📅 In 2013, British IT engineer James Howells accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, now worth more than 300 million USD!
🖥️ Early beginnings: Started mining Bitcoin as a hobby in 2009 using my personal laptop when Bitcoin was worth very little.
🔍 Tragic mistake: After he stopped mining, he stored bitcoins on a hard drive that he accidentally threw away during a cleanup in 2013.
🌍 Lost in landfill: The last hard drive was buried in a landfill in Newport, Wales, under a layer of trash 15 meters deep.
🛠️ Recovery effort: Howells proposed an excavation plan using X-ray scanning and AI technology to find the lost hard drive, but was rejected due to risks and environmental concerns.
💡 Recovery vision: If successful, Howells plans to distribute bitcoin to Newport residents and turn the city into the UK's first "crypto hub".
🔐 Lesson learned: This story serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of securely storing and backing up digital assets.
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