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Man Whose $775 Million Bitcoin Fortune Lies Buried In A Landfill Now Wants To Buy The Trash Heap
Monday, February 10, 2025 - 2:34am | 377James Howells, who is pursuing a legal battle to retrieve his $775 million Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fortune, now wants to buy the landfill site where the stash has been allegedly dumped. What happened: Howells said the option is "very much on the table," according to a BBC report on Sunday. ...
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Man Who Accidentally Threw Away Bitcoin Worth $800 Million Looks To Trump For Help: 'I Am Appealing To Him'
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 11:03pm | 529James Howells, who lost the legal bid to retrieve his $800 million Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fortune, has now turned to Donald Trump for help, expressing hopes for intervention from the U.S. President-elect, according to a Wednesday report. What Happened: Howells acknowledged that his chances of...
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Happy Birthday Bitcoin: 16 Fun Facts About Leading Cryptocurrency
Friday, January 3, 2025 - 12:02pm | 2173While it's only three days into the new year, Jan. 3 marks an important anniversary and a day the cryptocurrency world is celebrating. On this day, 16 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), forever changing the world of cryptocurrency. To celebrate the 16th...
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Remember James Howells Who Lost His Hard Drive With 8,000 Bitcoins Now Worth $760M? His Ex-Girlfriend Reveals It Was She Who Threw It Away (CORRECTED)
Thursday, November 28, 2024 - 8:00am | 510Editor’s Note: A quote initially attributed to James Howells has been corrected to reflect its proper source, Halfina Eddy-Evans. James Howells might go down in history books as one of the unluckiest people ever, having discarded hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)...
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Bitcoin Landfill Lawsuit, Coinbase CEO's Musk Admiration, Anthony Scaramucci's BTC Investment And More: This Week In Crypto
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 1:55am | 528This past weekend was a whirlwind of activity in the cryptocurrency world. From a man suing a city council over lost Bitcoins (CRYPTO: BTC) to the Coinbase CEO expressing admiration for Elon Musk’s productivity, the stories were as diverse as they were intriguing. Here’s a quick recap...
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Man Who Accidentally Threw Hard Drive Containing 8,000 Bitcoins Worth Half A Billion Dollars In Landfill Sues Local City Council For Not Excavating The Site
Monday, October 14, 2024 - 5:21am | 462James Howells, etched in the history books for accidentally discarding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), which is worth more than half a billion dollars today, took a major step in retrieving them. What Happened: In a last-ditch effort, the Wales-based software engineer filed a lawsuit against Newport City...