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Bitcoin coverage

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2017

2021

Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump, New Yorker
Man makes last-ditch effort to recover $280 million in bitcoin he accidentally threw out, CNBC
IT worker offers council £50m to let him search tip for bitcoin hard drive The Times
Man offers Newport council £50m if it helps find bitcoins in landfill, The Guardian
Man who accidentally threw out a bitcoin fortune offers $70 million for permission to dig it up, CNN
Newport man offers council £52.5m to search for Bitcoin hard drive, South Wales Argus
NASA expert helps man find Bitcoin hard drive in Newport tip, South Wales Argus

2022

Man who threw away £150m in bitcoin hopes AI and robot dogs will get it back, The Guardian
The Welshman who accidentally threw out 8,000 Bitcoin in 2013 is mounting an $11 million campaign to get it back, Fortune
I'll spend £10m to get my Bitcoin back from tip, IT worker tells council, The Telegraph
Bitcoin Dumpster Guy Has a Wild Plan to Rescue Millions in Crypto From a Landfill, Gizmodo
Appeal to use robot dogs to search for bitcoin fortune lost in landfill, South Wales Argus
Man who binned Bitcoin worth £200m assembles team he says can find it in landfill, Wales Online

2023

Bitcoin investor who lost £164m in landfill to sue local council, The Telegraph
How I accidentally threw away £107 million in bitcoin, The Times
Newport: Can AI help find lost £227m Bitcoin fortune?, BBC
Robot dogs, AI and the plan to retrieve £165m crypto fortune lost in rubbish dump, The Independent
'I've got a £160m fortune lost in the dump and I'll sue the council unless I can dig it up', Wales Online
Bitcoin treasure hunter James Howells' bid to get in Newport landfill, South Wales Argus

2024

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... that a computer engineer from Newport, Wales, lost a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin in a landfill site in 2013, and is now suing the council for £495 million?