Buried deep in a Welsh landfill, beneath layers of years-old garbage, there is a hard drive that holds the key to almost $800 million in bitcoin – or so James Howells believes, after accidentally throwing the drive away in 2013.
  • splinter@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 days ago

    My favorite part of these articles is that the total value he lost keeps getting updated to reflect the current price of bitcoin.

  • YamahaRevstar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    This will play out like a Black Mirror episode. I’m calling it. The day he finds that drive is the day before bitcoin crashes and is worth $4.35 per coin.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      9 days ago

      At this point even if he finds the drive I can’t imagine it’s survived this long in a dump. No reason to throw good money after bad just to find a dead drive. Although I imagine at this point it’s so emotionally charged that there’s not a lot of logical decision making being made.

  • markstos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I was once paid in bitcoin. It was like 1 bitcoin worth about $20. There was nothing to spend it on. I lost track of it. Now that coin would be worth about $100,000. Crazy.