A man who says he lost $ 784 million in Bitcoin (BTC) on a landfill is talking to investors about the potential purchase of the Earth, BBC reported Monday.
“I have recently discussed this option with the investment partners and is on the table,” said James Howells, according to the BBC.
Howells said his ex -girlfriend released a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins in the landfill at the Newport docks in 2013. During the last decade, he has made requests to the Newport Council to try to recover it, and said he was ignored in Great measure. Newport’s advice declined to comment, said the BBC.
He tried to sue the Council for 495 million pounds ($ 646 million), the maximum assessment of Bitcoin in early 2024, but his case was dismissed by the judge in January. The authority plans to close the site in the next financial year and has permission to build a solar energy farm on Earth.
