AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoMan who threw away $500M Bitcoin hard drive sues city for right to search landfillwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down116
arrow-up1331arrow-down1external-linkMan who threw away $500M Bitcoin hard drive sues city for right to search landfillwww.techspot.comAmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaremogoh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up123·28 days agoI remember hearing about this guy years ago. He probably is now devoting 10 (?) years of his life (I did not look it up) searching for his lost bitcoin, but I have got the feeling, that he will never find them.
minus-squaretofubl@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down1·28 days agoBut boy, if he does…
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·28 days agoit’s already in pieces.
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·28 days agoAnd if not, probably full of trash juice.
minus-squarembirth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·28 days agoI’m so glad I’ve spent my 2 or 3 bitcoins back in the early years for some 60€ software…
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoThis feels similar to cyberpunk “I’ve been a corporation once, kids” stories, and something about gold rush.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·28 days agoStill better odds than winning the lottery!
I remember hearing about this guy years ago. He probably is now devoting 10 (?) years of his life (I did not look it up) searching for his lost bitcoin, but I have got the feeling, that he will never find them.
But boy, if he does…
it’s already in pieces.
And if not, probably full of trash juice.
I’m so glad I’ve spent my 2 or 3 bitcoins back in the early years for some 60€ software…
This feels similar to cyberpunk “I’ve been a corporation once, kids” stories, and something about gold rush.
Still better odds than winning the lottery!