Man who lost bitcoin fortune in Welsh tip explores purchase of entire landfill

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James Howells lost case last month to force Newport city council to allow him to search for hard drive discarded by accident

A computer expert who has battled for a decade to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune he believes is buried in a council dump in south Wales is considering buying the site so he can hunt for the missing fortune.

James Howells lost a high court case last month to force Newport city council to allow him to search the tip to retrieve a hard drive he says contains the bitcoins.

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