A British man lost a hard drive containing 8,000 BTC in 2013, which was cleared by his ex-girlfriend

2024-11-26 13:46:20

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ChainCatcher news, James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales, recently revealed by his ex-girlfriend Halfina Eddy-Evans that in 2013 she discarded a hard drive containing 8,000 BTC at Howells' request.

Eddy-Evans explained her role in the incident, saying, "He asked me to throw away unwanted things, including the hard drive. It’s not my fault that it was thrown away." The hard drive was discarded when the price of BTC was less than $1, and now these BTC are worth over $716 million.

Previous news, James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins and is suing the Newport City Council in the UK for £495 million (approximately $647 million) in damages.

Howells has made several attempts to retrieve the hard drive from the local landfill but has been obstructed by the council, which has repeatedly denied his requests to excavate the site.

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