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TexasTowelie

(119,290 posts) Tue Feb 11, 2025, 05:57 AM Feb 11

The $1.2 Billion Bitcoin Quest: A Modern Treasure Hunt - The Project [View all]

Welsh IT worker James Howells is planning to buy a council tip in a bid to locate his missing hard drive. The drive, which was mistakenly thrown away in 2013, contains an estimated $1.2 billion worth of Bitcoin.

He tells us how his plan is going.

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The $1.2 Billion Bitcoin Quest: A Modern Treasure Hunt - The Project [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 11 OP

the major disadvantage of an investment that is not held by a financial institution. BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 11 #1

well, the case is usually made from steel lapfog_1 Feb 11 #2

Can't use magnets, it would erase the data. bucolic_frolic Feb 11 #3

Your ears aren't fooling you. TexasTowelie Feb 11 #4

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