At that point, his Bitcoin stash was worth about $7 million.

He believes it is somewhere in a landfill operated by the city of Newport, South Wales.

In 2017, he pleaded with the city of Newport tolet him dig for it.

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Newport did not go for that, either.

But there is no rule that being dedicated and being annoying are mutually exclusive.

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