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Bitcoin: Newport man wants to buy tip where he lost £620m fortune

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James Howells , from Newport , lost 620m -worth of Bitcoin in 2013 .

His ex-girlfriend threw out a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins in Newport , Wales .

He tried to sue the city council to get access to the site or get 495 m in compensation.

But a judge dismissed the case, saying there were no grounds for the claim.

Newport council is planning to close the tip in the 2025-26 financial year .

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