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James Howells, the man forever linked to the world’s most infamous lost Bitcoin stash, has a new chapter to add to his saga. His ex-girlfriend, Halfina Eddy-Evans, has come forward to admit that she threw out the hard drive containing bitcoins currently worth over $787 million. However, according to her, she only threw the drive away because Howells told her to. “Yes, I threw away his rubbish,” she reportedly said. “But he begged me to do it. I didn’t know I was tossing out a fortune.” Now, as Howells fights a bitter legal battle with Newport City Council to excavate a landfill where the hard drive is buried, Eddy-Evans says she’s tired of being dragged into the chaos. “I want him to find it,” she said. “Not because I care about the money—I don’t want a single penny—but maybe then he’ll shut up about it.” A $787 million trash run Howells had mined 8,000 Bitcoins in 2009 during a brief 10-week experiment. For him, it was just a tech hobby — a way to play around with his computer. That hobby quickly ended after Eddy-Evans complained about the noisy laptop fan keeping her awake at night. Howells stopped mining, but not before his machine overheated during another incident. He accidentally spilled a glass of lemonade on the laptop, leaving it permanently damaged. Salvaging what he could, Howells transferred personal files like photos and music to a new computer. But the Bitcoin wallet’s private key remained stuck on the hard drive. Due to compatibility issues with Apple’s operating system, Howells couldn’t transfer the key. He tossed the hard drive into a junk drawer, where it sat for years. In 2013, during a routine clear-out, Howells asked Eddy-Evans to help him dispose of some old items. She reluctantly agreed, taking several garbage…

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Filed under: News - @ November 25, 2024 12:24 pm