因伴侣扔掉硬盘而损失 5.69 亿英镑比特币财富的男子可能找到了找回财富的方法

詹姆斯·豪威尔斯此前曾被拒绝进入垃圾填埋场，他声称他的财富藏在垃圾里

A man whose partner accidentally threw away a hard drive containing £569million worth of Bitcoin could still get his hands on the fortune – if he can remember a crucial detail.

如果一个人的伴侣不小心扔掉了一个装有价值 5.69 亿英镑比特币的硬盘，那么他仍然可以得到这笔财富——如果他能记住一个关键细节。

James Howells has previously been denied access to landfill, which he claimed held his fortune hidden within the rubbish. But an expert has suggested there is a way he can regain his value.

詹姆斯·豪厄尔斯此前曾被拒绝进入垃圾填埋场，他声称自己的财产藏在垃圾填埋场。但一位专家建议，有一种方法可以让他重新获得价值。

READ MORE: Man desperate to recover £569m Bitcoin fortune from landfill after partner chucked drive

阅读更多：在合伙人放弃开车后，一名男子迫切希望从垃圾填埋场收回 5.69 亿英镑的比特币财富

According to them, he just has to use the right words.

据他们说，他只需要使用正确的词语即可。

The 39-year-old says his dreams of a fortune disappeared a decade ago when his then partner chucked out a black bin bag containing the computer drive he needs to get access to his Bitcoin stash.

这位 39 岁的男子表示，十年前，他当时的伴侣扔掉了一个黑色垃圾袋，里面装着他用来访问自己的比特币藏品所需的电脑驱动器，他的致富梦想就此破灭。

Reportedly, he had about 8,000 Bitcoin on a hard drive.

据报道，他的硬盘上有大约 8000 个比特币。

But not all hope is lost, as an expert has weighed in and suggested there is a way James can regain his value. According to them, he just has to use the right words.

但并不是所有的希望都破灭了，一位专家已经权衡并建议詹姆斯可以通过某种方式重新获得他的价值。据他们说，他只需要使用正确的词语即可。

James believes he knows where the hard drive is. After Newport City Council denied him from diving in the bins to retrieve it, he actually tried to sue them.

詹姆斯相信他知道硬盘在哪里。在纽波特市议会拒绝他潜入垃圾箱取回它后，他实际上试图起诉他们。

A spokesperson for 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.

纽波特市议会的一位发言人表示：“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. Mr Howells's claim has no merit, and the council is vigorously resisting it."

“该委员会是唯一有权在该地点开展行动的机构。豪厄尔斯先生的说法毫无根据，该委员会正在大力抵制。”

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Hadyn Jones, an expert in all things cryptocurrency, says if Mr. Howells still has the "seed phase", he'd be able to get his money back.

加密货币领域的专家哈丁·琼斯 (Hadyn Jones) 在接受《每日邮报》采访时表示，如果豪厄尔斯仍处于“种子期”，他就能拿回自己的钱。

The "key" is on the hard drive and if he has some record of the 'seed phrase', a series of random words, he'll be able to get back in.

“钥匙”在硬盘上，如果他有“种子短语”（一系列随机单词）的记录，他就能够重新进入。

Jones explained: "So, as long as he has that, he is quids in. If he doesn't, it's sayōnara."

琼斯解释说：“所以，只要他有这个，他就可以赚到钱。如果他没有，那就是sayōnara。”

However, another expert, Paul Sibenik, weighed in and said it was most likely "inaccessible forever" without the physical hard drive.

然而，另一位专家保罗·希贝尼克(Paul Sibenik)表示，如果没有物理硬盘，它很可能“永远无法访问”。

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