Man Who Lost Nearly $1,000,000,000 In Bitcoin in Landfill Launches Bid To Tokenize 8,000 BTC Stash

2025-08-06 22:07:16

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A man from the United Kingdom who accidentally misplaced his crypto wallet containing a $1 billion stash of Bitcoin ( BTC ) is launching a new bid to tokenize his missing stash. In a post on the social media platform X, James Howells – a man who mistakenly threw away his crypto wallet containing the BTC nearly a decade ago – says he’s not giving up despite being rejected numerous times by the Newport City Council to launch a search to find the coins. “For over 12 years, I tried everything to eng...

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