So, this story of James Howells and the 8,000 bitcoins in the landfill has come back into the spotlight, and everyone says he gave up. But he says no, at least not in the way you're thinking. Basically, in July he made a serious offer between 33 and 40 million dollars to the Newport council to dig up the landfill where he threw away the hard drive in 2013, but no one responded. Like, total silence.

The interesting thing is that James Howells was planning to launch a token in October to raise funds, representing 21% of the value of that lost wallet. With Bitcoin at $77,620 right now, we're talking about a total value of around $621 million. Madness.

But here’s the twist: since the council didn't even acknowledge the offer, Howells decided to stop pushing for the landfill, the digging, everything. He clearly said he's no longer pursuing any of this. It’s not that he completely gave up; he just stopped hitting a wall. I think the story isn’t over yet, but for now, James Howells has made the most logical move. What do you think?