Desperate Bid: British Computer Expert Offers to Buy Landfill to Recover Over $700 Million in Lost Bitcoin
James Howells, a British man who lost a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, has offered to buy part of the Newport landfill where he believes it is buried. Howells Wants Landfill Area With 100,000 Tons of Waste A Briti...
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