The man who lost 8,000 $BTC hard disk in the trash.
James Howells, a Welsh engineer who accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin, has finally given up his legal battle to recover it from a landfill in Newport.
The 8,000 $BTC are currently worth approximately $669.6 million USD (around THB 22.5 billion) as of October 2026. The hard drive has been buried in the landfill since 2013.
💡 3 Major Turning Points
Court Rejects His Case
The UK High Court and Court of Appeal rejected his requests to excavate the landfill, ruling that there was insufficient legal basis to allow the search.
£117,000 in Legal Costs
Newport City Council has reaffirmed that it does not intend to sell the landfill to him and has demanded that he cover approximately £117,000 in legal costs before any further discussions can take place.
Launching “Ceiniog Coin (INI)”
Unable to recover the Bitcoin, Howells has decided to launch a new cryptocurrency, using the 8,000 BTC that cannot be moved as a vault / reserve backing for the new token.
A legendary cautionary tale about the importance of protecting your private keys — and a remarkable story of how a failed attempt to recover Bitcoin from a landfill has evolved into the world of tokenization #BTC
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James Howells, a Welsh engineer who accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin, has finally given up his legal battle to recover it from a landfill in Newport.
The 8,000 $BTC are currently worth approximately $669.6 million USD (around THB 22.5 billion) as of October 2026. The hard drive has been buried in the landfill since 2013.
💡 3 Major Turning Points
Court Rejects His Case
The UK High Court and Court of Appeal rejected his requests to excavate the landfill, ruling that there was insufficient legal basis to allow the search.
£117,000 in Legal Costs
Newport City Council has reaffirmed that it does not intend to sell the landfill to him and has demanded that he cover approximately £117,000 in legal costs before any further discussions can take place.
Launching “Ceiniog Coin (INI)”
Unable to recover the Bitcoin, Howells has decided to launch a new cryptocurrency, using the 8,000 BTC that cannot be moved as a vault / reserve backing for the new token.
A legendary cautionary tale about the importance of protecting your private keys — and a remarkable story of how a failed attempt to recover Bitcoin from a landfill has evolved into the world of tokenization #BTC
#Write2Earn #BinanceSquareFamily #TradingCommunity #BTC $BTC