The 'Bitcoin hard drive legend' of British man James Howells has finally reached a turning point - after 12 years of applications and excavations at a landfill in South Wales, he successfully recovered the hard drive he mistakenly discarded, which contained 8,000 Bitcoins. However, unexpectedly, Howells announced today that he is officially terminating this search plan that has spanned more than a decade.
The story begins in 2013: at that time, James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin private keys while clearing out old items. As the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed, the value of this hard drive surged from initially tens of thousands of dollars to over 900 million dollars today (calculated at the current unit price of about 115,000 dollars). Over the next 12 years, he repeatedly applied to the UK government to excavate the landfill but was repeatedly denied for reasons such as 'environmental risks' and 'high costs.'
Until recently, under the coordination of the technical team and environmental agencies, the excavation work was finally approved. After weeks of precise positioning and selection, Howells' team successfully found the target hard drive deep within the landfill. However, he stated in a declaration that 'finding the hard drive does not mean the end; subsequent data recovery and security verification are still full of uncertainty, and years of searching have exhausted my energy,' therefore he decided to terminate the relevant plan and 'let life return to calm.'
This outcome has sparked heated discussions: some lament that '900 million dollars was within reach yet chosen to be let go,' while others believe that 'the long-term mental exhaustion has long surpassed the meaning of wealth itself.' Regardless, this 12-year 'Bitcoin treasure hunt' once again confirms the iron law of crypto assets: 'private keys are wealth' - a small mistake can create a legend, but it can also leave a lifetime of regret.
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