Imagine losing a treasure chest filled with digital gold! That's what happened to James Howells. He lost a hard drive with 7,500 Bitcoins, now worth around $768 million, in a landfill!
He's tried to get it back, but a court said no. The city wants to close the landfill and build a solar farm there. But James isn't giving up!
He's thinking of buying the whole landfill himself to find his Bitcoins!
- James lost a hard drive with thousands of Bitcoins.
- The Bitcoins are now worth lots of money.
- He wants to search the landfill to find his hard drive.
- The city wants to close the landfill.
- James might buy the landfill.
| Fact | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of Bitcoins lost | 7,500 |
| Current value (approx.) | $768 million |
| Possible future value (approx.) | $1.2 billion |
| Weight of waste in the landfill | 1.4 million tonnes |
