A disk device that stores data bitcoin electronic currency worth 9 million U.S. dollars , has accidentally thrown away with the rubbish .
Almost impossible to find it back , because the goods were discharged between June and August 2013 but only realized last weekend . It is estimated that this stuff has become part of the mounting trash in landfills in Wales .
James Howelss , the owner of the hard drive , accidentally dispose of hardware containing data worth 7,500 bitcoin digital stores . " Treasure " that he had four years ago when it became the exclusive owner of the domain technology enthusiast , when bitcoin is not as valuable now .
Time is running , the current price of bitcoin has the equivalent of 1,200 U.S. dollars per bitcoin . That is , 7,500 Howelss bitcoin is worth no less than 9 million U.S. dollars .
Howells storing piles of stuff for years and only recently smoothed . When the last weekend he realized his mistake , immediately panicked Howells tries to find out who knows no data backup left behind .
Apparently there is one set of data is lost without a backup storage . Go wasted with garbage , is the possibility of the loss of the lagged data set bitcoin her .
" As soon as I saw the location of the landfill , I think we have no chance . Was covered a very wide area , " said Howells about his chances of finding the hard drive in the mountains of garbage .
Spokesman for Newport City Council said the waste disposed in the summer , the range of estimates that discarded hard drives , is now likely buried under 25,000 cubic meters of waste and soil .
The board is in some circumstances can help the people who accidentally dispose with trash . " But it must be done very quickly after the goods were wasted , " the spokesman said .
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is an electronic currency that applies in cyberspace networks , first created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto . He can not be cashed , but can be used to buy a lot of goods and necessities of life that are sold over the internet .
Design bitcoin allow anonymous ownership and transfer of wealth . Bitcoin can be stored in a computer file format in a wallet or wallet services provided by third parties .
Bitcoin is recognized as one of the first breakthrough technology that came to be called as cryptocurrency . With the developed platform and topology , the value of bitcoin can not be manipulated and do not affect inflation .
Today more and more businesses want to accept bitcoin , from sandwich shops to service Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic . As of Friday ( 29/11/2013 ) , the price of every bitcoin is 1,242 dollars , nearly equivalent to 1 ounce of gold now costs 1,250 dollars .
Price bitcoin " fly " 100-fold , as expectations can convert digital currency is becoming a legitimate global currency . In January 2013 , the price of a bitcoin is 13 U.S. dollars .
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