OMG, you guys, so like, James Howells, total tech bro from Wales? He legit threw away a hard drive with, like, 8,000 Bitcoins back in 2013, and now it’s worth, like, a bajillion dollars—okay, fine, like £600 million or something. And now he’s totally on this, like, epic mission to find it in a landfill, and honestly? It’s giving treasure hunt vibes, but, like, way smellier.
So, like, for over a decade, he’s been begging Newport City Council to let him dig through the trash to find his digital goldmine, and they’re just like, “Umm, no, babe.” He even offered to pay for everything and share the Bitcoin wealth, but, like, they kept shutting him down. They were all, “Oh no, it’s too dangerous, the environment, blah blah blah,” and apparently, because he threw it away, it’s technically their property now? I mean, make it make sense.
And then, just when things couldn’t get messier, a judge was like, “Sorry, bestie, you have no case.” Like, straight-up dismissed his legal challenge, saying there was “no realistic prospect” of winning. Ouch. But plot twist—turns out the city was planning to shut down the landfill anyway to build a solar farm. So, like, if it was such a huge deal to disturb the landfill for James, then why are they allowed to mess with it? Suspicious, right?
So now, in the ultimate main character move, James is just like, “Fine, I’ll buy the whole landfill myself!” He’s, like, talking to investors and planning to just own the land so he can finally dig through the trash without anyone stopping him. Honestly, iconic.
But, like, let’s be real—this is still such a gamble. Even if he buys the landfill, who even knows if the hard drive is still in one piece? Like, it’s been sitting there for over a decade, and hello? Trash juice? Weather? If the drive is ruined, then it’s basically game over. But James? He’s, like, 100% committed to the bit. He’s got, like, this whole Avengers-style team of engineers and AI experts ready to scan every inch of that landfill. Honestly, love the dedication.
So, yeah, this whole thing is totally wild, and whether he actually gets his Bitcoin back or not, one thing’s for sure—James Howells is not giving up. Like, ever. Stay tuned, because this saga is far from over.
XOXO,
Valley Girl News
