A DAD whose £225million Bitcoin hard drive was accidentally chucked in the bin by his partner has now seen the rubbish tip guarded round the clock.The hard drive containing the access to his crypto assets - which has now rocketed in value to more than £450m - was being temporarily stored in a black bin bag.His treasure hunt has been backed by a team of investors who are willing to cover the cost of the search as well as any equipment that may need to be used.
"The owner has visited the site many times - if it's here it's under one of those two hills in the distance.'I'm cancelling!' moan Disney+ subscribers ahead of 'ridiculous' price hike "Unless the computer stuff has some sort of homing device on it, there's just no way. The fella should just forget about it and move on."And the council says the landfill where the hard disc is buried can't be touched due to strict environmental regulations.
Search expert Keaton Stone said that this "nuclear option" is becoming increasingly likely as the council has refused to negotiate with James Newport Council said: 'We have been contacted multiple times since 2013 about the possibility of retrieving a piece of IT hardware said to contain bitcoins, which may or may not be in our landfill site.
"We will be offering no further comments on this issue as it takes up valuable officer time which could be spent on delivering services for the residents of Newport."Crypto can be riskier than other investments because they are volatile and speculative - their price often rising and falls very quickly, sometimes seemingly for not reason.This type of investment is also not protected by the regulator which means you have no protection if things go wrong.
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