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AmbiguousProps to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months ago

Man who threw away $500M Bitcoin hard drive sues city for right to search landfill

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Man who threw away $500M Bitcoin hard drive sues city for right to search landfill

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AmbiguousProps to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months ago
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Howells eventually realized what he'd done, but it was too late. His bag of trash from that day is believed to be at the local landfill, and...
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      Well, it was. 11 years of landfill leachate have probably taken their toll, not to mention that it was probably crushed immediately under literal tons of soggy rainwater trash.

      Life with friends and family is much more valuable than some extra 000s. Money can’t bring them back once they are gone. Nor can it be taken to the next life.

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          Okay, there’s no chance he’s getting it back though…

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            Okay, but it’s 500m though…

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