strangers in pubs till he dies if he acted with more ‘grace’
It’s the thought that he could have owned the whole town and all the pubs and the next 3 towns over as well that keeps him from realizing that.
Idk if he will ever let it go at this point. I feel like I would have mostly given up after a few years and then after 5+ years it’s just another good story. I don’t feel bad about the time I almost won the lottery. Like I bought the ticket and scratched it and everything. I didn’t win but I was really close. Doesn’t keep me up at night.
Least delusional crypto bro
Imagine what focusing on this does to your life
My ex wife’s mother threw out a box of my stuff with a thumb drive containing about 300 bitcoin.
At the time it was only a couple hundred bucks I was out.
I chuckle at her burning in hell from time to time
You would have sold the Bitcoin long before it was as valuable as it is today like almost everyone that’s had Bitcoin over the years.
FALSE, I would have bought drugs with the bitcoin had I remembered I had it. Ultimately I just forgot about the thumb drive and it sat in a box of our stuff. I was reminded of its existence years later when it was worth a lot.
She chucked it out of spite because the stuff was identified as mine, nasty hobbit she was. Idk when she chucked it or its value but I do know had she not chucked it I’d also probably have bought drugs with the bitcoin.
