This is James Howells โ the Man Who Threw Away $500 Million in Bitcoin ๐ธ๐๏ธ
Back in 2013, James accidentally tossed out a hard drive.
On it? 8,000 $BTC โ now worth over half a billion dollars.
Hereโs the insane true story ๐๐งต
In the early days of mining, James stored his BTC on a hard drive.
Fast forward: heโs cleaning out his office, tossing old electronics.
One mistake โ and the drive ends up buried deep in a landfill in Newport, Wales.
Since then, heโs fought for years to dig it up โ proposing drones, AI, and $11M-funded retrieval operations.
But the city council keeps saying no.
๐ง The Lesson?
Donโt just secure your crypto. Respect it.
One lost password, one thrown-away hard drive... thatโs all it takes.
Bitcoin doesnโt care who you are.
It rewards the careful, not the careless.
And it turns mistakes into cautionary tales.
๐ Your Move:
Secure your wallet. Back it up. Triple-check everything.
Because in crypto, youโre your own bank โ and your own last line of defense.
Have you backed up your seed phrase today? ๐
Tell us your craziest crypto mistake (or close call) below๐
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