James Howells is planning to buy out a landfill to recover his hard drive containing 8,000 BTC.

📌The hard drive containing the cryptocurrency went missing in 2013 when Howells’ ex-girlfriend accidentally threw it away. Howells has been trying to get permission to search the Docks Way landfill in Newport for the past 12 years, but his applications have been repeatedly rejected due to environmental concerns. The landfill is expected to close in the 2025-26 financial year, so Howells is planning to buy the site.

📌The current value of 8,000 BTC is $786 million.