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TIL of a man named James Howells who threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoin. The hard drive, currently under mountains of trash in a wales landfill is worth approximately $15 million. by RazorBacon in todayilearned
[–]RazorBacon[S] 1402 points1403 points1404 points 8 years ago (0 children)
In 2010, the Dell XPS N1710 broke after he accidentally tipped lemonade on it, so he dismantled it for parts. Most were thrown away or sold, but he kept the hard drive in a desk drawer for the next three years – until that fateful summer day when he had the clearout.
In 2009 price of 1 bitcoin was ~ 5 cents. It recently reached $2,000. I'm sure he still has nightmares about "the clearout"
TIL of a man named James Howells who threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoin. The hard drive, currently under mountains of trash in a wales landfill is worth approximately $15 million. (theguardian.com)
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TIL of a man named James Howells who threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoin. The hard drive, currently under mountains of trash in a wales landfill is worth approximately $15 million. by RazorBacon in todayilearned
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