AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months 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 · 5 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaremogoh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up123·5 months 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-down1·5 months agoBut boy, if he does…
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 months agoit’s already in pieces.
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoAnd if not, probably full of trash juice.
minus-squarembirth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months 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-up1·5 months agoThis feels similar to cyberpunk “I’ve been a corporation once, kids” stories, and something about gold rush.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months 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!