James Howells is one of the investors who was there at the start of the cryptocurrency boom. In 2013, the latter already had 8000 Bitcoins, which is currently equivalent to multiple Bitcoins today. 165 million euros. So it’s a certain amount that James Howells decided to (literally) throw in the trash anyway. Indeed, for some unexplained reason, he decides. get rid of your hard drive It contains the password of your wallet.
These stories of investors losing their credentials are now commonplace. More or less significant, the losses incurred are often counted as at least a few tens of thousands of euros. This phenomenon is so common that a fertile market for hackers, who no longer hesitate to offer their services to find the famous password. James Howells has a more radical idea in mind.
Spending thousands of euros to save millions
Inevitably, the investor is now trying to save his hard drive. And the tools, exactly, have them. James Howells, your hard drive is now huge Newport dump, in Wales. His plan is relatively simple: Examine every square inch of space in hopes of stumbling upon the little man in the middle. 110,000 tons of waste.
James Howells spares no expense in doing this. In total, it plans Pay approximately 11 million euros to Newport City Council for permission to search the dump. Next, it plans to hire several workers, as well as experts in artificial intelligence, waste management, and data recovery to scan the area.
That’s not all. James Howells was also acquired two Boston Dynamics robot dogs, costing $74,500 each. Only here, for the time being, the investor has not received any excavation permits from Newport. “Their proposals present a significant ecological risk that we cannot accept and that our permit conditions prevent us from considering.‘, explains the city council.
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