Imagine losing a hard drive with millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin on it! That's what happened to James Howells. He accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins in 2013, which are now worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
He tried to get the city to let him search a landfill where he thinks it might be buried. But a judge said no. Now, he wants to buy the whole landfill to look for his lost Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is like digital money that you can use online. It's not like actual coins or bills. Some countries allow it; others don't.
- James lost 8,000 Bitcoins.
- They're now worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
- He wants to buy the landfill to find his hard drive.
- A judge rejected his earlier request.
| Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Bitcoins lost | 8,000 |
| Current estimated value (in pounds) | Hundreds of millions |
| Landfill waste (in tonnes) | 1.4 million |
| Area to search (in tonnes) | 100,000 |
