The hard drive containing over 8,000 Bitcoin was mistakenly disposed of in a landfill in 2013.
James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales, has lost his legal battle to recover a hard drive with over $770 million worth of Bitcoin.
The hard drive holding over $770 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) mined in 2009, was mistakenly disposed of in a landfill, to which Howells is currently barred access by the Newport City Council due to its environmental permit.
In the latest development, Judge Keyser, the Circuit Commercial Judge for Wales, has thrown out Howells’ legal case seeking access to the Newport landfill to recover his hard drive.
