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Man offers to buy city dump in last-ditch effort to recover $800M in bitcoins

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IT pro James Howells lost about 8,000 bitcoins in a landfill more than a decade ago .

He lost a court battle with Newport City Council in Wales , which many expected would be his last shot at excavating the dump.

But soon after, the council said it would be closing the landfill, arousing a new hope that the bitcoins might still be found.

Howells said he has offered to buy the landfill and remove every piece of trash.

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