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Every time I hear about this guy I picture him finding his lost treasure right as BTC goes back under $1.
haha just like the Twilight Episode of the guy who finally gets quiet to read...after a nuclear war that also breaks his reading glasses.
Whilst I feel a little for his case and understand he regrets being careless with the key, his life isn't determined by the cash. Is this the best use for your finite time on earth?
My heart genuinely goes out to him. Not merely for losing the bitcoin. The idea of trying to negotiate a search (or purchase) of the dump with the risk avoidant jobsworth council bureaucrats of a mid sized British town is spine chilling.
How did he lose the damn keys? It's kinda hard to empathize with that when everyone knows what the consequences are to (i assume) accidentally throwing a fucking single copy of your keys into the trash.
> The whole situation started in the summer of 2013, when Howells accidentally put a laptop that contained his Bitcoin wallet (with 7,500 Bitcoin) in a black bag in the hall of his house. His partner at the time assumed the bag was filled with trash and disposed of it.
Whilst I feel a little for his case and understand he regrets being careless with the key, his life isn't determined by the cash. Is this the best use for your finite time on earth?
He is the est example of a person consumed by an idea. It is pretty sad. He cannot let it go.
- seeked investors who would give him real money for a share of mythical bitcoins (if they could be found)
- unsuccessfully tried to sue a council £500m in compensation for mythical bitcoins
Current challenges:
- continues to try to get millions of dollars from "investment partners" for allegedly unearthing mythical bitcoins
He should post the ultimate "prove you are a psychic" challenge. People claiming to be "psychic" or such power, can get 100 million$ if they are right at finding the drive.
My heart genuinely goes out to him. Not merely for losing the bitcoin. The idea of trying to negotiate a search (or purchase) of the dump with the risk avoidant jobsworth council bureaucrats of a mid sized British town is spine chilling.
I completely understand their desire to not let it be dug up. Where does that stop? People accidentally throw things out all the time, it's sadly a part of life.
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I completely understand their desire to not let it be dug up. Where does that stop? People accidentally throw things out all the time, it's sadly a part of life.
Not many people offer them 10s or 100s of millions of pounds to do it.
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Not many people offer them 10s or 100s of millions of pounds to do it.
He doesn't have that amount of money right now. He may never have it. They are taking a massive risk at a great expense to themselves. He may never find the hard drive, it may be unreadable, his memory maybe incorrect and he doesn't have the key on there, and so on. The council would be taking a pointless risk.