From The Independent
A British man says he accidentally threw away over $80 million worth of bitcoin.Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/bitcoin-value-james-howells-newport-landfill-hard-drive-campbell-simpson-laszlo-hanyecz-a8091371.htmlJames Howells, an IT worker from Newport, claims to have unintentionally dumped 7,500 bitcoin in mid-2013.
He is now planning to find them, but isn’t sure how, as he believes the hard drive he saved them to is currently buried in a landfill site.
I have learned not to think about how much the bitcoins I've spent over the years would be worth now. You just have to keep moving forward and earning more. However this guy may have a profitable venture if they can recover those coins. It would really suck if he spends millions of dollars and bitcoin experiences a crash when he finally finds them.
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