男子長達十年追回 6 億英鎊比特幣財富的鬥爭被法官叫停

根據 BBC 報道，39 歲的 James Howells 於 2013 年在威爾斯紐波特的一個垃圾掩埋場丟失了比特幣硬碟，隨後提起了法律訴訟。

A Welsh man's decade-long legal battle to recover a hard drive containing £600m ($747m) in bitcoin from a landfill has been halted by a judge.

一名威爾斯男子為從垃圾掩埋場回收含有 6 億英鎊（7.47 億美元）比特幣的硬碟而進行了長達十年的法律鬥爭，現已被法官叫停。

James Howells, 39, launched a legal case after he lost his Bitcoin hard drive in a rubbish dump in 2013 in Newport, Wales, the BBC reported.

據英國廣播公司報道，39 歲的詹姆斯·豪厄爾斯 (James Howells) 於 2013 年在威爾士紐波特的垃圾場丟失了比特幣硬碟，隨後提起了法律訴訟。

Since his misfortune, Howells has offered to fully fund the excavation process and share 25% of the recovered Bitcoin with the Newport City Council.

自從遭遇不幸後，豪厄爾斯提出為挖掘過程提供全額資金，並與紐波特市議會分享已回收比特幣的 25%。

However, the city denied his request, beginning a decade-long saga in an attempt to retrieve his lost cryptocurrency.

然而，該市拒絕了他的請求，開始了長達十年的傳奇，試圖找回他失去的加密貨幣。

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, has been rising in value since the US election, reaching $89,637 at 8 a.m. this morning. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images / Getty Images)

自美國大選以來，全球最大的加密貨幣比特幣的價值一直在上漲，截至今天上午 8 點達到 89,637 美元。 （切斯諾/蓋蒂圖片社/蓋蒂圖片社插圖）

On Thursday, the outlet reported, Circuit Commercial Judge for Wales Judge Keyser dismissed Howells’ lawsuit seeking permission to excavate.

據該媒體報道，週四，威爾斯巡迴商業法官凱澤法官駁回了豪威爾斯尋求挖掘許可的訴訟。

In his ruling, Keyser stated that Howells had "no reasonable grounds" for bringing the claim and that there was "no realistic prospect" of success if the case proceeded to a full trial.

凱澤在裁決中表示，豪厄爾斯「沒有合理的理由」提出索賠，如果案件進入全面審判，「沒有現實的成功前景」。

"I consider that the particulars of the claim do not show any reasonable grounds for bringing this case. I also consider that the claim would have no realistic prospect of succeeding if it went to trial and that there is no other compelling reason why it should be disposed of at trial," he said.

「我認為索賠的細節沒有顯示出提起此案的任何合理理由。我還認為，如果進入審判，該索賠將沒有成功的現實前景，並且沒有其他令人信服的理由說明為什麼應該這樣做在審判中被處置，」他說。

Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 14, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)

這張 2022 年 11 月 14 日在波蘭克拉科夫拍攝的插圖照片展示了加密貨幣。

The judge said that he accepted the council's argument that it owned the hard drive and Howells was not entitled to it.

法官表示，他接受委員會的論點，即該委員會擁有該硬碟，而豪威爾斯無權擁有它。

"In my judgment, the defendant’s [the council’s] argument is correct and provides a complete answer to the claims," he said.

「根據我的判斷，被告（委員會）的論點是正確的，並對指控提供了完整的答案，」他說。

A representation of bitcoin is seen in an illustration picture taken on June 23, 2017. (Benoit Tessier/File Photo / Reuters Photos)

2017 年 6 月 23 日拍攝的插圖圖片中可以看到比特幣的代表。

Howells told the British outlet that he was "very upset" about the ruling, saying that it felt like a "kick in the teeth."

豪威爾斯告訴英國媒體，他對這一裁決“非常不安”，稱這感覺就像是“一記重擊”。

"The case being struck out at the earliest hearing doesn't even give me the opportunity to explain myself or an opportunity for justice in any shape or form," he said. "There was so much more that could have been explained in a full trial and that's what I was expecting."

他說：“該案在最早的聽證會上被駁回，甚至沒有給我解釋自己的機會，也沒有給我以任何形式伸張正義的機會。” “在全面的試驗中可以解釋更多的事情，這正是我所期望的。”

He added he had "been trying to engage with Newport City Council in every way which is humanly possible for the past 12 years."

他補充說，他“在過去 12 年裡一直試圖以一切可能的方式與紐波特市議會進行接觸。”

"It's not about greed, I'm happy to share the proceeds, but nobody in a position of power will have a decent conversation with me," he said.

「這與貪婪無關，我很樂意分享收益，但沒有人有權與我進行體面的對話，」他說。

"This ruling has taken everything from me and left me with nothing," he said. "It's the great British injustice system striking again."

「這項裁決奪走了我的一切，讓我一無所有，」他說。 “英國偉大的不公正制度再次襲來。”