High Court dismisses claim against council over hard drive containing password to £600m bitcoin wallet dumped at landfill site – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 13th, 2025 in cryptocurrencies, local government, news, waste and tagged by sally

‘The High Court has dismissed a claim against Newport City Council concerning the ownership of a hard drive containing the password to a Bitcoin wallet worth more than £600m that was said to have been left in error at a landfill site, after finding “no reasonable grounds for bringing the case”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk