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Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Man who lost 8,000 Bitcoin says he's done digging
Man who lost 8,000 Bitcoin says he's done digging originally appeared on TheStreet. James Howells, a computer engineer from Newport, Wales, has finally given up on retrieving a hard drive he claims contains 8,000 Bitcoin — now worth around $890 million — after a 12-year battle with his local council. In 2013, his ex-girlfriend accidentally threw the drive into a landfill. Since then, he's spent years trying to convince Newport City Council to let him search the site, once describing the hunt as his '9 to 5.' Earlier this year, the council announced the landfill would close in the 2025–26 financial year. Howells offered to buy the site in July, making what he called a 'multi-million dollar offer,' but says the council never responded. Instead, they told him he owes nearly $149,000 in legal costs from his failed court bids.'We will not be spending any more of our officers' time on this issue until that payment is made,' the council said in a statement to BBC News. Howells called this 'financial coercion,' accusing the council of blocking a 'lawful offer' by tying it to an unrelated debt. 'If they don't wish to sell the site, they should say so clearly,' he told the BBC. His legal fight has been long and costly. In January, Newport Council asked the High Court to strike out his claim to access the landfill or seek $630 million in compensation. The judge ruled there were no 'reasonable grounds' for the case. Howells appealed, representing himself and even using AI to prepare his arguments, but the Court of Appeal rejected it. Now, he's moving on. Instead of digging up the landfill, Howells plans to launch a new cryptocurrency called Ceiniog Coin (INI) later this year. It will be backed by the value of his lost Bitcoin wallet — which is publicly verifiable on the blockchain — and act as a 'store-of-value' token. Man who lost 8,000 Bitcoin says he's done digging first appeared on TheStreet on Aug 8, 2025 This story was originally reported by TheStreet on Aug 8, 2025, where it first appeared. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Gizmodo
05-08-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Walmart Is Practically Giving Away This 2TB Seagate Slim Hard Drive, And It's Not Even Refurbished
You really can never have too much file storage. The folks who know this best are professionals who work with large file sizes on a daily basis be they photographers, videographers, or data analysts. Heck, ever gamers know the struggle of ballooning files sizes and running low on storage space. That's why when you see a good deal on a hard drive, you grab it. And right now, Walmart has this Seagate portable external HDD marked down to next to nothing. The 1TB option is down from $80 to just $57 while the 2TB option is down from $100 to just $69. Now, both are solid discounts. Though, I don't know about you, but if just $13 more gets me double the storage, that's the one I'm going with. This Seagate external hard drive is designed for portable. It's made for any pro on the go, taking photos or videos who needs access to a full 2TB of date right in their pocket. It's both compact and lightweight so it goes wherever you go. It's only about 2.5 inches tall, roughly the size of a wallet. Plus is looks nice too with it's minimalist brushed metal enclosure which also serves to keep the disc protected. See at Walmart The portable HDD from Seagate is compatible with both the USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 interface, letting you transfer files to and from the drive over a USB connection. It's compatible with both Windows and Mac devices right out of the box without the need to reformat for either or. However, if your laptop only has USB-C connections, the HDD will require an adapter in order to connect. The external drive can even be used to create backups of your laptop. It includes Seagates backup software utility which can mirror your folders and even be enabled for on-demand backups to happen on a periodic basis. Set them to occur monthly, weekly, daily, or even hourly if you so desire. This can help prevent you from losing crucial data if you ever run into problems with your PC or Mac. Corrupted files are no joke. It's better to be safe than sorry. See at Walmart
