10 years ago
What happens to dead bitcoins?
Bitcoin watchers everywhere let out a guttural sigh of pity when they heard the story of James Howells earlier this month. Howells inadvertently threw away $7.5 million worth of Bitcoin when he tossed out an old hard drive containing 7,500 units of the online cryptocurrency. The Welshman had purchased them back in 2009, shortly after bitcoins were introduced, for less than $6. Now he's kicking himself while digging through a British landfill.
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