$920 million Bitcoin forever buried in a landfill! British IT engineer's 12-year treasure hunt dream shattered
> A discarded hard drive, a relentless search lasting twelve years, ultimately turned into a $920 million illusion.
The story of British IT engineer James Howells comes to a tragic end. He has officially given up searching for the hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins in a landfill in South Wales. Based on current prices, these Bitcoins are worth approximately $920 million.
Twelve years ago, Howells accidentally discarded the hard drive containing the Bitcoin private keys as garbage while cleaning. As the value of Bitcoin soared, the buried hard drive became an obsession he couldn't shake off.
Despite multiple petitions to the local government, even proposing to engage a professional team and provide financial guarantees for excavation, he has never obtained permission to dig. Environmental risks, the immense difficulty and uncertainty of the excavation project ultimately forced him to stop this marathon-like pursuit.
Howells' twelve years of persistence reflect the fragility of wealth in the digital age — the disappearance of a physical hard drive means the permanent freezing of nearly a billion dollars in virtual wealth. His story serves as the most expensive warning in the cryptocurrency world: safeguarding digital assets sometimes requires even more caution than creating them.
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