UK Landfill Containing $777 Million in Bitcoin Set to Close by 2026
- A Newport, Wales landfill is set to close in the 2025-26 financial year.
- The site reportedly contains a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin, valued at $777,323,760.
- James Howells lost the hard drive during a house cleanup in 2013.
- Howells mined the Bitcoin in 2009 and sought permission to search the landfill.
- The Newport City Council denied his request due to environmental concerns.
The Newport landfill, believed to contain a hard drive with significant Bitcoin value, is scheduled for closure by the financial year ending in 2026. Despite efforts by James Howells to recover it, environmental risks prevented excavation.
Source (2.6)https://dailyhodl.com/2025/02/11/uk-landfill-site-thought-to-contain-777323760-worth-of-bitcoin-btc-set-to-close-by-next-year-report/?rand=59076
