๐จ BREAKING NEWS ๐จ
๐ฌ๐ง After 12 years of digging, pleading, and planning, James Howells โ the man who accidentally threw away 7,500 BTC (~$742 million today) โ has officially ended his search. ๐
๐ In 2013, the former IT worker from Wales mistakenly tossed a hard drive during a house clean-up. The device, now buried in a Newport landfill, became one of cryptoโs biggest lost fortunes.
Over the years:
He pitched multi-million dollar excavation plans ๐ธ
Offered a share of the BTC to the local council ๐๏ธ
Even brought in AI, drones, and engineers to try and recover it ๐ค๐ฉ๏ธ
But after years of rejection from local authorities and no green light to dig, he's giving up โ and that $742M? Likely gone forever.
๐ Another reminder: In crypto, one mistake can cost you everything.