James Havals are considering buying a public landfill, where he claims that a large -scale bitcoin fate can be buried, but local authorities plan to shut down the site after the court fight.
Despite the dismissal of a court last month, Early Bitcoin (BTC) is considering buying James Havals Landfil in Khan, where he believes that his lost cryptocurrency, now £ 620 million ($ 768 million) More costs.
Newport, South Wales, resident demanded court order to excavate the site or get $ 609 million in compensation from Newport City Council.
Havals claims around a hard drive that was allegedly left in landfill in 2013 by his former partner. The device is said to have included 7,500 BTCs, which were mined in 2009 when bitcoin was new and traded only for penis.
Computer engineer has repeatedly petitioned or sued Newport officials for access to the site provided a part of fate to the council in turn. The landfill consists of more than 1.4 million tonnes of waste, but the Hawls claims that their drive is buried within an area of 100,000 tonnes, citing an investigation conducted by a team, which they hired.
In response, Newport City Council asked the High Court to dismiss the claims of Havals, arguing that local laws provide government rights over any property entering landfills. Judge Andrew John Kesar Casey ruled against Howels, stating that his claims were insufficient and had passed a lot of time.
Authorities have planned to close the site during the 2025-2026 financial year and convert its classes into a solar farm.
Havals shocked the BBC after hearing the news, “Especially since it was claimed in the High Court that the people of Newport would have a huge harmful effects to allow me to find me to close the landfill,” Said.
As ReportHavals are considering to increase the case in the Supreme Court and have not refused to buy landfill outright. They believe that lost funds can reach an evaluation of $ 1.2 billion by 2026 if bitcoin continues its uptrend.