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IT worker pleads for help to find device he threw away, which contains $381 million in bitcoin – NEWS.com.au
IT worker pleads for help to find device he threw away, which contains $381 million in bitcoin
A computer geek who threw away a hard drive containing $381 million in bitcoin has offered his local council a $95 million reward to find it.James Howells, 35, stored 7500 bitcoins on his PC in 2009 when the digital currency was practically worthless, The Sun reports.
He later forgot about the stash and accidentally threw away the hard drive at a council landfill site in 2013 near his home in Newport, Wales.
The price of bitcoin has since soared and his ‘virtual wallet’ now amounts to around $381…
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