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United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 months ago

Man spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.

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Man spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.

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United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 months ago

'My ex threw out my £130m fortune - now the council won't let me dig it up'

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James Howells has been locked in a battle with Newport City Council for the last 10 years over his demands for permission to dig for his lost hard drive in a landfill

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The bitcoin are noted in the blockchain belonging to X. The thing that identifies you as X is saved on the drive.

And yes, that is a cautionary tale about making proper backups.

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