Imagine losing a hard drive with $800 million worth of Bitcoin on it! That's what happened to James Howells. He accidentally threw it away in 2013!
He's now trying to get it back from a landfill in Britain. The landfill is closing soon, so he's offered to buy it to search for his hard drive. This is a really big deal because Bitcoin is a type of digital money.
It's like searching for a tiny needle in a giant haystack!
- James Howells lost a hard drive with a Bitcoin key.
- The key unlocks about $800 million worth of Bitcoin.
- He wants to buy the landfill to find it before it closes.
Fact | Value |
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Bitcoin's worth (on the hard drive) | $800 million |
Year hard drive was lost | 2013 |
Howells's offer | Buy the entire landfill |