男子为找回扔在垃圾袋中的 6.12 亿英镑比特币财产而败诉

詹姆斯·豪厄尔斯 (James Howells) 存有 8000 个比特币的硬盘被扔掉后，一直与当地议会发生冲突。

A man who has been trying to retrieve his eye-watering £612 million Bitcoin fortune has now received a verdict.

一名一直试图收回其 6.12 亿英镑比特币财富的男子现已收到判决。

For over 10 years, James Howells has been at war with the local council after his hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoins on it was chucked out.

十多年来，詹姆斯·豪厄尔斯 (James Howells) 存放着 8,000 个比特币的硬盘被扔掉后，一直与当地议会发生争执。

The 39-year-old's former partner chucked out a black bin bag containing the hard drive and since then it has been laying in a rubbish tip near Newport, Wales.

这位 39 岁男子的前伴侣扔掉了一个装有硬盘的黑色垃圾袋，此后它就一直被扔进威尔士纽波特附近的垃圾场。

And for context, at the time of writing, the value of 8,000 Bitcoins is worth a whopping £612,063,222.08, to be exact.

就上下文而言，准确地说，在撰写本文时，8,000 个比特币的价值高达 612,063,222.08 英镑。

In an update, James has sadly lost his legal fight to retrieve his crypto fortune.

在最新消息中，詹姆斯遗憾地输掉了追回加密货币财富的法律斗争。

Last December Newport Council asked a High Court judge to strike out his legal action to either access the landfill or get £495m in compensation.

去年 12 月，纽波特市议会要求高等法院法官驳回他的法律诉讼，要么进入垃圾填埋场，要么获得 4.95 亿英镑的赔偿。

High Court Judge Mr Justice Keyser KC has now said there were no 'reasonable grounds' for bringing the claim and 'no realistic prospect' of succeeding at a full trial.

高等法院法官 Keyser KC 法官现已表示，提出索赔没有“合理理由”，并且全面审判“没有成功的现实前景”。

James, who wants to take his case to the Supreme Court, said: "Despite being thrown out by my ex partner, which was a mistake and was without my permission or consent, I still own the intellectual digital property located on the hard drive.

詹姆斯希望将案件提交最高法院，他说：“尽管我的前合伙人在未经我允许或同意的情况下将其驱逐出境，这是一个错误，但我仍然拥有位于硬盘上的知识产权。

"I am either entitled to recover the property at full cost to myself or if the landowner refuses they it they pay me the value of my property.

“我要么有权以自己全部费用收回财产，要么如果土地所有者拒绝，他们会向我支付财产的价值。

"I would much rather say let's have a conversation and let’s dig and work together amicably - but they don't want to know.

“我更愿意说，让我们进行一次对话，让我们友好地一起挖掘和工作——但他们不想知道。

"It is crazy money that could do so much good for the area."

“这笔疯狂的钱可以为该地区带来如此多的好处。”

He added: "The council lives in the dark ages. Newport could have looked like Las Vegas or Dubai if they had the foresight to engage. But they did not understand crypto currency and have refused to learn.

他补充道：“该委员会生活在黑暗时代。如果他们有远见参与的话，纽波特可能看起来像拉斯维加斯或迪拜。但他们不了解加密货币，也拒绝学习。

"If they had spoken to me back then about investment in crypto the whole area - the whole of South Wales - could have profited from the rise. But they were not intelligent enough or willing to listen to do so.

“如果他们当时和我谈论加密货币的投资，整个地区 - 整个南威尔士 - 都可以从加密货币的崛起中受益。但他们不够聪明，也不愿意倾听这样做。

"I have continued to try and engage with them and they've rejected all communication with us.

“我继续尝试与他们接触，但他们拒绝了与我们的所有沟通。

"In June this year I finally decided to take legal action against Newport Council - this is a last resort.

“今年六月，我终于决定对纽波特市议会采取法律行动——这是最后的手段。

"They have continued to ignore my reasonable requests so legal action is the only course I could take.

“他们继续无视我的合理要求，因此采取法律行动是我可以采取的唯一途径。

"The assets are legally owned on their property. I am the owner of those and I have that legal right to retrieve my property."

“这些资产是他们的财产合法拥有的。我是这些资产的所有者，我有合法权利收回我的财产。”

James continued: "I believe I can do so at no cost or impact to Newport Council - yet they continue to refuse any efforts to engage.

詹姆斯继续说道：“我相信我可以这样做，而不会对纽波特市议会造成任何成本或影响——但他们仍然拒绝任何参与的努力。

"I've employed a team that have done multiple landfill excavations - all within environmental guidelines.

“我雇佣了一个团队，他们进行了多个垃圾填埋场的挖掘工作——所有这些都在环境准则的范围内。

"We also have AI experts that have the tech to make the job of finding the needle in the haystack that much easier.

“我们还有人工智能专家，他们拥有的技术可以让大海捞针的工作变得更加容易。

"I can carry out everything at no cost to the public."

“我可以做一切事情，而不需要公众付出任何代价。”

Newport City Council said: "Newport City Council has been contacted multiple times since 2013 about the possibility of retrieving a piece of IT hardware said to be in our landfill site.

纽波特市议会表示：“自 2013 年以来，我们多次联系纽波特市议会，询问是否有可能取回据说位于我们垃圾填埋场的 IT 硬件。

"The council has told Mr. Howells multiple times that excavation is not possible under our environmental permit, and that work of that nature would have a huge negative environmental impact on the surrounding area.

“该委员会多次告诉豪厄尔斯先生，根据我们的环境许可证，不可能进行挖掘工作，而且这种性质的工作将对周围地区的环境产生巨大的负面影响。

"The council is the only body authorised to carry out operations on the site.

“该委员会是唯一有权在现场开展行动的机构。

"Mr. Howells's claim has no merit, and the council is vigorously resisting it."

“豪厄尔斯先生的主张毫无根据，市议会正在极力抵制。”