Summary
James Howells lost 8,000 Bitcoins worth over £500 million when he accidentally threw away a hard drive containing his private key.
He has been trying to retrieve the hard drive from a Newport landfill for over a decade, but the council has refused to allow him access.
Howells is now suing the council for £495 million in damages.
Imagine what focusing on this does to your life
My ex wife’s mother in law threw out a box of my stuff with a thumb drive containing about 300 bitcoin.
At the time it was only a couple hundred bucks I was out.
I chuckle at her burning in hell from time to time