James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales, lost his legal battle to recover a hard drive with over $770 million in Bitcoin. The hard drive, containing Bitcoin mined in 2009, was mistakenly thrown away and is now in a landfill. Despite repeated requests, the Newport City Council denied access to the landfill due to environmental restrictions. Judge Keyser dismissed Howells' case, stating it had no realistic chance of success. Howells, who mined 8,000 BTC in 2009, accidentally discarded the hard drive in 2013. Despite Bitcoin's significant increase since then, Howells has been unable to retrieve his lost fortune. He accuses the council of environmental violations but has faced consistent refusal. Howells' legal team continues negotiations with the council and court over the case's final details. Read more AI-generated news on: https://app.chaingpt.org/news

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