British man James Howells previously 'accidentally' threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins, losing a fortune now worth up to 716 million dollars. Recently, Howells's ex-girlfriend Halfina Eddy-Evans was interviewed and clarified that she threw away the hard drive at Howells's request, emphasizing, 'This is not my fault,' which is quite ironic.
Bitcoin, which was worth 1 dollar back then, has now skyrocketed to 716 million dollars
According to reports, Howells mined 8,000 bitcoins in 2009, when each bitcoin was worth less than 1 dollar. In 2013, while cleaning out old computer equipment, Howells accidentally threw the hard drive containing those 8,000 bitcoins into the landfill.
His ex-girlfriend Eddy-Evans recently revealed in an interview: 'He asked me to take care of those 'useless things', so I threw away the hard drive.' As the price of bitcoin skyrocketed, the value of this hard drive now exceeds 716 million dollars, becoming 'garbage' that many people dream of.
Dream of finding coins shattered, landfill excavation plan rejected multiple times
Since Howells realized the value of the hard drive, he actively applied to the Newport City Council to excavate the hard drive from the landfill, even promising to personally fund 11 million dollars for the excavation and donate 10% of the money found in the hard drive to the local community. However, the council believes that excavating the hard drive from 110,000 tons of garbage is simply a pipe dream and has not yet given permission. Howells could not accept the council's refusal and sued the council for approximately 647 million dollars in damages, and this lawsuit is still ongoing.
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