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.
My ex wife’s mother 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
You would have sold the Bitcoin long before it was as valuable as it is today like almost everyone that’s had Bitcoin over the years.