This is James Howells â the Man Who Threw Away $500 Million in Bitcoin đžđïž
Back in 2013, James accidentally tossed out a hard drive.
On it? 8,000 $BTC â now worth over half a billion dollars.
Hereâs the insane true story đđ§”
In the early days of mining, James stored his BTC on a hard drive.
Fast forward: heâs cleaning out his office, tossing old electronics.
One mistake â and the drive ends up buried deep in a landfill in Newport, Wales.
Since then, heâs fought for years to dig it up â proposing drones, AI, and $11M-funded retrieval operations.
But the city council keeps saying no.
đ§ The Lesson?
Donât just secure your crypto. Respect it.
One lost password, one thrown-away hard drive... thatâs all it takes.
Bitcoin doesnât care who you are.
It rewards the careful, not the careless.
And it turns mistakes into cautionary tales.
đ Your Move:
Secure your wallet. Back it up. Triple-check everything.
Because in crypto, youâre your own bank â and your own last line of defense.
Have you backed up your seed phrase today? đ
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