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Man who threw away $500M Bitcoin hard drive sues city for right to search landfill
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this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2024
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I've heard about this dude since like...2018. At some point you have to move on. Shit like that will consume you, and it's just not worth losing years of your life over it. Talk about a needle in a haystack.
It's 500M though...
Well, it was. 11 years of landfill leachate have probably taken their toll, not to mention that it was probably crushed immediately under literal tons of soggy rainwater trash.
Life with friends and family is much more valuable than some extra 000s. Money can't bring them back once they are gone. Nor can it be taken to the next life.
Okay, I see that. But it's 500m tough...
Okay, there's no chance he's getting it back though...
Okay, but it's 500m though...