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Landfill containing $750 million Bitcoin hard drive to be permanently closed

Newport City Council in Wales plans to permanently close and seal a landfill in 2025-26. The landfill contains a hard drive that IT engineer James Howells mistakenly discarded in 2013 and contains 7,500 bitcoins, worth about $750 million at current prices. The council plans to convert part of the site into a solar farm to power the municipal electric fleet. Previously, Howells' lawsuit against the search for hard drives has been rejected by the Welsh court.

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2025-02-10 01:32:17
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