Man who lost bitcoin fortune in Welsh tip explores purchase of entire landfill
James Howells lost case to force Newport city council to allow him to search for hard drive discarded by accident
A computer expert who has battled for a decade to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune he believes is buried in a council dump in south Wales is considering buying the site so he can hunt for the missing fortune.
James Howells lost a high court case last month to force Newport city council to allow him to search the tip to retrieve a hard drive he says contains the bitcoins.
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