A man accidentally lost 8,000 Bitcoin — worth over $750,000,000
Today, it’s still buried under tons of trash in a landfill — gone.
You won't believe how it happened:
This is the real story of JAMES HOWELLS — and it's WILD.
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1/ James Howells was an early Bitcoin miner, and he had been mining Bitcoin since 2009 when it was practically worthless.
He managed to stack up 8,000 BTC on his computer.
But one day, during a house cleanup, he accidentally threw away his hard drive containing all 8,000 BTC🤯
2/ When Bitcoin's price exploded, James did the math:
That lost hard drive was now worth hundreds of millions dollars.
He immediately tried to recover it — but it was too late.
It had already been discarded and buried under tons of garbage in a vast landfill in Newport, UK😢
3/ James didn’t give up.
He offered the city millions to allow him to excavate the landfill and cover all search costs.
However, the local council rejected his offer, citing safety and environmental concerns.
And the hard drive remains buried!
James still didn't give up 👇
4/ He spent years crowdfunding and pitching retrieval plans.
However, his proposals were rejected, and he didn't pursue any legal battles afterward.
One mistake.
One click.
One hard drive.
Hundreds of millions — lost forever🤯
5/ Moral of the Story?
It doesn't matter if you're holding life-changing Bitcoin or just few Satoshis— protect your keys!
Securing your Bitcoin private keys is crucial— losing them can lead to irreversible consequences.
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