But the Newport City Council has so far rejected his would be through the hard and funding concerns. He says the only way to regain access to it hard drive with a trove of bitcoin on it is trash eight years ago officials to let him search.
If Howells fails to get the council's backing, he says, his last resort will be taking the local authority to court with the claim that its actions constitute an "illegal embargo" on the hard drive. He showed me his bitcoin ledger, confirming that the true number was eight thousand. And, besides, the environmental risk of a retrieval would be too great.
