2025-02-10 10:10:04

Bitcoin hard drive containing $780m lost forever as UK landfill site is set to close

James Howells lost his court battle against Newport City Council in January The judge ruled that there were “no reasonable grounds” for succeeding at a full trial Today, Howells’ Bitcoin would be worth around $780 million A UK landfill site where a man lost his hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin is reportedly set to close […] The post Bitcoin hard drive containing $780m lost forever as UK landfill site is set to close appeared first on CoinJournal.
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