{"id":47456,"date":"2025-02-15T03:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T03:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/british-man-willing-to-buy-entire-landfill-in-bid-to-recover-800m-in-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T03:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T03:06:05","slug":"british-man-willing-to-buy-entire-landfill-in-bid-to-recover-800m-in-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/british-man-willing-to-buy-entire-landfill-in-bid-to-recover-800m-in-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"British man willing to buy entire landfill in bid to recover $800M in Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A decade after accidentally discarding a hard drive containing nearly $800 million in Bitcoin, James Howells is now considering an extreme measure\u2014buying the entire landfill where it was dumped<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Howells, who has spent years battling Newport City Council in Wales for permission to search the Docksway Landfill, announced his latest plan on X. <\/p>\n

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Am considering purchasing a landfill site. Funding secured.<\/span><\/p>\n

5:59 AM \u00b7 Feb 13, 2025<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n
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