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.
A stack of gold coins featuring the Bitcoin symbol© Liu Junfeng/VCG via Getty Images
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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