A British guy named James Howells started mining Bitcoin in 2009 and accumulated about 8,000 Bitcoins. At that time, Bitcoin was not prominent and was cheap, but later its value skyrocketed, and today 8,000 Bitcoins are worth as much as 5.1 billion RMB. However, James lost this immense wealth due to a mistake made by his girlfriend, who mistakenly threw away the hard drive containing the Bitcoin private keys as garbage.

For the next 11 years, James paid a huge price to try to recover the hard drive; he not only lost his job and spent all his savings but also fought a legal battle with the local city government for many years. He repeatedly requested to excavate the landfill to search for the hard drive, but the council rejected the requests on the grounds that it would have a negative impact on the surrounding environment. Despite James presenting a detailed excavation plan, securing investment, bringing in experts as consultants, and even stating that it would bring many benefits to the local area, the council still did not agree. In desperation, James took the council to court, seeking nearly 500 million pounds in compensation.

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