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    Man offers $70 million to excavate dump to find his 7,500 Bitcoin on hard drive

    https://www-nydailynews-com.cdn.ampp...qt4-story.html


    A British man who threw away millions in Bitcoin feels like garbage.

    James Howells claims he chucked a hard drive loaded with 7,500 Bitcoins into the trash during the summer of 2013, believing the cryptocurrency was worthless. Now, he’s offering Welsh city officials more than $70 million if they allow him to excavate the landfill, reported CNN.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Wow!
    I think he's in for a lot of frustration !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cotton1 View Post
    I think he's in for a lot of frustration !
    The town will probably say we want the money upfront.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    The town will probably say we want the money upfront.
    He better hurry! BTC is overdue for a serious cleansing lol
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    The disc platters would have been aluminum and not moisture and salts friendly. If he found it, then he could again be disappointed that when trying to recover it.
    I always smashed, soaked in water with salts, then buried my hard drives. He ended up with 7 years of he same process.
    I had to admit that when they made a big deal out of Hillary smashing phones and hard drives, I did not think that was unusual at all. I never traded in a phone. I always smash them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    The disc platters would have been aluminum and not moisture and salts friendly. If he found it, then he could again be disappointed that when trying to recover it.
    I always smashed, soaked in water with salts, then buried my hard drives. He ended up with 7 years of he same process.
    I had to admit that when they made a big deal out of Hillary smashing phones and hard drives, I did not think that was unusual at all. I never traded in a phone. I always smash them.
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