News with the tag "city council"

Six councilors supported the motion, and two opposed it over concerns about digital assets’ potential for use in illicit activities and environmental impacts through mining.

James Howells has expressed his frustration with Newport City Council for refusing to allow him to retrieve a Bitcoin hard drive from a local landfill, pushing him to take legal action.

James Howells is suing Newport City Council after a decade-long fight to recover a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, now worth nearly $500 million, mistakenly dumped in 2013. The council has repeatedly denied excavation requests, citing environmental concerns. Howells claims the data is recovera...

James Howells is taking Newport City Council to court, demanding $647 million (£495 million) for 8,000 Bitcoins that he lost after a hard drive was mistakenly dumped in a landfill in 2013. The 39-year-old IT engineer says this is his “last resort” after years of being ignored by the council. Howells...

James Howells continues his legal battle for 495 million British pounds ($647 million) in damages after Newport City Council blocked his landfill excavation request.

The Santa Monica City Council has unanimously approved the creation of a Bitcoin Office. Proposed by Vice Mayor Lana Negrete and in partnership with The Proof of Workforce Foundation, the program aims to boost Bitcoin education, economic recovery, and tourism, operating at no cost to the city. The p...

James Howells, a bitcoin enthusiast who misplaced 7,500 bitcoin (BTC) in a South Wales landfill, is gearing up to take legal action against the local city council for barring his efforts to unearth the missing hard drive from 2013. This former IT professional, now 38, has been at odds with Newport C...