Bitcoin miner refused access to landfill site to retrieve 598m hard drive
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The Independent emphasizes the importance of on-the-ground journalism, especially about pressing issues like reproductive rights and climate change, ensuring that they report facts instead of narratives.
James Howells' case to excavate a rubbish tip for a Bitcoin hard drive worth nearly 600 million was dismissed, highlighting the challenges of claiming lost assets buried in landfills.
The High Court judge ruled there was no realistic prospect of success for Howells’ claim, reaffirming that once discarded, the local council legally owns the rubbish.
The situation underscores the complexities of cryptocurrency ownership, as Bitcoin, being entirely virtual, complicates claims over physical evidence tied to its value.
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