Judge halts attempt to retrieve millions in Bitcoin from landfill
Anthony Pompliano, founder and CEO of Professional Capital Management, makes the case for why Bitcoin is the new S&P 500 on Barney & Company. A man's 10-year battle to recover his £600 million ($750 million) Bitcoin fortune has been halted by a judge. James Howells, 39, filed the lawsuit after losing his Bitcoin hard drive […]
Rescuers in Vanuatu race to retrieve trapped quake victims as survivors tell of escape | Vanuatu
People trapped under collapsed buildings were rescued in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila as witnesses say they fled the powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the Pacific nation on Tuesday, killing 14 people and injuring 200 others. Rescue teams are rushing towards the At least 200 people were being treated for injuries in the capital's main hospital […]
$749 million ‘treasure hunt’: Crypto miner fights to retrieve Bitcoin fortune he claims was accidentally thrown in landfill – Fortune
An early Bitcoin miner said he lost more than $700 million in wealth more than a decade ago when his partner accidentally threw a hard drive containing 8,000 coins into a landfill. James Howells, of Newport, Wales, has asked his local council if he could dig up a dumpster to find discarded hard drives, but […]
Woman Finds Herself In Tight Situation After Trying To Retrieve Phone
A 23-year-old woman was trapped upside down between two rocks for hours after trying to retrieve her mobile phone in New South Wales' Hunter Valley. Matilda Campbell dropped her phone while taking photos while hiking with friends in Laguna, Australia, in early October. According to Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). While trying to retrieve the device, […]
‘Devastated’: DC Officer Fatally Shot While Trying To Retrieve Gun, Union Says
A Washington, D.C., police officer died Wednesday after being shot in the head while trying to retrieve his gun, according to the D.C. police union. The DC police union Social Media Their colleague, Officer Wayne David, a “25-year veteran,” was shot and killed while attempting to retrieve a gun from a storm drain, the report […]