U.K. Man Wants to Buy Landfill Site in Search for Lost $784M of Bitcoin: Report

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He tried to sue the local council for not responding to his requests to search the site, but the case was dismissed by a judge in January.

The authority plans to close the site in the coming financial year and has permission to build a solar power farm on the land.

Newport Council declined to comment, the BBC said.

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Author / Journalist: Camomile Shumba

Category: Crypto

Markets: United StatesCuba

Topics: UK Finance Bitcoin Bitcoin Searches

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Published On: 2025-02-10 @ 15:07:15 (1 days ago)

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