<ul><li>A British man who accidentally discarded a hard drive containing Bitcoin has sued a local council to search for it in a landfill.</li><li>James Howells mistakenly threw away the hard drive with the private key to access and spend his Bitcoin in 2013.</li><li>He is claiming £495 million ($647 million) in damages, representing the peak value of his lost Bitcoin.</li><li>The council has rejected requests to excavate the landfill, citing environmental concerns.</li></ul>

Man Who Accidentally Threw Away $500 Million Bitcoin Fortune Sues To Dig Up Lost Hard Drive

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