A MAN who "threw away" a Bitcoin fortune is facing his last chance legal fight to enter landfill to retrieve it - and reclaim the currency worth half a BILLION.
James Howells, 39, is looking to take a council to court for refusing to let him excavate computer equipment needed to unlock his 8000 Bitcoins.
The costly error a decade ago saw his then partner throw away a black bin bag containing the drive he needed to gain access to his stash.
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