Briton searches landfill for 5.5 mn euro bitcoin fortune
A British IT worker has launched a frantic search of a landfill site after realising he accidentally threw away a computer drive holding 5.5 million euros in the online currency bitcoin.
(AFP) A British IT worker has launched a frantic search of a landfill site after realising he accidentally threw away a computer drive holding 5.5 million euros in the online currency bitcoin.
James Howells, 28, obtained 7,500 bitcoins in 2009 when the currency was virtually worthless. Its value has since soared, with a single bitcoin hitting $1,000 for the first time on Tuesday.
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