计算机工程师认为他的比特币硬盘价值近6亿英镑被埋葬在垃圾填埋场中，现在正在考虑购买整个网站以找到它

詹姆斯·豪威尔斯（James Howells）说，他的前搭档在2013年错误地抛弃了硬盘驱动器，只是因为它的价值增加，现在估计价值5.98亿英镑。

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.

一位计算机工程师认为，他的比特币硬盘驱动器价值近6亿英镑被埋葬在垃圾填埋场中，现在正在考虑购买整个网站以找到它。

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.

现年39岁的詹姆斯·豪威尔斯（James Howells）说，他的前搭档在2013年错误地抛弃了硬盘驱动器，只是因为它的价值增加，现在价值5.98亿英镑。

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.

他已经战斗了十年，以从威尔士纽波特的垃圾填埋场中收回加密货币。但是上个月，高等法院法官提出了针对地方议会的案件，允许他访问该地点或获得4.95亿英镑的赔偿。

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.

此后，该委员会宣布了计划在2025-26财政年度关闭小费，并将该地点变成土地上的太阳能农场，以为理事会的新仓卡车提供动力。

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,

但是豪威尔斯先生说，他将对购买该网站感兴趣，以期希望他最终可以找到他缺少的硬盘驱动器，

"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.

“安理会计划很快关闭垃圾填埋场，这让我感到惊讶，尤其是因为它在高等法院声称，关闭垃圾填埋场允许我搜查将对纽波特人民产生巨大的有害影响无论如何，打算关闭垃圾填埋场。”他告诉英国广播公司。

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."

他补充说：“我有可能有兴趣购买垃圾填埋场。我最近与投资合作伙伴讨论了此选项，这很重要。”

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.

比特币是一种加密货币的一种形式，这意味着它是完全虚拟的，没有物理笔记或硬币。它可以在线购买产品，并保存在数字钱包中，许多商店和国家禁止其使用。

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.

霍威尔斯先生在煽动后不久，在晚期的晚会上首次开始使用比特币，并在垃圾填埋场扔到垃圾填埋场时就忘记了它。

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，加密货币的价值在2024年增长了80％以上，豪威尔斯先生组建了一个专家团队，试图找到丢失的文件。

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.

在一再拒绝挖掘该地区后，他在美国对冲基金的支持下对纽波特市议会采取了法律诉讼。

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.

虽然威尔士纽波特的垃圾填埋场持有超过140万吨的废物，但豪威尔斯先生说，他将比特币钱包的位置缩小到100,000吨的区域。

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.

尽管如此，地方议会还是要求高等法院法官采取法律诉讼以访问该网站或获得4.95亿英镑的赔偿，认为当它进入垃圾提示时，它现在已成为其财产。

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法官说，该案在审判中没有“现实的前景”，并裁定提出索赔没有“合理的理由”。