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