Bitcoin search after 13 years

British man James Hawes has been engaged since 2013 in a lengthy quest to recover a hard drive he accidentally buried in a landfill in Newport, which contains the access keys to thousands of Bitcoin he owns. The device was lost during a cleanup operation, and its contents were estimated to be between 7,500 and 8,000 Bitcoins. Their value has fluctuated over the years with the volatility of the digital currency market. Hawes tried to organize digital mining and processing efforts with the help of investors and advanced technologies, but he faced rejection from the city council and legal resistance, resulting in his failure to recover the drive after nearly 12 years of effort. Ultimately, he announced in August 2025 that he was giving up his mining plans, leaving his persistent pursuit unsuccessful, while continuing to think about other projects related to his lost digital wealth.

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