計算機工程師認為他的比特幣硬盤價值近6億英鎊被埋葬在垃圾填埋場中，現在正在考慮購買整個網站以找到它

詹姆斯·豪威爾斯（James Howells）說，他的前搭檔在2013年錯誤地拋棄了硬盤驅動器，只是因為它的價值增加，現在估計價值5.98億英鎊。

A computer engineer who believes his Bitcoin hard drive worth nearly £600m is buried in a landfill is now considering buying the entire site to find it.

一位計算機工程師認為，他的比特幣硬盤驅動器價值近6億英鎊被埋葬在垃圾填埋場中，現在正在考慮購買整個網站以找到它。

James Howells, 39, says his former partner had mistakenly dumped the hard drive in 2013, only for it to increase in value to be now worth an estimated £598m.

現年39歲的詹姆斯·豪威爾斯（James Howells）說，他的前搭檔在2013年錯誤地拋棄了硬盤驅動器，只是因為它的價值增加，現在價值5.98億英鎊。

He has battled for a decade to recover the cryptocurrency from the landfill in Newport, Wales. But last month a High Court judge threw out his case against the local council to allow him to access the site or receive £495m in compensation.

他已經戰鬥了十年，以從威爾士紐波特的垃圾填埋場中收回加密貨幣。但是上個月，高等法院法官提出了針對地方議會的案件，允許他訪問該地點或獲得4.95億英鎊的賠償。

The council has since announced plans to close the tip in the 2025-26 financial year and turn the site into a solar farm on the land to power the council's new bin lorries.

此後，該委員會宣布了計劃在2025-26財政年度關閉小費，並將該地點變成土地上的太陽能農場，以為理事會的新倉卡車提供動力。

But Mr Howells has said he would be interested in purchasing the site instead in the hopes that he can finally locate his missing hard drive,

但是豪威爾斯先生說，他將對購買該網站感興趣，以期希望他最終可以找到他缺少的硬盤驅動器，

"The council planning on closing the landfill so soon is quite a surprise, especially since it claimed at the High Court that closing the landfill to allow me to search would have a huge detrimental impact on the people of Newport, whilst at the same time they were planning to close the landfill anyway,” he told the BBC.

“安理會計劃很快關閉垃圾填埋場，這讓我感到驚訝，尤其是因為它在高等法院聲稱，關閉垃圾填埋場允許我搜查將對紐波特人民產生巨大的有害影響無論如何，打算關閉垃圾填埋場。”他告訴英國廣播公司。

He added: "I would be potentially interested in purchasing the landfill site. I have discussed this option recently with investment partners and it is very much on the table."

他補充說：“我有可能有興趣購買垃圾填埋場。我最近與投資合作夥伴討論了此選項，這很重要。”

Bitcoin is a form of cryptocurrency, meaning it is completely virtual with no physical notes or coins. It can be used online to buy products and is kept in a digital wallet, with a number of shops and countries banning its use.

比特幣是一種加密貨幣的一種形式，這意味著它是完全虛擬的，沒有物理筆記或硬幣。它可以在線購買產品，並保存在數字錢包中，許多商店和國家禁止其使用。

Mr Howells first began using Bitcoin during the late noughties shortly after its instigation and forgot about it when it was thrown out to the landfill.

霍威爾斯先生在煽動後不久，在晚期的晚會上首次開始使用比特幣，並在垃圾填埋場扔到垃圾填埋場時就忘記了它。

However, in 2024 the value of the cryptocurrency rose by more than 80 per cent in 2024 and Mr Howells assembled a team of experts to attempt to locate the missing file.

但是，在2024年，加密貨幣的價值在2024年增長了80％以上，豪威爾斯先生組建了一個專家團隊，試圖找到丟失的文件。

He took legal action against Newport City Council with the backing of an American hedge fund, after repeatedly being refused access to excavate the area.

在一再拒絕挖掘該地區後，他在美國對沖基金的支持下對紐波特市議會採取了法律訴訟。

While the landfill in Newport in Wales holds more than 1.4 million tonnes of waste, Mr Howells said he had narrowed the Bitcoin wallet’s location to an area of 100,000 tonnes.

雖然威爾士紐波特的垃圾填埋場持有超過140萬噸的廢物，但豪威爾斯先生說，他將比特幣錢包的位置縮小到100,000噸的區域。

Despite this, the local council asked a High Court judge to strike out his legal action to access the site or receive £495m in compensation, arguing that it had now become its property when it entered the rubbish tip.

儘管如此，地方議會還是要求高等法院法官採取法律訴訟以訪問該網站或獲得4.95億英鎊的賠償，認為當它進入垃圾提示時，它現在已成為其財產。

Judge Keyser KC said that there was “no realistic prospect” of the case succeeding at trial, and ruled that there were “no reasonable grounds” for bringing the claim.

Keyser KC法官說，該案在審判中沒有“現實的前景”，並裁定提出索賠沒有“合理的理由”。