CryptoBearishBlockonomi · 4h ago6/10
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The $600 Million Hard Drive: What Became of the Man Behind Crypto’s Most Painful Loss?
James Howells lost 8,000 Bitcoin (worth approximately $600 million at current prices) when he discarded a hard drive containing his private keys in a Newport landfill over a decade ago. After years of legal battles and recovery attempts, UK courts definitively ruled against him in 2025, ending his hopes of accessing the funds.
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