😱 500 million $ #Bitcoinsto the dump: James Howells files a lawsuit against Newport City Council.

In August 2013, due to a misunderstanding with the person he was sharing his life with at the time, James Howells, a resident of Newport in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, saw his hard drive containing a private key controlling 8,000 bitcoins go to the dump.

At the time, $BTC was worth just over $100 each, but today, those 8,000 units are worth about $500 million 💰

After 11 years of fruitless negotiations to get permission to dig, Howells decided to file a lawsuit to put pressure on the city council.