James Howells, a Newport Computer Engineer, is considering buying an entire landfill in the last attempt to recover a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC).

Cryptocurrency stock was accidentally discarded in 2013 when Howell’s ex-girlfriend threw away the album by mistake.

James Howells attempted to save fortune in Bitcoin

Howells has spent the last 12 years trying to get permission to search the Newport landfill in dock Way. He is convinced that his lost cryptocurrency fortune is buried there.

The landfill should close during the financial year of 2025-26.

The advice plan to close the landfill anytime soon is a surprise, especially since it claimed in the higher court that closing the landfill to allow me to search would have a huge impact on Newport people, while at the same time they were planning to close the landfill anyway, Howells these In an interview.

The landfill contains more than 1.4 million tons of waste. According to Howells estimates, your hard drive is buried in an area of ​​approximately 100,000 tons. With imminent closure, he sees an opportunity to acquire land ownership.

I would be potentially interested in buying the landfill, he said.

He also confirmed that he recently discussed this option with his investment partners and remains a viable possibility.

Purchasing the site could provide Howells the legal leverage to dig and search for your lost bitcoin. His repeated calls to Newport City Council were consistently denied due to environmental concerns.

In addition, in a recent legal dispute, Howells sought the right to excavate the site or an £ 495 million compensation payment.

However, the city council contested its claim and urged the superior court to reject the case. Judge Keyser KC decided against Howells, determining that his case had “no realistic perspective” of success in a full judgment. However, having the landfill could remove some of the bureaucratic obstacles.

In addition to considering a purchase, Howells plans to appeal to Judge Keyser’s decision to reject his case.

I lost, they won. Maybe I appeal. Let’s see what happens, he he wrote No X (former Twitter).

Since 2013, Bitcoin has experienced tremendous growth. In addition, based on estimates, the largest cryptocurrency is on its way to new records. In current market prices, Bitcoin lost from Howells would be worth more than £ 630 million (US $ 782 million).

James Howells is intended to live with a nightmare that repeats each day: watching the value of your wallet grow exponentially, never being able to recover it. A fortune that could have been his, but was buried forever because of a fatal error, a user he wrote no X.

For Howells, the fight continues. If you buy the landfill will finally give you the chance to recover your lost bitcoin, it is not yet known.