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UK Court Rejects Man’s Bid To Recover 8,000 Bitcoin From Landfill

A UK man’s long-standing attempt to recover a hard drive containing private keys to 8,000 Bitcoin—now worth approximately $660 million—has suffered another setback. The UK Court of Appeal rejected his request to search a landfill.

“Appeal request to the Royal Court of Appeal: refused,” James Howells, an early Bitcoin adopter, confirmed the decision in a 14 March 2025 post on X.

“The Great British Injustice System strikes again,” he wrote. “The state always protects the state.”

He added that his next legal move would be to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

UK Court Rejects Man’s Bid To Recover 8,000 Bitcoin From Landfill

A UK man’s long-standing attempt to recover a hard drive containing private keys to 8,000 Bitcoin—now worth approximately $660 million—has suffered another setback. The UK Court of Appeal rejected his request to search a landfill.

“Appeal request to the Royal Court of Appeal: refused,” James Howells, an early Bitcoin adopter, confirmed the decision in a 14 March 2025 post on X.

“The Great British Injustice System strikes again,” he wrote. “The state always protects the state.”

He added that his next legal move would be to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

https://99bitcoins.com/news/uk-court-rejects-mans-bid-to-recover-8000-bitcoin-from-landfill/