After 12 Years of Failed Attempts, the Man Who Lost His Hard Drive Containing $742M in Bitcoin Finally Ends His Search

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After 12 Years of Failed Attempts, the Man Who Lost His Hard Drive Containing $742M in Bitcoin Finally Ends His Search

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James Howells, an IT worker from Newport, South Wales, once held a fortune that many can only dream of—8,000 Bitcoins. Back in 2013, those Bitcoins were worth just $8 million, a significant sum but not enough to anticipate the explosive rise in cryptocurrency values.
However, Howells’…

This story appeared on dailygalaxy.com, 2025-06-05 04:05:31.254000.