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據報道,來自威爾斯紐波特的 IT 工程師 James Howells 在經過十多年努力找回包含 7,500 枚比特幣的硬碟後,對紐波特市議會提起訴訟
An IT engineer from Newport, Wales, has filed a lawsuit against Newport City Council after a decade-long effort to recover a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, now valued at over $470 million, was thwarted by the council.
威爾斯紐波特市的一名IT 工程師對紐波特市議會提起訴訟,此前該市議會花了十年時間試圖收回包含7,500 個比特幣(目前價值超過4.7 億美元)的硬碟,但遭到市議會的阻撓。
According to a report by Walesonline on Monday, James Howells, the plaintiff in the case, lost access to his bitcoins after the hard drive was mistakenly dumped at a recycling center in 2013. He claims that the council has “largely ignored” his repeated requests to excavate the landfill where the hard drive is believed to be buried.
據 Walesonline 週一報道,該案原告 James Howells 在 2013 年硬碟被錯誤地扔到回收中心後失去了他的比特幣。的垃圾掩埋場。
The hard drive was reportedly disposed of after a miscommunication with Howells’ then-partner, who mistook it for household waste and discarded it in a bin bag. At the time, the bitcoins were valued at less than £1 million, but their price has since soared.
據報道,該硬碟在與豪厄爾斯當時的合作夥伴溝通不良後被處理掉,後者誤將其視為家庭垃圾,並將其丟棄在垃圾袋中。當時,比特幣的價值還不到 100 萬英鎊,但此後價格一路飆升。
Howells, who has assembled a team of experts for the £10 million ($12.7 million) excavation, insists it would be done at no cost to the council. He has also offered the council 10% of the recovered bitcoin’s value, stating: “I’m still allocating 10% of the value for the council even though they have been problematic throughout.”
豪厄爾斯為這次耗資1000萬英鎊(合1270萬美元)的發掘組建了一個專家團隊,他堅稱這項工作不會為市議會帶來任何費用。他還向該委員會提供了回收比特幣價值的 10%,並表示:“儘管他們自始至終都存在問題,但我仍然為該委員會分配了 10% 的價值。”
The bitcoin enthusiast added:
這位比特幣愛好者補充道:
That would be £41m based on today’s rate but in the future it could be hundreds of millions. If they had spoken to me in 2013, this place would look like Las Vegas now. Newport would look like Dubai. That’s the kind of opportunity they’ve missed.
以今天的匯率計算,這將是 4,100 萬英鎊,但未來可能會達到數億英鎊。如果他們在 2013 年跟我說話,這個地方就會像現在的拉斯維加斯。紐波特看起來就像杜拜。這就是他們錯過的機會。
The dispute traces back to 2013 when a miscommunication with his then-partner led to the hard drive being accidentally thrown away. The bitcoins, worth less than £1 million at the time, have since skyrocketed in value. Howells recalled the mix-up, stating that his partner had initially refused to dispose of the bin bag. He was “not overly concerned” at the time, as he had planned to double-check whether he had placed the correct hard drive in the bin bag. However, when he woke at 9 a.m., his partner had already returned from the school run and taken the bin bag away.
這場糾紛可以追溯到2013年,當時他與當時的合作夥伴溝通不暢,導致硬碟被意外丟棄。這些比特幣當時價值不到 100 萬英鎊,但此後價值飆升。豪厄爾斯回憶起當時的混亂情況,並表示他的搭檔最初拒絕處理垃圾袋。當時他“並不太擔心”,因為他計劃仔細檢查是否將正確的硬碟放入垃圾袋中。然而,當他早上9點醒來時,他的夥伴已經從學校跑步回來,並把垃圾袋拿走了。
Since then, Howells has devoted himself full-time to recovering it, giving up his IT job and securing investors to help fund the operation. He now believes there is an 80% chance that the data on the hard drive can be recovered if located. He opined:
從那時起,豪厄爾斯就放棄了 IT 工作,全心投入復原工作中,並爭取投資者為營運提供資金。他現在相信,如果找到硬碟上的數據,有 80% 的機會可以恢復。他認為:
It is what it is. I could spend the rest of my life working nine-to-five and thinking about it every day. I might as well spend my time trying to recover this simple piece of metal. Until the courts tells me ‘N-O spells no’, I’m going to keep going.
就是這樣。我可以在我的餘生中朝九晚五地工作,每天都在思考這個問題。我還不如花時間嘗試恢復這塊簡單的金屬。在法庭告訴我「不就是不」之前,我將繼續前進。
“Obviously my finances are not in the best position at the moment. I’m focusing all my current efforts and resources, including money, on the recovery project. I struggle along in the meantime,” he added.
「顯然我的財務狀況目前並不處於最佳狀態。我將把目前所有的努力和資源(包括資金)集中在恢復項目上。在此期間我一直在掙扎,」他補充道。
Despite his persistence, Newport City Council has repeatedly rejected Howells’ pleas, citing environmental concerns. Howells’ team of experts, including the council’s former head of landfill, claims they can safely excavate the site using artificial intelligence.
儘管豪厄爾斯堅持不懈,紐波特市議會還是以環境問題為由多次拒絕了豪厄爾斯的請求。豪厄爾斯的專家團隊,包括該委員會前垃圾掩埋場負責人,聲稱他們可以使用人工智慧安全地挖掘該場地。
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